I live and work in the Otter Valley in East Devon as an artist/jeweller working with fine metals, porcelain and glass. Rather than sitting in the background I create pieces to stand out from the ordinary, bold expressions of the individual that will express their personality and enhance their home. A carefully considered design process and laborious hand fabrication and finishing techniques see me fitting comfortably in the Slow Art arena.
• BA Hons Three-Dimensional Design, Brighton and MA Jewellery, Arts University Plymouth
• Member of the MAKE SouthWest, the Association for Contemporary Jewellery and The Green Makers Initiative
• Two of my designs are included in ‘Metal Patination Techniques for Jewelers and Metalsmiths’ – Mark Runfola 2014 (Interweave – USA, Thames & Hudson - UK).
My practice
I have been working as a full-time professional artist for twenty years, based in a rural workshop in East Devon. My work explores the human need for a home, to belong in the space we inhabit, and the textures that result from the passage of time. I work in cast glass, hand built porcelain, and hand fabricated fine metals, resulting in dramatic sculptural forms, highly detailed small domestic ceramic tableware and statement items of jewellery.
My work is displayed in select galleries throughout the South West and on my website, where items may be purchased.
