Feb 12, 2017
Thinking "earrings outside the box..."
Sometimes launching straight into jewellery making with precious metals and stones is a scary prospect, so we spent time playing with a...
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...
Feb 7, 2017
Doing things the hard way....is fun!
Part of my enjoyment in making jewellery comes from learning and finding new ways of doing things, the age old question of problem...
Feb 6, 2017
Gather...river...breath.. an emerging collection
Starting to think about creating a new collection of jewellery is both exciting and daunting. Anticipation combines with apprehension and...
Jan 25, 2017
Love, loving and being loved?
With Valentine's Day approaching, there's the age-old question of "love", "loving" and "being loved". Celebrating those we love, those...
Jan 25, 2017
Inspiration is everywhere! Push your glass making skills to find your personal style!
I love to take photos, any time, anywhere and anything that catches my eye. It might be the colour, or pattern or texture or just the...
Jan 14, 2017
Enamel, and all that jazz....at the Fashion and Textile museum
I'm am delighted to be taking part in the Maker's Yearbook during 2017 to help me focus, structure and develop my small business. One of...
Jan 12, 2017
Travelling back in time with enamelling!
What does the word "enamel" mean to you? Perhaps it reminds you of your Grandma's blue and white plates, or chipped antique baths, or...
Jan 11, 2017
Fatal attraction to dichroic colour!
For those of you who have not worked with fused glass you have yet to encounter the glories of dichroic glass! The word dichroic in its...
Jan 10, 2017
To be childlike is not to be childish!
Perhaps it is because small people are nearer to the ground that they see small things we miss? Or they are newer to the world and are...