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)
  

Goldsmiths' Fair 2012

I will be exhibiting again this year at Goldsmiths' Fair.  You'll find me in the same spot as last year, at stand 43.

I really look forward to welcoming you to my stand and showing you my new work and extended collection, shown for the first time in the UK.
The show will be open for two weeks.  I will be exhibiting during the first week, which will be open to the public from 24th - 30th September.

Opening:
Monday - Friday 11am - 8.00pm
Saturday - Sunday 10am - 6pm
Sunday - 11am - 6pm

Entrance by catalogue purchasable on the door (£7 for one week, £12 for two weeks)

Address: Goldsmiths' Hall, Foster Lane, London EC2V 6BN 
Trains: Tubes and overground St.Pauls, Bank, Mansion House, Barbican, Farringdon and Cannon Street.


Please do let me know if you intend to attend and on what day and I will make sure that I am around to greet you. 

                                                                                           

Goldsmiths' Fair  - 'An opportunity to meet and buy fabulous jewellery and silver from Britain’s leading and up-coming designer-makers.

This autumn the annual Goldsmiths’ Fair momentously celebrates its 30th Anniversary.

Over a period of two weeks 180 jewellers and silversmiths present (90 different exhibitors in each week) their latest designs and collections'.

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

Schoonhoven Zilverkunst

Foreign AfFairs:

International Silversmiths - Turfkelder, Schoonhoven. May 2012

Schoonhoven Zilverdag and Internationale Zilverkunst 

I was absolutely blown away by the welcome I recieved on returning to Holland earlier in the year to take part in International Zilverkunst, a new venture to expand the Nationale Zilverdag (National Silverday) that takes part in Schoonhoven every year.  It was a huge success with over 3,000 visitors to the town.  Both Deborah and I were amougst the 10 makers to exhibit our work in the Turfkelder (the old prison beneath the Town Hall).  It was a beautiful and very inspiring space in which to exhibit.  I certainly hope to return again next year.   It was fantastic to meet so many enthusiastic people.  I do hope some of you are able to cross the Channel to London and visit me, either at my workshop or at a show.  For more infomation about this show, please visit my facebook page or blog.  However, I will not have to wait until May to return...