Commission

New College, Oxford.

Beaker 

Earlier this year I was approached by The Dean of New College to design and make 1 of 16 new beakers to be commissioned for one of their dining halls.  Each of these beakers are to be made by different silversmiths at the beginning of their careers.  I was extremely touched when they selected me to propose ideas and designs for one them and that they had been inspired and excited by my work.  The brief has been left very open, which has given me great freedom to develop my ideas and make something that I feel is also stretching me technically.  I am making them a unique piece that is a development of my technique and my research into skin; it's folds and its imperfections, which have become my signature style.  These, as well as studies into folds in cloth, were also used for the commission of the Rosewater Dish for The Worshipful Company of Weavers, which I shall be exhibiting with my other work at The Goldsmiths' Fair later this month (24th-30th September)
  

Exhibition

Roger Billcliffe Gallery

    Fat and Fold, Beakers, Britannia silver
 

Summer & Winter Design Collections

The Summer Design Collection show was from 16th June, throughtout July.  Lynn Park, director of the gallery, had specifically requested these signature beakers of mine for the show.  They are part of my body and skin collection and hint at the skin's folds and fat buldges.  The two beakers have a subtle, directional, hand-hammered texture across their surface.  This explores the changing quality of our body's skin.  I was delighed to have been asked to take part and to exhibit at such a renowned gallery.  I have recently heard these two beakers received a very warm response from many visitors. Thank you.  Lynn has asked me back to exhibit new work this coming November, through December in their Christmas Show - WINTER DESIGN COLLECTION 2012.   More news to come on this, so I will keep you posted - watch this space.

The two beakers depicted above are still on show at Roger Billcliffe Gallery, 134 Blythswood Street, Glasgow, G2 4EL