

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


Right on the button....a social history of 20th Century Women as told through their clothing.
How many of us have an old button box or tin stashed away in the sewing cupboard, perhaps inherited from our mother, grandmother (or...
Mar 5, 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


Engaging with colour
One of my pleasures in jewellery making is finding different ways of adding colour. Today I am featuring kiln enamel, the process of...
Feb 25, 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


Thinking "earrings outside the box..."
Sometimes launching straight into jewellery making with precious metals and stones is a scary prospect, so we spent time playing with a...
Feb 12, 2017


Doing things the hard way....is fun!
Part of my enjoyment in making jewellery comes from learning and finding new ways of doing things, the age old question of problem...
Feb 7, 2017