About me
I make bold, playful wooden jewellery which I hand turn and hand paint in my studio near the North Norfolk Coast.
Working with geometric forms, repetition and colour, my inspiration comes from a variety of sources especially classic educational toys and nautical imagery.
I use traditional woodworking techniques and manage a small woodland which provides a sustainable supply of sycamore for my work.
I am a graduate of the Royal College of Art and taught in higher education for 13 years before moving to Norfolk in 2010, to manage a small woodland and focus on my own practice.
CV
Education:
University of Derby, 2001, PG Cert in Professional Practice in Higher Education
Royal College of Art, London, 1994-1996 MA Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, 1990-1993 B Des (Hons) Metalwork and Jewellery
Awards:
Public Award (Gallery), Tincal Lab Challenge 2023 Jewellery & Travel 2023
Peer Prize MADE London Angel 2023
The ACJ / Dr Mahtab Hanna Award 2022
Ship & Shore LV21 Artist in Residence 2022
Crafts Council Hothouse 2020
Madebyhandonline Award MADE LONDON 2019
The Alexander Lesley Russell Prize 1993
Teaching:
Norwich University College of Arts, 2010 Lecturer, BA (Hons) Visual Studies
University of Derby, 1998-2010 Lecturer, BA (Hons) Crafts/ Year Zero /PG Cert. in Professional Practice
Sheffield Hallam University, 1999-2000 Visiting Lecturer, BA(Hons) Jewellery and Metalwork
Past Events:
2024
Tincal Lab Challenge 2024 Jewelry & Freedom, Tincal Lab, Porto, Portugal
The Space Between with Precious Collective, Munich Jewellery Week/ Ferrous Festival, Hereford/ Destination Bijou, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
Tincal Lab Challenge 2023 Jewellery & Travel Touring exhibition, Lalabeyou Gallery, Madrid, Spain / Galleria Carlo Lucidi, Rome, Italy/ Gallery uni.versus, Athens, Greece
2023
Tincal Lab Challenge 2023 Jewellery & Travel, Porto, Portugal
Joined Up , Oriel Thomas Gallery, Carmarthen
2022
MEANINGS & MESSAGES, association of Contemporary Jewellery Major Touring Exhibition, Various UK venues & Milano Jewellery Week