Some of our members from the UK. Click on the Artists name to see more of their work.
Ali’s practice celebrates the overlooked.
As a bricoleur and bowerbird, bits and stuff are foraged and reworked to create unique objects;
embedding the form’s identity in a moment of time.
As a bricoleur and bowerbird, bits and stuff are foraged and reworked to create unique objects;
embedding the form’s identity in a moment of time.
Amy fuses industrial and precious materials to create bold, one off contemporary jewellery.
She combines cement with striking metalwork, nature and gemstones to challenge our perception of what is ‘precious’.
She combines cement with striking metalwork, nature and gemstones to challenge our perception of what is ‘precious’.
I am a studio jeweller, which means I love to experiment in all materials and produce one off pieces and small batch production, as ideas flow, my jewellery evolves.
Clare is a contemporary mix media Jewellery designer based in Devon.
Her focus in on re-using materials that would otherwise be discarded to create precious items of Jewellery that can be worn everyday.
Clare has a range of collections which all have the concept of recycling ..... from one precious object to another.
Her focus in on re-using materials that would otherwise be discarded to create precious items of Jewellery that can be worn everyday.
Clare has a range of collections which all have the concept of recycling ..... from one precious object to another.
Dan is known for working primarily with wood and other found objects gathered from his local surroundings
to create intricate component based adornments with social, political and environmental narratives.
to create intricate component based adornments with social, political and environmental narratives.
Organic handmade jewellery born out of a love of nature and designed using a mix of precious metals, beads, paper and fabric.
Colourful, bold and all one of a kind.
Colourful, bold and all one of a kind.
Work with an environmental conscience.
Deborah’s most recent collection 'Plasticity' is inspired by the impact of human activity on the planet
and is formed in recycled single-use plastics and silver.
Deborah’s most recent collection 'Plasticity' is inspired by the impact of human activity on the planet
and is formed in recycled single-use plastics and silver.
Fascinated with the mind, Eleanor explores mental health and illness.
She creates a physical representation of a journey invisible to others and encourages dialogue around this taboo subject.
She creates a physical representation of a journey invisible to others and encourages dialogue around this taboo subject.
Eleanor's work derives from a fascination with different types of materials, especially reclaimed plastics, which she finds and scavenges for use in her work.
She aims to make jewellery which is beautiful and intriguing, rather than purely decorative, questioning the nature of 'preciousness' and disposability.
She aims to make jewellery which is beautiful and intriguing, rather than purely decorative, questioning the nature of 'preciousness' and disposability.
Faye's work is anchored around combining contrasting materials of different origin and weight through
an organic process of construction and embellishment to create intriguing wearable objects.
an organic process of construction and embellishment to create intriguing wearable objects.
Fern Robinson creates 'childishly sophisticated' jewellery with vibrant shards of crayon in smooth tactile resin,
aiming to create a uniquely fun relationship between jewellery and owner.
aiming to create a uniquely fun relationship between jewellery and owner.
Hayley creates dramatic and highly tactile jewellery which tells a deeply personal story of her past,
whilst communicating the hidden beauty within the gritty urban landscapes in which she has immersed herself.
whilst communicating the hidden beauty within the gritty urban landscapes in which she has immersed herself.
Holly's main source of inspiration comes from her travels to various, yet significant, destinations.
By digging into the information she gathers, interesting sources are then transformed into wearable art.
By digging into the information she gathers, interesting sources are then transformed into wearable art.
Not Your Average Beauty collection
A collection of facial ornaments inspired by radical tribal jewellery that aims to combat media’s
idealisation of beauty and the modern society’s obsession of plastic surgery.
The collection offers a viable alternative that celebrates individuality and
imperfections.
A collection of facial ornaments inspired by radical tribal jewellery that aims to combat media’s
idealisation of beauty and the modern society’s obsession of plastic surgery.
The collection offers a viable alternative that celebrates individuality and
imperfections.
