- Dec 2, 2018
Chapter 1: The story of an "outdoorsy" cufflinks commission!
I thought I would share with you the story of my latest commission as it involves a friend asking me for "something with an...
- Mar 24, 2017
Frank-ly inspiring fabrics at the Fashion and Textile Museum
A gloriously colourful brand of modernism is currently on display at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey, London. The working...
- Mar 21, 2017
Finding your own voice, a journey of creative discovery
Being able to copy is one of the ways we learn in life, being original is another challenge altogether for the artist. Hasn't it all been...
- Mar 11, 2017
Subconscious connections make collections
Creativity is a strange gift! Here at the Jewellery Boat, I can struggle to come up with ideas of how to develop my collection all day...
- Mar 2, 2017
Emerging through the morning mists...
I am continuing to develop my new jewellery collection on the theme of "Gather- river - breath" and these are my latest pair of earrings,...
- Feb 21, 2017
"Off the shelf" or "of yourself"?
"Off the shelf" or "of yourself"? So what am I talking about? Today I am thinking about glass making materials. There are so many types...
- Feb 19, 2017
Beetle wings are beautiful things
During a recent fascinating visit to the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, I encountered within their mahogany-framed display cases rows of...
- Feb 18, 2017
Jewellery puzzles and problem solving...
So what happens when you've drawn a design and decided on the materials you want to use? That's when the hard work really begins in...
- Feb 14, 2017
Setting a fragment of the past...
This is a fragment of blue and white china I picked up on the beach at Lyme Regis last year. It has a beautiful blue thistle-like flower...
- Feb 11, 2017
When three words become a poem
"Gather - river - breath" these were the three words I chose as a starting point for the development of a set of three earrings for a...
