Framed

For those of you who came to the Open Studios at Coburg House in December you will have seen how I displayed my new work. For those of you who didn't, above is a photo! I didn't take any photos myself (shame on me!), however I was pleased to find that Erin Daly (also a Coburg jeweller) had! www.erinjdaly.blogspot.com
Thanks Erin :)
Originally, I found these 1950s/1960s photo frames in charity shops around Stockbridge and Leith, and I am now on the lookout for some more! If any of you know where I could get hold of any, please let me know. I've already had a peek on Ebay, but no luck unfortunately. I realise it's quite difficult to see from this picture the details on the trims, but I hope you get the picture!
I'm hoping to add some more to the display for the 'Craft at Coburg' Exhibition in June and the next Open Studios in August.

I have ordered some stones today, mostly labradorites and garnets just because I love them! I plan to make more work in the snowbud and mirror ranges as they have proved to be very popular and have hardly hit the galleries yet! Before I go full speed ahead though, I must finish what I have been working on first. Again, I promise they will be posted up soon!
I have had some lovely time off recently, spent with family and friends, wining, dining and retail therapy!! Now, I'm just finding where I left off again at the studio.

Remember the 15% discount is still on until the 1st March!!!

Dx

Jewels & Flowers at Valentines

Welcome to my first posting this year! My apologies for being slack with the blogging. I have been meaning to write since the new year, but have been concentrating my efforts elsewhere. Mainly tax returns and accounts. Let's not go there! So, for the past couple of weeks, I've been working on more new pieces which are yet to be finished or photographed, but as soon as they are I will post them up.

Now, I know I'm a bit late on the whole Valentines thing and reminding you of my lovely jewels for your ladies! Therefore, I am taking the opportunity just now to give you a 15% discount on any piece of jewellery that is ordered before the 1st March. That includes any of the work you see on here or my website www.diversegallery.com (apart from any pieces that are one offs and have already been sold).

I won't be in the studio over the next couple of days so I won't be able to take any orders for Valentines now (another reason to make it up to you all!).
However, I will be working at the flower shop as from tomorrow. So check out narcissusflowers if you would like to order some beautiful bespoke flowers for Valentines!

Hope you have a good weekend :)

Christmas Fear!

SOLD

After the success of both Open studios (Made in Clerkenwell and Coburg House Studios), the fear has set in this week! I am today and for the rest of the week busy with orders and sending last minute stock ups to my stockists and galleries. As from next wednesday, I will be working at the flower shop up until xmas, so better get those orders in now!!!! :)

Coburg Gallery is open everyday now up until the 23rd Dec including weekends! So if you've not been down to see what gorgeous presents you can buy for christmas, or have been and think you've missed the chance to buy what you had your eye on, don't panic! The gallery is open everyday from 12 till 6pm, and thursdays until 8pm.
www.coburghousestudios.blogspot.com

You can see my work in the window :)

Just 3 days.......

It's that time of year once again for our christmas open studio weekend! It's going to be a blast! As usual, there will be three floors of studios with 65 artists opening up their doors to all you lovely people. So much to see............jewellery, ceramics, textiles, bags, painting, prints and much much more. Our gallery will also be open to the public for the weekend and everyday up until christmas. So come and get your christmas shopping! Check the coburg blog for details of the open studio weekend and for gallery opening times. www.coburghousestudios.blogspot.com

I'm especially excited about this open studios as I have new work to show. As seen here first of course! However, there is more, so come and see :)

Last weekend was spent exhibiting at the studios at Craft Central in London with my good friend Helen and coburgie ceramic/glass artist, Andrea Walsh (Andrea will also be at Coburg House this weekend). I wish I'd taken some pictures of Helen's studio, as she has just such a gorgeous space. It looked great with all our work in it too! :)

Well, hope to see you at the studios on the weekend x

Mirrors & gold leaf

Just posted up some images of new range no.2 (scroll down on the right under contact details). I've been working on this alongside range no.1 (see previous post) over the last few weeks. These pieces came from the cufflink shapes and forms. With this range, I wanted to create something simple and easy to wear.

I'm pretty tired this evening, so I'll leave it at that. I'm off to London tomorrow for 'Made in Clerkenwell', so best be off to finish the rest of my packing and early night.

Goodnight x

P.S
The Snowbud range with stones have been moved further down on the right.

Adding a little colour

Friday was a day of triumph! I finally finished my new jewels for the Open Studios galore this month. I would have carried on making until the bitter end, but I ran out of stones and almost all my silver! Just as well, as it has given me the chance to organize myself with pricing and display etc etc, all the usual tedious stuff at the end.
So, it's down to London I go on Thursday and looking forward to seeing Helen and Andrea (see previous post). I'm also intrigued to see how this new collection of work will go down!

The necklace above is THE special piece of this collection. It is made from silver & labradorites. Above this post, I have added some more new pieces from this range. Other stones which I have used are Rhodochrosites, garnets and white moonstones.
Hope you all like :)

I do have another range to release, but I think it would be too much for you to take in all at once! Well, maybe it's because I just can't take anymore downloading images today!

Other things that are going on at the moment...........
The Ruby Soho website is now up and running so go and have a look. Link
I have a new stockist in Hampstead. Jiq Jaq gallery will have my work on sale from the first week in December!
'Gifted' is now open so go and take a look. I will be once the hecticness is over! www.nms.ac.uk
Also, myself and Kaz are having our website revamped just now. It's coming along nicely thanks to our fantastic and very patient website designer, Gary Dempster! (Hope he's reading this!) Will let you know when it has gone live :)

I am in the studio on a Sunday once again! Yes, it is true. I have no social life! Roll on Christmas!

'Made in Clerkenwell' Winter Open Studios

I have been busy working away at the studio all weekend and have managed to get quite alot done! I am currently working on new work for 'Made in Clerkenwell' Winter Open Studios. For details, check the Craft Central link on the side.
The talented Helen Beard has kindly offered myself and fellow Coburger Andrea Walsh to share her studio especially for Craft Central's Open Studio weekend. We will all being showing our work together. Check out their websites. Both Helen (bottom image) and Andrea (middle) produce beautiful ceramics. They are probably my two favorite ceramicists. I'm not bias!!!
www.andreawalsh.co.uk
www.helenbeard.com

While I was in London last month I made a visit to Hatton Garden and bought some lovely strings of stones. My favorite ones are some rough cut labradorites which I have incorporated into a new large cluster neckpiece. I am quite excited about it! Once I have made some other pieces with these stones, I wil post some pics up.

I am also working on some other designs which tie in a little with the some of the cufflink shapes and forms.

And finally.........although a bit late, as promised I have posted some more pics of the new cufflinks (above). Hope you like. Not all the photos are great as some of them were taken in a bit of a rush before send off for Dazzle!
Dazzle has just opened at the Royal National Theatre and is on until mid january, so if you're around and about the South Bank, go and have a look. I will be :)