Eleanor Designs: The Jewellery Boat ® 
Enamelling courses and Glass making workshops in London

Where do creative ideas come from, what inspires artistry or needing to express myself creatively? A sense of wonder is my starting point.

What time is it? A question frequently heard throughout each day. Are we ahead of ourselves or chasing to catch up, or perhaps even "on...

A gloriously colourful brand of modernism is currently on display at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey, London. The working...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

Sometimes launching straight into jewellery making with precious metals and stones is a scary prospect, so we spent time playing with a...

"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...

Starting to think about creating a new collection of jewellery is both exciting and daunting. Anticipation combines with apprehension and...