This week-end: Palace Art Fair
- May 13, 2013It has come around so quickly! I will be exhibiting at the Fulham Palace, West London, Friday17th to Sunday19th May. I still have a limited number of Friday Reception complimentary tickets – please e-mail your postal address ASAP to receive yours. The organisers of Brighton Art Fair and ‘Made’ London present this new fair – showing a [...]
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‘Histories’ – A ring made from significant recycled gold
- April 4, 2013I have just completed a wedding ring commission for a client. It is a really touching story; She had some gold jewellery from her deceased mother, which meant too much to sell but she did not want to wear. We re-used this emotionally charged raw material to make the wedding band. Together with some new [...]
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This new ring features coloured and found paper, 18ct yellow gold, and a gorgeous blue/yellow sapphire. The clean lines of the modernist gold mount contrasts beautifully with the fine silver (999) and paper shank. This can be made in specific colours, or to include a client’s own significant papers. Please get in touch for further [...]
Read More*Please note: the date for this class has changed* On Sunday 30th June, I will be running a one-day class at the London Jewellery Workshop, where you will be able to create your very own paper and fine silver ring. Recommended for students with some jewellery-making experience. You can bring your own significant papers, maps [...]
Read MoreJust opened – ‘Ringing the Changes’ exhibition
- March 17, 2013Victoria Sewart Gallery in Plymouth presents an exhibition of handmade wedding jewellery, which just opened this weekend. It features a collection of my rings, in paper and silver, and combination of silver and gold (including some of the ‘frills ringsets pictured), alongside a hand-picked selection of great designer makers, listed on Victoria’s blog. These ringsets are also [...]
Read MoreLovely group of work sent to…
- February 26, 2013… Yorkshire Sculpture Park, who will showcase my pieces from 2nd March until 26th May. This coincides with the opening of the exhibition of Yinka Shonibare MBE‘s vibrant sculptures, artworks and photography. For further information, take a look at Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s website. In online news, Damson is now stocking an extensive range of my work [...]
Read MoreBeating the January blues… with a coat of white paint!
- January 31, 2013What a better way to start 2013, than with a new workspace? I have moved within Cockpit Arts last week-end, together with fellow jeweller Mariko Sumioka, 4 doors down the corridor to Studio W10. With a few layers of white paint, the small but perfectly formed space now feels bright and airy, and soon we’ll be [...]
Read More“It’s not really Christmas until…
- November 22, 2012…. the week-end of the Cockpit Arts Open Studios”, said one of my students last night at the jewellery exhibition at London Jewellery Workshop. As we speed through November into December next week-end, why not join us in Cockpit Arts Holborn, Studio W6, Friday the 30th Nov to Sunday the 2nd Dec, for some light [...]
Read MoreJewels in the crypt
- October 30, 2012Did you miss MADE London? Here you can a see our gallery-style stand with Anna Wales and Jenny Llewellyn. Passers-by were impressed by the sleek display and breadth of material on show. The dialogue between the three jeweller’s ‘voices’ was a success! The atmospheric surroundings at Sir John Soane’s decommissioned church at One Marylebone provided [...]
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Autumn shows
- October 10, 2012New kid on the block… Made London, the new show run by the people behind Made Brighton, seems to be the craft fair everyone is talking about this month! Opening on Friday 26th October at the beautifully grand One Marylebone, the former church designed by Sir John Soane which stands proudly opposite Great Portland Street [...]
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