Many hesitate to discuss death, often associating skulls and skeletons with darkness. As a skull lover, Una challenges these perceptions, offering a fresh perspective on mortality. Her work goes beyond creating physical objects—it crafts vessels of remembrance, inviting reflection and contemplation. Often labelled as dark art, her jewellery instead provides solace in mourning and encourages …
Josephine Gomersall is a Jeweller and Artist Silversmith creating botanical sculptures and Silver Jewellery using traditional hand tools and Silversmithing techniques. She is based at Yorkshire Artspace, Persistence Works in Sheffield. Her work is inspired by familiar British wildflowers and plant-forms, exploring notions of transience, preciousness and connectedness to nature. Her pieces are evocative and …
A grounding in biological sciences and an understanding of anatomy inform John Noble-Milner’s sculpture with a detailed, lifelike quality. His passion for the subjects he sculpts is evident in the work. His home and workshop are powered by 100% renewable energy and he subscribes to a scheme to offset all unavoidable carbon emissions reflecting his …
Contemporary ironwork and wood furniture, sculpture and gifts designed and handmade by artist-blacksmith Maxine Hunt.
Laura Baxter handcrafts silver and gold jewellery inspired by botanical forms and unusual gemstones. Her work is well known for its graphic and stylised interpretations of plants. The intention of her work is to create wearable pieces of nature. Her work is informed by a love of gardening, horticultural tools, botanical illustrations, plants and flowers. …
In her independent practice, Isabella meticulously studies the built environment, skillfully manipulating its elements into distinctive patterns for adorning exquisite silver jewellery and tableware. Each creation reflects a seamless harmony of architectural inspiration and innovative design, demonstrating her unwavering commitment to craftsmanship and individuality.
Sophie handcrafts small scale metal forms and contemporary jewellery, adding texture and detail with playful enamel mark making. Her work explores the tactile quality of objects, creating beautiful yet unusual pieces that are designed to be handled. She gathers inspiration mostly from rugged rock forms and textures using photography as a reference, but also likes …
Jill Stewart lives and works in rural Northumberland and handmakes jewellery and clocks, also sometimes small metal birds and animals. She works in mixed metals- silver, brass and copper with blue titanium, to use the contrasts produced by the different metal surfaces. Etching and surface marks add pattern and texture, and heat effects heighten the …
Colin works in mixed media metals, always with an eye on experimentation and the use of found objects and fine metal. His work focuses on recycling and reuse, creating one-of-a-kind or series pieces. The pieces use simple shapes but with the extraordinary contrasting colours of metal patina and enamels
Ralph is a contemporary sculptor and designer working in wood and metals to create pieces with intriguing textures and form. His material led design process forms sculptures which push the materials to new areas, using bending and casting techniques he has developed. Ralph’s work is inspired by the making processes, and how this can influence …