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This week I will be bringing a little slice of the Circus to Collect Art Fair’s 20th Edition. Hosted at the stunning Somerset House in London, the Fair is open to the public from Friday 1st March to Sunday the 3rd, with previews on the 28th and 29th of February.

I will be showing my new pieces with Goldsmiths’ Fair - at Stand E11 in the East Wing. Come along to find out how I have interpreted the clowns red nose and juggling balls amongst other circus themed goodies. I hope to see you there.

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I was absolutely delighted when the Antique Road Show’s jewellery expert, Joanna Hardy, acquired one of my Sea Creatures at Goldsmiths’ Fair. The orange Sea Creature looks resplendent on its new owner. Part of a recent series of work which includes the decorative Japanese technique ‘Kum Boo’ - where small pieces of 24ct gold foil are fused onto the surface of hot silver to create a permanent bond. Thrilled to have joined such an illustrious collection as Joanna’s.

Delighted my Looped Doily Brooch has been selected by US jewellery aficionado, a Thousand Facets, as one their favourite four pieces from this year’s Dazzle Invites. Dazzle Invites is a seasonal show exhibiting the mainly new and one off pieces by 30 selected makers. It is an honour to have had this piece chosen by A Thousand Facets whose eye is well known in the sector. The brooch is as they suggest visually inspired by the Victorian era and I have been told it resembles an antique stomacher - brooches worn to fasten corsets and create drama on a ladies bodice.

See A Thousand Facets section for Dazzle Invites here.

See my group for Dazzle Invites here until 8th January 2023.

Hundreds and Thousands Brooch and cake stack caught the eye of Forbes Journalist Kate Matthams at Goldmsiths’ Fair 2022 - the 40th edition of the Fair. She featured it in her write up of the highlights from the Fair for Forbes. Such a pleasure to be in such fine company alongside two of my personal faves Romilly Saumarez Smith and Lucy Gledhill.

I am delighted to say that Hundreds and Thousands found its new home during the Fair but I am sure there will be more cakes in the future.

Read the full write up in Forbes here.

I am delighted to be showing in New Futures at Munich Jewellery Week 2022. Opening on the 6th of July at Loggia, Munich (full address on event page). A mixed show of architectural, jewellery and digital responses to the world we find ourselves in now. In particular it explores the environmental and social design challenges and what future design may look like in this context. You will have to wait until the show is up for a sneak peak at my contribution - a mobile of wearable elements, an artwork, a positive force in the home. Fellow artists are: Amy Stringer, ia Llamozas x Malamata, Margo Orlovic, Mariana Correa Restrepo, Matilde Mozzanega, Pa de dø - Asya Wijnen-Gulak Selvan, Gnanakumaran Exhibition design: Marian de Tomás Ascanio & Anna-Cara Keim, Curation: Anna-Cara Keim, Details of talks including with Caroline Broadhead to follow.

This spring the Goldsmith’s Centre celebrated 10 years since it opened its doors. To show the breadth and depth of what they have offered to our sector in that time they interviewed 10 people involved with the Centre in different ways. I was delighted to be interviewed as an emerging maker who has benefitted from their training programmes, exhibition opportunities and career support. you can view the ten voices video here, and view my individual video here.

Earlier in the year I was invited to share my professional journey into the fine craft/ jewellery sectors as a second careerer who had trained in adult education. As art colleges become more and more squeezed for funding, and many courses especially in 3D Design and Jewellery are closing, my journey has become a more common one. This profile is one of a number the Crafts Council have commissioned in order to demystify how to train and get out into this world. My profile was originally launched during National Careers Week. Read the full article here.

Plum Queen makes the Collect Director’s top choices for Collect Art Fair 2022. Isobel Dennis picked a beautiful array of pieces from across the fair and across different disciplines including my new work Plum Queen cake stack. Read her full list of picks here.

I had a wonderful week at Collect Art Fair showing the public and the sector my new cake stacks and talking all things fine craft! Thank you to all of you who make the trip to see me in person. Although the physical event in being packed up as I write - all the amazing works remain available to browse and buy online at Artsy until the 6th March 2022.

Later this month I will be showing delicious new work with Design Nation at the Craft Council’s Collect Art Fair. Collect is an extraordinary feast for lovers of art objects large and small with pieces by many of the world’s finest crafts people under one roof. I will be showing a collection of new stackable cake pieces such as Hundreds and Thousands - shown above with its stack deconstructed. I will also be showing some new stand alone brooches - small amuse bouche for the eyes, the body and the mind. If you would like to come along, Collect will be held at Somerset House in London from the 23rd-27th February 2022.

