New Year.

The turn of the year has given me a lovely time to breathe and enjoy life.
I have been spending time in my garden, time with my dog, and time with my friends.


And... back to the studio with new plans, and good exciting ones too!

Currently I am working on a piece for the Retrospect exhibition as part of the International Jewellery Symposium: Jemposium.

This is the work in progress. It's about the size of a golf ball, made from copper and that is a small lens on top. The finish will actually be a coloured patina, rather than the pinkish copper.
It is a neckpiece, and will sit on a wooden mount.

It is a re-work of something I did in one of my first years at school, under Peter Deckers. Not a terribly serious piece - but lord knows I can't be serious all the time!

Next  on the cards is a photoshoot for my commercial range "The Wild".
I produce this with my bestie Annie Collins - and we really need to get this shoot happening if we are to push the range properly this year.
We are working with photographer Nicole Freeman - who we have worked with several times over the years  - and who always does a beautiful job of capturing the ideas we have!

This is a photo that Nicole took of Annie on our last shoot! It's taken down on Oriental Parade just after 6pm.

And these are the feather rings from the range The Wild. They are proving very popular - with men as well as women, which is unforseen, and fabulous!

That's all for now, but I hope I will be able to post images of the finished work for Retrospect soon!
Cheerio
Vaune