My MA began with a search for colour and, three-quarters of the way in, my work has progressed to a riot of textures enhanced by the colours of metallic oxides. The picture shows a white porcelain Rockpool vessel’s surface with a healthy dollop of Copper carbonate greens helping to create a greater complexity of detail.
Read MoreHiraeth, an untranslatable Welsh word loaded with meaning that encompasses the emotions that tie us to Home. It may be thousands of miles away or or a memory from our childhood but there are places now lost to us that keep us in their thrall.
Read MoreA lot of people ask me how I find my inspiration and how I interpret it into the individually designed pieces of jewellery that I produce.
Read MoreI have made the leap back into academia by enrolling on a Arts Masters course. It’s not that I was swimming around wondering where I was going with my business but rather that my own personal art practice would benefit from critical review and fresh experimentation. The key aim of this two year period of study is to research materials and processes in order to create my own coloured and textured components to enliven and expand the range of designs I create.
Read MoreVerdigris is a blue/green copper-based pigment that can form on the surface of copper, brass and bronze. Usually a fragile bloom created by a chemical reaction, the colour can be preserved under a skin of wax, with the patina pooling in the cavities created by the tools when I indulge in my fixation with whacking metal. Once coloured, the design has to be mounted as you would a delicate stone so rub-over settings, pegs, claws or (shudder) adhesive are required.
Read MoreMy favourite way to reignite my creativity when I’m in a rut is to go on a journey – sit as a passenger in a car or on a train, tuning out from the world around me and focusing on the quieter, contemplative inner voice. Active creativity is the sort that involves digging for new inspiration, fresh textures and previously unconsidered areas of artistic expression.
Read MoreWhat a season it’s been. Just when we were all gearing up for a new year of shows and exhibitions Fate decided to rip up the schedules, leaving us isolated in our homes. The lucky ones, and I am one of them, still have access to their workshops though perhaps not always access to our usual sources of materials and equipment.
Read MoreIt's nearly time for Wonderworks, my favourite show of the year. There are other more splendid, larger or sophisticated shows where the public arrive in their thousands but I have always enjoyed Wonderworks the most.
Read MoreA lot of people ask me how I find my inspiration and how I interpret it into the individually designed pieces of jewellery that I produce. RAMM Museum in Exeter is a favourite place to gather ideas.
Read MoreA lot of people ask me how I find my inspiration and how I interpret it into the individually designed pieces of jewellery that I produce.
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