Kate’s jewellery explores the minute complexity of lichens along with their chemical compound structures.
Pieces are unique and sculptural, handcrafted in an intuitive and experimental way using materials appropriate to each piece.
Pieces are unique and sculptural, handcrafted in an intuitive and experimental way using materials appropriate to each piece.
Katy Gillam-Hull makes historically inspired narrative objects and jewellery.
Obsessed with the fragmented and forgotten she often works with found objects and stories, and she showcases their hidden value
with her contemporary artefacts.
Obsessed with the fragmented and forgotten she often works with found objects and stories, and she showcases their hidden value
with her contemporary artefacts.
Tumbled, battered, burnt, lost, found, stranded pieces of ephemera gathered on the tidelines of beaches, on the hinterlands where the sand meets the land… each piece has journeyed, travelled over waves, through storms, bobbed, floated and drifted onto the strand line and into my hands.
Drawn to traditional techniques combined with unconventional materials, exploring the idea of a different kind of treasure,
my adventure with jewellery continues my journey as a multi-disciplinary artist.
my adventure with jewellery continues my journey as a multi-disciplinary artist.
'I find it exciting and intriguing that everything I use has had another life with previous adventures and memories.
Every individual element has a story; some we know, some we can only guess at, some we can only make up'
Every individual element has a story; some we know, some we can only guess at, some we can only make up'
Lucy's Jewellery is handcrafted using techniques that have remained unchanged for hundreds of years.
She uses traditional tools from her Granddads workshop and takes inspiration from ancient Lichen forms
She uses traditional tools from her Granddads workshop and takes inspiration from ancient Lichen forms
Jewellery made using semi-precious stones, silver and beaten metals fashioned into individual pieces often asymmetrical and always arresting.
Silver wire is shaped, soldered, and combined with resin to create elegant forms in striking colour combinations.
The resin takes centre stage resulting in jewellery that evokes refined, modern sensibilities.
The resin takes centre stage resulting in jewellery that evokes refined, modern sensibilities.
Nerissa makes work inspired by coastal textures and beach-combed finds, creating interesting combinations of structure and colour
using old clothes and scrap materials for both economic & ecological sustainability.
using old clothes and scrap materials for both economic & ecological sustainability.
Rachel Butlin seeks to challenge the concepts of contemporary interactive and wearable jewellery producing a range of high end, mixed material wearable pieces.
She loves to challenge the way in which people perceive a piece, by creating small scale sculpture that can be worn on the body, in a way chosen by the wearer.
She loves to challenge the way in which people perceive a piece, by creating small scale sculpture that can be worn on the body, in a way chosen by the wearer.
'What makes one stone more precious than another? Rarity? Colour? Price? A pebble picked from a myriad of others with an attached memory or story of time and place. Is that not just as precious?
Each stone arrives in your possession with its own power and beauty ready to listen and take on your story....'
Each stone arrives in your possession with its own power and beauty ready to listen and take on your story....'
As a self-professed material alchemist, and a general sucker for all things bright and bold,
my work is an exploration of materials; my current weapon of choice being slime.
my work is an exploration of materials; my current weapon of choice being slime.
Hypothesis.
Thesis.
Antithesis.
Synthesis.
Reclamation. (R)evolution.
Losing, finding, recovering, transforming, presenting, re-presenting.
Obfuscating or elucidating
Question.....ing
Suck. Squeeze. Bang. Blow.
'A projection almost seen in a cloud of cigarette smoke'
Thesis.
Antithesis.
Synthesis.
Reclamation. (R)evolution.
Losing, finding, recovering, transforming, presenting, re-presenting.
Obfuscating or elucidating
Question.....ing
Suck. Squeeze. Bang. Blow.
'A projection almost seen in a cloud of cigarette smoke'
Val Muddyman works in jesmonite, metals and beach detritus, to create jewellery which celebrates the natural marks left by the tide on man-made coastal defences.