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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
