Hurtling towards the end of my MA, its time to start pulling everything together as concisely as possible in a final proposal. So here goes… How can I realise the conceptual from the chronicles in the contents of a jewellery box? Unlocking the biography embedded in … Continue reading A Final Proposal

One of my aims before completing my MA in considering my future career was to explore possibilities within my practice in a socially engaged and participatory context. As part of this research I volunteered with Craftspace and their Making Together residency, which is a year-long programme of inter-generational making … Continue reading Getting Engaged!

In the past few weeks not everything has gone to plan. Although at first a little disheartened, it has of course pushed me to open up new possibilities and investigate alternative solutions. My attempts at vitreous enamelling mixed metal (steel and copper) were disastrous as … Continue reading Optimistic Failure

My ideas are evolving and I’ve moved forward onto the next stage of my creative exploration. I am attempting to push the forms and shapes I am using, not just the outline shape, but also in raising doming and combining with the other metals. Subtly … Continue reading Enamel Exploration

After the interim exhibition, taking stock of my body of work and hurtling towards my next deadline, it sometimes feels as though as soon as I take a step forward, just as quickly I take two back. I really want to push my work forward … Continue reading One Step Forward Two Steps Back…

The run up to our recent interim exhibition was a tough couple of weeks. I was at a bit of a junction in my studio work. My forms were developing, but I hadn’t quite grasped where these ideas were heading, or if my ideas would … Continue reading MAction – Interim Exhibition