Rolling Roses is a range of porcelain homeware and jewellery produced by Nottingham-based ceramicist Leanne Ball. Inspired by the lace heritage of her home town she combines the purity and delicacy of porcelain with the intricate and beautiful patterns of lace to create a feminine collection of work with a textile-like surface. Her range includes …
Lyndsay’s ‘Na Mara’ jewellery collection (meaning ‘of the sea’ in Gaelic), is inspired by the ephemeral compositions of debris washed up on Scottish beaches. Drawing is a vital part of her process, using mark-making to develop abstractions from the coastal landscape. Her jewellery is based on the drawn line, creating tactile, distinctly patterned pieces, expressing …
Inspired by the countryside surrounding her home in Hebden Bridge, Kate uses colour as a visual language with inspirations from sculpture, nature & patterns. She loves to doodle & then take them to the workbench to play, before taking the experiments back to the drawing board. Colour plays an important part, from the metals she …
Karen Howarth lives and works in West Yorkshire on the edge of the Pennines, a landscape which is a contrast of colour and texture. Richness and depth in Karen’s ceramic work is emphasised by the layering of coloured slips and glaze. The surface of the clay is worked onto using a combination of painting, mono …
Jane Atkin is a jeweller and sculptor, some pieces are sculpture in their own right but some are obviously jewellery and as a self taught jeweller comes the freedom to experiment. Jane hand carves using the direct carving method which dictates the final form having them cast using the lost wax process. The materials she …
Claire creates stunning jewellery collections celebrating the sculptural plants and tiny creatures of the great British countryside. She is fascinated with capturing a snap-shot of life; A butterfly gently landing on a flower, the first unfurling of a leaf and the fat and furry bumble bees buzzing around in the summer. Using traditional goldsmithing techniques …
Silver and stone set jewellery inspired by nature, including earrings, necklaces, bracelets, brooches and rings. Domed silver impressed with the texture of real leaves, bezel set with dewdrops of jewels and cascading oval leaf dishes creating an impression of falling leaves.
Aliyah Hussain is an artist and jewellery designer making playful, sculptural work for the body with a focus on line, form, and colour. She works with ceramics as well as other types of clay, adapting and using techniques that are typically found in more traditional applications of the medium, such as coil work and Nerikomi. …
Janet is originally from West Yorkshire. She went to Sheffield to study silversmithing and jewellery and is still based there. A lot of her work focuses on contrasting textures, many of which have been inspired by Yorkshire’s natural and manmade scenery. Her jewellery making technique has developed over the years, allowing her to create contemporary …
Colourful statement jewellery, combining silver, copper, brass with hand painted and printed plywood and aluminium. Using linocut patterns, Gwyneth handprints patterns onto painted plywood and aluminium layering and playing. Working intuitively, she never really knows what patterns and textures will emerge. Each piece is unique.