Edinburgh jeweller

 Last week I attended the  London Jewellery School   diploma  student exhibition. I teach on the jewellery diploma and will be taking on a tutor role for the course next year which is exciting. The course can be taken in one year or in a seven week intensive class. The students learn a wide variety of techniques from traditional silversmithing to resin and perspex jewellery. At the end the students exhibit the best of their work. This time the exhibition was at  Craft Central  which was a fantastic venue just right for the job. I really enjoyed celebrating with all the students. Their work was so diverse.

Last weekend I went to the Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery for the first time. It is near Par in Cornwall. This is a LOOOOOONG way from my house! I loaded up the ipad (I work in technology so this is a work ipad - I am very lucky, they are so cool!) with a couple of films, some books, some games etc and stocked up on snacks. The train journey from Paddington was fine and I was lucky enough to be staying at the Boslowen guest house which was recommended by other students at the jewellery school. They picked me up from the train station and took me to and from the jewellery school every day which was so handy as I can't drive and I think cabs are a bit scarce around that way. Saturday 8th January Another student from the jewellery school was also staying at the Boslowen so we were dropped off there together. MCSJ is based in a farm building that was mentioned in a Daphne Du Maurier book. The workshop we were taught in was large and very well stocked with all the equipment we could ...