Sep 23, 2022
3 hot courses for Christmas at Rainbow Glass Studios!
As we start to plan for the festive season, what better time is there to think about making some of your own gifts this year? We can...
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...
Aug 23, 2017
Are you a"chucker"or a"bequeather"?
Letting go of things (and by things I mean "stuff") is not always easy. Dozens of books have been written on "How to declutter" to "Live...
Mar 28, 2017
3 low tech ways to "cold work" your fused glass jewellery
Making fused glass jewellery is a pleasure in many ways, but it also requires care, effort and elbow grease to finish our pieces well....
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...
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...