Solution… Leave the bench and go out and sketch, see, hear, wear those you like. Sketching Karl Fritsch’s collection at the Manchester Art Gallery was like attending Lin Cheung’s talk,…
In the grand scheme/ map of things, my exam is in ten minutes, and what am I doing?… reading jeweller’s blogs, learning to waft Silvia’s Japanese metalic enamel spray in…
Shepherd Wheel is back in action. Stone setting tools delight This month I plucked up my courage and took on that monster grinder in the studio. Cotton clothes, leather glove…
In my explorations this year I’ve been looking at when is a chain not a chain, when is a paperclip not a … you know where this is going. Evelie…
Listening to designer’s insights can be fascinating. Bettina Dittlmann talked about how she is moving away from jewellery making, to making larger pieces. She was keen to present different pieces…
Yesterday was back-to-back delight. I studied stone setting with Anastasia Young and now feel I can push metal around at will! She inspires confidence and is very clear. I visited…
Reading all about the following at the weekend I had to go to the British museum to see the Egyptian paint and Roman glass. Egyptian iryt (artificial) hsbd (lapis lazuli)…
A 3 yr old looked me up & down as we waited for the pedestrian lights to turn green. She piped up “I like your blue nails!” Ha! Another satin…
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