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Graphic patterns from a snowy walk
I love the graphic qualities the snow brings to this rural landscape. Everything is covered, blanketed deeply except where the snow plough has been along and it has left its own pattern. It makes the...
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Making beads and buttons
Today I have done a little more work on some of the silver beads I began a couple of weeks ago and also on my button. I have been shaping fine silvers wires to follow lines of my design and fixing them...
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Moths, colour tests in enamel
In the past week I have returned to moths as a theme. It began with sketches for the design of a button for The Button Project and I decided to explore the idea of the metamorphosis of a silk worm to...
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An enamelling adventure
Yesterday I was really fortunate to be able to introduce an enthusiastic new student to enamelling. Gisela Gibbon is a talented mosaic artist based in North Yorkshire and she came over here for an...
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More moths
Today I have finished my button for The Button Project an exhibition coming up in the summer. This is supposed to reference a silk moth, allowing of course for a lot of artistic licence. I have really...
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Snow and a spring clean
I usually try to take a day off during the week as I often teach my jewellery making classes over the weekends. Today I was intending to have a bit of a day out but we had a lot of snow overnight so I...
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A fidget ring
Today I have made a lovely fidget ring in sterling silver. This has been made using traditional jewellery techniques – sawing a strip of silver and forming it into a ring before flaring the edges and...
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Fidget, spin, twiddle – make your own silver rings
I am really enjoying making silver fidget rings and am looking forward to teaching how to make these using sterling silver in a one day workshop. If you would like to make your own spinner ring then...
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A fun day and another fidget ring
I have had a lovely day in my studio. Today I had the company of the very talented local artist Bridget Wilkinson who wanted to make herself a fidget ring. We had a lot of laughs throughout the day and...
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Tools and silver jewellery making
Today has been a lovely day here on the North York Moors and although it is still unseasonably cold for this time of year at least the sun has shone for some of the day. I love to learn new techniques...
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A glimpse of Spring
This is my first photograph of a butterfly for 2013 and for me a glimpse of Spring here on the North York Moors. I have had a busy few weeks although don’t have a lot of finished work to show for it....
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Anna Mazon’s workshop and walks in the sunshine
I have had a wonderful few days hosting a workshop by the very talented Anna Mazoń. The workshop was two days (Saturday and Sunday) although some friends arrived earlier and by Friday a few were here...
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Flowers and rain
It seems like a long time since last weekend which was busy with Anna Mazon’s class and a workshop full of excited people. Today I was thinking I would have a relaxed walk with the dog then go and do a...
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Cold winds, baking scones and new ideas
There is an eye watering cold wind here on the North York Moors this morning and, typically, today Lucy (my Bedlington terrier) decided that we would have a longer walk. Friends who know her will...
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Coffee on the edge and Open Studio’s preparation
Today I have been doing a bit more preparation for North Yorkshire Open Studios and clearing some of my work from the walls as this year I will be sharing my studio with the contemporary abstract...
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North Yorkshire Open Studios 2013
I am just about ready for this years Open Studio event. My display cabinets are set up with lots of enamel jewellery, silver jewellery, rings set with gemstones and all sorts of pretty things. As usual...
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After the crowds have gone
It is a week since open studios ended for this year and I have spent most of the week trying to recuperate and setting the studio back to a normal working arrangement. It has been lovely sharing my...
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Just a little fragment
I have been playing around with some of the random bits of beach glass I have. I was given a bag full some time ago and my recent trips out to the coast have inspired me to get on and use some of it....
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Beach and other bits
Yesterday I had a relaxing time wandering the beach. My partner and I took sandwiches and a flask of coffee and enjoyed the sunshine. I love living near the coast and have made a positive decision to...
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The edge
There is such a wild, dramatic beauty in this place. Once again I return with my flask of coffee to Kettleness for a little inspiration.
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