No words to describe the excitement at seeing myself in such fantastic company in last weekend’s Sunday Times Style magazine. I love the idea of slow jewellery and it certainly sums up the process. It is slow, but also so rewarding making each part of my jewellery from scratch. Here’s to slow jewellers everywhere.

Delighted beyond belief when someone shared this with me. Vogue Jewellery and Watch Director, Rachel Garrahan, selected by Buckle Brooch as one of her 27 must have jewellery gifts for Xmas 2021. The Buckle Brooch inspired by Georgian shoe buckles is currently available at The Scottish Gallery, or contact me directly for more brooch inspiration - to buy or commission. Brooches from £350.

At my inaugural Goldsmiths’ Fair I was bowled over to have my work selected by the new Prime Warden, Dame Lynne Brindley, for a special mention in the highly coveted Best New Design Award. What a wonderful accolade in what was an overwhelming and positive week showing my work to this wonderful new audience.

Liz Kantner founder of Stay Gold is passionate about all things jewellery and loves her work with independent jewellery brands. She made a selection of her top five pieces for Elements and chose my Wheel Studs in rich blue and gold as one of her favourites saying: ‘I love these Wheel Studs. The bright blue Lucite with vintage pearl detail combines vintage inspiration with contemporary design so flawlessly.’ Visit the Elements Shop here to see which would be your top five.

I am thrilled to be have been selected as a graduate exhibitor for the stunning Elements - festival of jewellery, silver and gold 2021. This year’s edition will be hosted online between the 1st September and the 30th November rather that in its beautiful home in Edinburgh. I always enjoy the stunning selection of work and curation of this show and so am delighted to have made the cut for 2021.

I am delighted to be part of a summer showcase of jewellery at the Scottish Gallery - ‘Material Matters’ which will open on the 1st July. I will be exhibiting alongside contemporary enameller Jessica Turrell and glass artist Joanna Manousis - both of whose work I adore so it will be a treat for all. I have loved playing with a mix of techniques and materials for this show creating new work which hints at the many ideas floating in my visual store cupboard right now.

Material Matters runs until the 24th of July. If you are lucky enough to live in or be visiting Edinburgh you can even see the show in person and try things on - a rare treat after such a lot of lockdowns this year.

A few weeks ago I spoke to Sally Vanderpump for her exciting new podcast Creative Twist. Sally explores different creative journeys and particularly coming back to creativity later in life. It was a pleasure to be her inaugural guest. Sally has a delightfully inquisitive approach and bucket loads of creativity herself. Curl up with a cup of something lovely and lose yourself in these stories. Click here to listen to Episode One with me. Enjoy.

For International Women’s Day I was invited by the Goldsmiths’ Company to interview three jewellers who inspire me. I chose Zoe Arnold, Donna Brennan and Lucie Gledhill. I chose these three because of the way each of their practices traverse art and jewellery. I thoroughly enjoyed speaking to them all and found great inspiration in the stories they shared from their own journeys and perspectives.

Read the article with Zoe here.

Read the article with Donna here.

Read the article with Lucie here.

I am excited to share that I will be part of Munich Jewellery Week for the first time this year. Opening tomorrow on the 8th March it will be a mixed portfolio of activities globally and the whole event will be recorded in a special edition of Current Obsession Magazine.

I am showing as part of House of Flowers - an exhibition inspired by the hit programme of the same name on Netflix. I am showing original works along side fellow artists Gina Myungji Cheun, Margo Orlovik, Matilde Mozzanega, Shadi Lolaki, and Susan MacLeod and Anna-Cara Keim. Anna-Cara Keim is also the original force behind our show and the curator.

There will be a talk about the show and our pieces going live next Friday (the 12th March), look out for it in the MJW events calendar.

Last week the Crafts Council came to visit me in my studio to talk about my creative process and find out specifically about the pair of Folium Brooches I will be showing in my Collect art fair debut at the end of the month. After a year of studio solitude it was a rare treat to invite another human into my creative space. Read the full profile here.

Spring 2021 will be full of firsts for me, starting with my Collect art fair debut from the 26th Feb-2nd March. Every year I look forward to devouring the exceptionally crafted objects at the Crafts Council’s flagship show. This year will be no different except I will have the huge privilege of being among the makers showing work.

I will be exhibiting with Design Nation UK a portfolio organisation whose members include many leading crafts people in their fields. Design Nation will be showing the work of 20 makers across a range of disciplines with a focus on textiles and metal which makes them stand out in the vast array of vessels on show at Collect. The whole show will be hosted on Artsy.