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My name is Anna Campbell. Here are a few things about me

I am a jewellery artist and PGCE qualified teacher living in Edinburgh. I work from my studio at Hill Street Design House

I founded Jewellery School Scotland and teach silver jewellery making classes in Edinburgh and London.
I am regularly invited to teach at events including the You Can Make It metal clay residential conference, the Creative Craft Show and  Kirstie Allsopp's handmade fair. 

I sell my jewellery online and at An Independent Zebra in Stockbridge, Edinburgh.

I am a blogger for the Huffington Post and regularly write for Making Jewellery magazine. My work has been featured in newspapers, magazines and on television. See here for links >
I am the silver clay jewellery demonstrator for Create and Craft TV >

I specialise in silver clay jewellery and hold the Higher Diploma in Metal Clay from the Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery as well as Art Clay and PMC Rio Rewards Certification.

I am one half of Campbell-Hall Creations, an innovative collaborative art project with my photographer and artist husband Gary. We create artwork and jewellery monthly inspired by our travels in Scotland and beyond. The project includes a behind the scenes look at our creative process and creative conversations. You can find out more about this project here >

I've been commissioned to make jewellery for celebrities. You can see a gallery of some of my work here >






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Silver clay on the BBC

If you are reading this blog then you probably already know that I make jewellery with a material called metal clay. It's not a well known material so I was really pleased to see it featuring on a programme on BBC1. The programme is called Countryfile and a metal clay artist called Emma Mitchell was featured, interviewed by Anita Rani. Emma talked about the mental health benefits of getting out into the countryside and getting inspiration from nature and natural surroundings. They picked leaves and other natural materials and used them to make moulds and silver jewellery. It's fantastic that silver clay was featured on TV as it raises awareness of the material. The metal clay world is quite small but I haven't met Emma yet although she is also teaching at the Y ou Can Make It metal clay conference in March so I am looking forward to meeting her there. You can watch the programme here on the BBC iplayer until 6th March 2018 (but only if you're in the UK unfortun

Ring a month theme for February 2019

I've been overwhelmed by the number of people being inspired by the Ring A Month challenge. At the time of writing, we have 351 members in the Facebook group and 300 followers on Instagram. If you'd like to join in there's still time! Facebook group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/makearingamonth/ Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/ringamonth/ I have decided to announce the theme for the coming month a week before the start of the month. This is to give people time to think about their designs, particularly those that are busy and have a lot to fit in. The theme for February 2019 is .... music and lyrics Here are some ideas to get you thinking about how to interpret the theme Be inspired by A song/piece of music you love A specific lyric from a song  A style of music e.g. classical, metal, rap, funk etc A musical An instrument/s Music artwork (CD/LP sleeve or music video) A concert you went to (or wish you went to!) A music festival Choose a

Business matters article for Making Jewellery magazine

As part of my role for the London Jewellery School I've been writing the Business Matters column in Making Jewellery magazine for six months now. We've been doing an interview series with jewellers on different aspects of jewellery business. However, this month I am actually featured! I wrote an article on getting press coverage which would be relevant for all small businesses. The magazine is available from Smiths and larger supermarkets so do check it out! It's issue 116, March 2018. This image is shared with permission, copyright GMC publications