North Yorkshire Open Studios

June 10, 2012 Leave a comment

I am just about to go into the studio and open ready for today’s event. I will also be open on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June 2012 and open during the week 11th to 14th June by appointment. During Open Studios I will be demonstrating a variety of techniques during the day, starting at 11am – including making unique silver jewellery using art clay silver.

The road from Egton to Glaisdale is going to be closed near Beggars Bridge for three weeks during the period of Open Studios. To get to Glaisdale you will have to approach via Lealholm or Rosedale. This affects anyone intending to visit – but it will be worth the trip to see my wonderful new studio, watch demos and buy something from my new ranges of work.

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Yesterday I did a few demonstrations of lamp work bead making, creating some tiny bumpy beads for a necklace I have planned. Today I will be doing a bit of work on a large pendant using art clay silver. I love working in and teaching metal clay. It is great for creating interesting three dimensional pieces with unique textures. I am currently working on is a little architectural piece, part of my new range of work inspired by some of the many buildings I visited and studied while I taught history of architecture and design (a few years ago now). For the past few years I have created work inspired mainly by my local environment – plants and flowers and the patterns of the landscape and it has taken me a while to come around to the idea of using my architectural studies and love of historical places as a theme for work.

Yesterday was lovely, a nice mix of regular visitors and new faces and I am hoping for more visitors again today.

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Bracelet arrives home

October 5, 2011 Leave a comment

I made this bracelet last winter for the Art Clay Accessories Contest in Japan. It was displayed in the exhibition in Tokyo along with very beautiful work by artists in art clay silver from across the world. I was thrilled to see that it had been exhibited and also included in the beautiful exhibition catalogue.

It is made using lamp work glass beads, made by me using Ivory effetre glass. This glass reacts with silver and darkens where it is contact during the firing process. I used a variety of art clay products and techniques.

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I can teach the techniques I used to make this bracelet, just send me a message using the comments if you would like more details or by the contacts form at details

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Lots of different techniques in a riot of colour

September 9, 2011 1 Comment

I have combined beads made using a variety of techniques that I teach here in my studio in North Yorkshire, to make a vibrant colourful necklace. There are beads made using art clay silver and my paper textures technique and others using the enamel embellishments technique devised by my good friend Joy Funnell. Some of the beads are enamelled and many of them enamelled in the round, another challenging way or working that I am happy to teach by arrangement.

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I will enjoy wearing this and it should provide an interesting start to conversations as well as going with most things!

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