The Wedding Collection

My new wedding collection is selected pieces from my fabric collection that are uniquely customised for a couple's wedding day. Pieces are made using swatches of fabric from a couple's very own wedding garments and can include cufflinks for the Groom, Best Man and Father of the Bride as well as pendants and earrings for the bride and her bridesmaids. These bespoke adornments are the perfect finishing touch to any wedding day as well as being something that can be kept and treasured long after the big day has passed. Each piece is individually handcrafted by myself to completely tailor the needs of each bride and groom. 

New Photographs

Much of the past month or two has been spent photographing finished pieces to enable me to progress with the building of my website which I should hopefully be able to launch very soon! Here is a sneak preview of how the pieces look....

Cufflinks

Stud Earrings

A Little About Me

I recently graduated from University in June 2008 and since then have moved to Birmingham where I work from the city's Jewellery Quarter. I am currently in the process of developing and creating my collection of jewellery as well as setting up my own business. My jewellery centres on the combination and relationships of different materials, fusing precious metals with delicate fabrics. My obsession with buying and collecting different fabrics began over a year ago after I received a vintage sewing machine in mint green as a gift from my Nan. I had all good intentions of learning to sew but progressed however to incorporating the fabrics into my jewellery work. The outcome is wearable pieces that are colourful, bold and feminine which also retain a softer, more tactile feel.

I currently share a workshop as part of Design Space, a Birmingham City Council scheme. There are 18 of us in total and we recently had our first touring exhibition, 'Frost', held at St Pauls Gallery and Artfull Expression. You can read a review of the exhibition, written by fellow Design Space incubate Clare Pardoe, here.