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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.

Absolutely thrilled to share that my Lanceolate Brooch 2020 has made it the pages of Vogue for the January 2021 issue. Gilt Complex shines a light on all that is golden … and black. The Lanceolate Brooch is in great company with two of my favourite makers also included - Grainne Morton (working with vintage finds) and Jaqueline Cullen (carving Whitby jet and setting it with diamonds). The Lanceolate inspired two new brooches for my selection for Goldsmiths’ Fair Christmas Pop-up.

In the run up to The Goldsmiths’ Fair and the Brooch Unpinned Exhibition I spoke to Charlotte Dew, Public Programme Manager at the Goldsmiths’ Centre, about Brooches. This 12 minutes talk covers a bit about my jewellery journey as well as detail about my design and making process and why I love brooches so much. Watch it here.

Beyond delighted to have been selected by the Jewellery and Watch Director of British Vogue, Rachel Garrahan, as one of her top picks of the Goldsmiths’ Fair 2020. A very fine group to be part of with the amazing jewels of Shimell and Madden, Jaqueline Cullen and Ruth Leslie to keep me company. Visit the Fair to see work by 136 of the best contemporary jewellers in the UK right now.

I have been busy making a series of new brooches for Goldsmiths’ Fair. The brooches will join others in my linear collection Aquifolium Sequence and will be available from the Goldsmiths Fair website and on my own website from Thursday 24th September when the fair opens. Click here to register for free online.

The Goldsmiths Fair is moving online for the first time in its illustrious history. There will be lots of talks, studio tours and an exclusive online shop to let you delve into all the delights of the Fair. I am thrilled to be exhibiting for the first time this year and am one of eight recipients of the Graduate Bursary for 2020. I hope to cross paths with you at the online Fair. Click here to register online for free.

Next weekend sees Cockpit Arts fling open its virtual doors and invite you to join its makers for an online Festival of Making. As part of this you can join artist Ekta Kaul and I as we take a journey into each other practices on Sunday 21 June at 11:30am on Zoom. We will discuss inspirations, techniques and the landscape of our practices. Bring your cuppa and questions along. Email me at ella@ellafearonlow.co.uk to register.

Find the full programme for the weekend here.

I am thrilled to share that I won an award at yesterday’s Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council Awards (GCDCA) ceremony at Goldsmiths’ Hall. Nick named the ‘Jewellery Oscars’, these prestigious awards are blind judge by a panel of industry experts. I am delighted to have been given a Bronze Award in the Fashion Led Conceptual Design category of this year’s GCDCA. It is such a privilege to be selected, and I was blown away last night by the extraordinary calibre of entries across the board. You can see my work alongside that if all the winners this week at Goldsmiths Hall. The 3D entries are exhibited in my favourite room at the Hall, well worth a visit if you have time, full details below.

Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane, London EC2V 6BN

Tuesday 25th - Friday 28 February 2020 10.00 to 5pm, (Wednesday 26 February, open late until 8pm)

I love the way Isabelle Fish has framed my work as ‘Feminist Jewellery with a Medieval Twist’. Isabelle is passionate about contemporary art and fine jewellery and shares this passion and her discoveries on her ‘Rue Pigalle’ blog. Read her take on my work from our meeting earlier in the year when she visited my studio. There is also some video of our chat if you would like to see me talking about my process and inspirations. I am looking forward to sharing my jewellery with Isabelle and her guests when she comes to the UK for London Craft Week next year.

I am looking forward to welcoming you to Cockpit Arts this weekend as we host our annual winter open studio. This is a fantastic chance to meet a huge array of talented makers and artists who make up the well known community at Cockpit Arts. You can find me and a selection of exciting new pieces in Studio E3. I look forward to seeing you.

Come along to the beautiful Goldsmiths’ Centre next week to visit the Future Icons and Goldsmiths Centre collaborative Pop Up. This promises to be a beautiful show of carefully curated fashion, art, jewellery and finely crafted objects from top artists. The private view is 5-8pm on Weds 20th and then we are open 12-8pm on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd. All welcome but please take a moment to register here to come along. I hope to see you there.

I am thrilled to be part of this annual showcase of new talent at the Centre. Selected as one of 10 emerging jewellers and silversmiths you can see all of our work at the Centre in Britton Street, Clerkenwell until the 1st of November. You can also purchase the work online until the new year through the Centre’s new online shop here.

The exhibition highlights a fantastic cross section of contemporary practice ranging from 3D printed boxes of tricks by Will Sharp, to Akansha Sethi’s beautiful use of coloured stones inspired by India, and the playful punk animals of Aurelie Dellasanta. Do pop along if you have a chance.

Earlier in the summer I sent some new pieces to The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh. I was inspired to work in a palette of sumptuous reds and greys. The consignment included this new brooch and its sister statement pendant inspired by the elegant designs of Robert Adams’ iconic ceiling roses. You can peruse and buy my work from The Scottish Gallery here.

These candy coloured summer mismatch pairs of Cloud Arch earrings and studs are available throughout the Edinburgh Festival at the Dovecot in Edinburgh. They are part of this year’s iconic Dazzle showcase of contemporary jewellery with many of my favourite jewellers on show it will be a real treat. You can also catch a solo show of work by the wonderful Grayson Perry at the Dovecot - so a stop well worth putting on your festival itinerary. Enjoy x