Blog

  • Design-Nation: Our Journey

    Twenty five members of the UK based Design-Nation craft and design organisation have been selected to take part in the show Our Journey held at ...
  • London Calling pt2

    My first PV for what seems years being held in one of my favourite venues at OXO Barge House - a huge five floor warehouse with rustic walls and windows, rough floors and wide spaces, and hosted by Cluster Crafts.
  • London Calling pt1

    So with the fuel crisis still in full swing, I caught the train to Waterloo this week to see real craft for real. The only true way to appreciate skill and materials.
  • Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey

    This September I will be taking part in Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey, along with five other members of Design-Nation Cornwall & Devon. It's a new departure for me as I don't really make really commercial work, but it's worth trying something new and it is a good venue.
  • Masterclass with Caroline Broadhead at K2 Academy

    Four days in London for a masterclass with the legend that is Caroline Broadhead - a head spinning with ideas, methods, materials and possibilities.
  • I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside

    Here is a link to a recent blog written for Design-Nation Cornwall & Devon highlighting how I find inspiration at the beach and my desire to so...
  • Precious Things in Times of Uncertainty

    Alliages gallery has linked up with Precious.Collective again to show twenty international contemporary art jewellery makers in Lille, France over the summer.
  • New images on Klimt02

    Klimt02 are THE international contemporary art jewellery forum. A selection process ensures quality and breadth of interest, materials and te...
  • Questions about Sustainable Practice

    Here is a link to Design-Nation UK's blog where I attempt to answer some questions posed by Laura Jacometti about my environmental concerns. Cr...
  • Coastal Trapper Basket

    Walking on the beach at Lyme Regis, searching for treasure amongst the stones and rusty detritus. Returning home to assess my haul in the studio. This piece will be shown as part of the opening show at the Royal Cornwall Museum next month, along with eight other artist members of Design-Nation Cornwall&Devon featuring work made during the pandemic - Time-Lapse; a creative response to living with Covid.
  • Klimt02 interview

    A recent interview answering questions posed by Contemporary Art Jewellery forum Klimt02 forced me to re-evaluate why I do, what I do. A val...