- Sep 19, 2022
Alluding to a few of my favourite things.....
Where do creative ideas come from, what inspires artistry or needing to express myself creatively? A sense of wonder is my starting point.
- May 2, 2017
Time waits for no man or woman....
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...
- 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...
- 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 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 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 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...
