Edinburgh jeweller

The lastest issue of Making Jewellery magazine is out now and it’s a metal clay special. I’m really pleased to share that the editor Sian commissioned me to write an article for it on hallmarking metal clay. It is a topic I have spoken on at the You Can Make It residential conference organised by Metal Clay Ltd . To research it I visited the London Assay Office to take a tour (definitely worth getting a tour of your Assay Office if you get the chance, it’s very interesting). My article is on pages 30 and 31 so I hope you have a read! This special issue of Making Jewellery magazine is absolutely fantastic for metal clay artists so do get a copy of it if you can. It’s available from the larger WH Smiths and some supermarkets. If you're not in the UK you can still purchase a digital copy . Artists featured include Anna Mazon , Joy Funnell , Julia Rai , Lisa Cain  and  Tracey Spurgin  and they share some fantastic techniques and projects. Well worth a read.

It’s been nearly a year since I started teaching silver clay jewellery classes in Edinburgh (time flies!). I’ve been so fortunate this year to meet and teach lots of enthusiastic learners. As well as my taster class and the beginners class I have already added a ring making in silver clay class to my schedule. And now I am pleased to share that booking is now open for my new intermediate class for those that are keen to learn more. Based on feedback from my students I have designed a class called Soldering silver clay jewellery . I’m not sure the name is that exciting but the class is as it covers what people have told me they want to learn next.  It's a class I've taught for the London Jewellery School and at the You Can Make It Metal Clay residential conference. The class is suitable for those who have used silver clay before either at home, in a taster or beginners class. Silver clay stud earrings, Jewellery School Scotland What will I learn? I’ve designed t...

This is a very indulgent blog post! But I really enjoy listening to podcasts and I love hearing about the podcasts people listen to so I thought I would run down some of my favourites. I have previously blogged on this , coincidentally it was almost exactly 3 years ago today! And I also did a post on my favourite podcasts for creativity . But these are the ones I listen to right now for fun! Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin I love Gretchen's books so I've been listening to this since it started. Happier is a weekly podcast that Gretchen Rubin makes with her sister Liz Craft. They talk about how to be a little happier in everyday life. I've particularly found the discussion about different tendencies and how they affect our happiness very helpful. You can find out more and listen to the Happier podcast here > Binge Mode podcast Binge Mode Harry Potter This is my current favourite but it is definitely not for everyon...

Sketches I did on the course with the Edinburgh sketcher at Arienas Collective As a tutor at the Arienas Collective I’ve been looking at the other courses available and deciding which to do first! Although I do a little sketching as a jeweller to get ideas down on paper I haven’t done any drawing or painting for quite a while so I decided to do the speed sketching taster class with Mark Kirkham aka the Edinburgh Sketcher . I really love his sketching style and the ability to do quick sketches of different scenes appealed to me. First things first - tea! I had a lovely cup of tea and a chance to chat and get to know the other members of our group. Our host Lynn was very welcoming and the creative space is gorgeous so it was a very relaxed start to the day. When everyone had arrived Mark did a brief introduction and passed around some of his sketchbooks to give us an idea of what was to come. We then went straight out for a walk and did three short sketch projects in Edinburgh...

I've been writing some guest blog posts for Jewellers Academy . If you'd like to read my post on top hastags for your jewellery business you can find it here >

I've been blogging for Jewellers Academy and wrote this post on funding and grants for jewellers. If you'd like to read it you can find it here >

I've been blogging for Jewellers Academy and wrote this case study on my experiences of getting featured in the press. If you'd like to read it you can find it here >