Whether to rent a jewellery studio or work from home was an issue that has been at the forefront of my mind this year as followers of the blog will know. I was wanting to further develop my jewellery business and teaching and it was one option to consider. I looked at whether there were studios available locally as I knew it was unlikely I’d want the cost and time of travelling too far. I hadn’t found anything that I thought would work for me. Luckily, serendipity happened to help me out! I was working one evening at the London Jewellery School alongside tutor Penny Akester and it transpired that she was looking for someone to share a studio with at Craft Central ! It was great timing and a good opportunity to share the costs as well as to have someone to work alongside. The studio when we took it over! I got my keys at the beginning of May and Penny and I spent a day building flat packed furniture to furnish our studio (here we are in action!) We had a deadline t...
by Anna Campbell