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.
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