Making a Commission

I was asked to make a short film which was shown as part of the @craftfestival in December 2020 . It followed the making of a pair of earrings, commissioned as a variation of my Airstream earring design. I really enjoyed making this film and hope it shows how many processes there are in a handmade piece of jewellery. I’ve still so much to learn about recording the making process on film but it’s been interesting to learn a little over the last year. Most importantly, my client loved the earrings! ⁠

Virtual Appointments

We will all miss the in-person cheer and chat of the Goldsmtihs’ Fair this year but you can still come and see my stand and have a catch up with a virtual appointment. 1-2-1 appointments can be arranged via Zoom or What’s App (whichever you prefer) at a time that suits you.

I will have a little display of my work here in the studio, as I would do at the show and you can either have a private tour of the whole collection or we can chat about individual pieces you’ve seen online and would like some more information about.  This bespoke service will enable you to see my beautiful jewellery up close and have my undivided attention to answer any questions about the design, materials and story behind the pieces.

Virtual appointments are also a great opportunity to discuss commissioning a piece or adding to your collection with co-ordinating pieces.

The Fair runs from 24th September - 6th October

The Big Make

Back in June Cockpit Arts hosted an online event in lieu of our usual Summer Open Studios. With almost all in-person jewellery events on ice this year these online events are going to become our ‘new normal’ for a while I think. Many Cockpit makers contributed different content across the weekend and my contribution was to document the making of a piece in real-time through photos and little video clips via Instagram stories.

I chose to make one of my ‘Angles’ rings as there are some lovely, subtle details in the process of this piece that give it an appearance of pared-back simplicity once complete. It was a sharp learning curve to try and work out how to film while I was genuinely working as opposed to staged shots for a camera and so this really is very basic but I enjoyed making in this way, posting each stage and then receiving comments and questions from those who were following on Instagram so I might try it again in future.

I thought it would be nice to gather the photos and clips together as a short film that I could host here on my website as a record of the process.

The stone I chose for this project was a moonstone I picked up on one of my stone buying trips to India, a grey moonstone but very translucent and with beautiful flashes of green. I haven’t had grey moonstones so clear as this before and I am now carefully considering what to do with the 2 other similar stones I bought now that I’ve seen how this one works in a finished piece.

I’ve made a number of these rings over the years and always enjoy making slight alternations to the design to accommodate the different qualities of the stone I’m working with. Here are a few members of the ‘Angles’ ring family from the last couple of years.