

Chapter 1: The story of an "outdoorsy" cufflinks commission!
I thought I would share with you the story of my latest commission as it involves a friend asking me for "something with an...
Dec 2, 2018


Frank-ly inspiring fabrics at the Fashion and Textile Museum
A gloriously colourful brand of modernism is currently on display at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey, London. The working...
Mar 24, 2017


Finding your own voice, a journey of creative discovery
Being able to copy is one of the ways we learn in life, being original is another challenge altogether for the artist. Hasn't it all been...
Mar 21, 2017


Subconscious connections make collections
Creativity is a strange gift! Here at the Jewellery Boat, I can struggle to come up with ideas of how to develop my collection all day...
Mar 11, 2017


Emerging through the morning mists...
I am continuing to develop my new jewellery collection on the theme of "Gather- river - breath" and these are my latest pair of earrings,...
Mar 2, 2017


"Off the shelf" or "of yourself"?
"Off the shelf" or "of yourself"? So what am I talking about? Today I am thinking about glass making materials. There are so many types...
Feb 21, 2017


Beetle wings are beautiful things
During a recent fascinating visit to the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, I encountered within their mahogany-framed display cases rows of...
Feb 19, 2017


Jewellery puzzles and problem solving...
So what happens when you've drawn a design and decided on the materials you want to use? That's when the hard work really begins in...
Feb 18, 2017


Setting a fragment of the past...
This is a fragment of blue and white china I picked up on the beach at Lyme Regis last year. It has a beautiful blue thistle-like flower...
Feb 14, 2017


When three words become a poem
"Gather - river - breath" these were the three words I chose as a starting point for the development of a set of three earrings for a...
Feb 12, 2017