Background...

Although I officially began my jewellery career in 2001 when I graduated from the Royal College of Art in London, I have been tinkering with jewellery since I was about 13.   One day I got a book out of the library on making wire jewellery.  I used my dad's rough old pliers, which left the metal a bit chewed up... and there the seeds were sown.

I grew up in Glasgow and then went on to Edinburgh College of Art, where I studied under the watchful eye of Dorothy Hogg, ( the doyenne of  contempoary craft jewellery) for 4 years.   I loved it, truly loved it there.  Edinburgh is such a great city to live in and it was a wonderful college to be part of.  There was a big emphasis on drawing there, which has stood me in good stead as I have ended up making a living from drawing jewellery designs for the likes of Marks & Spencer, Accessorize, Franck Muller and Boodles.    Click here to find out more.

When I had finished at Edinburgh, the possiblity of going to study at the Royal College of Art became a reality and I started the 2 year course there in 1999.   The calibre of artists at the RCA is, as you would imagine, very high and I think that was one of the best aspects of studying there.  It is fabulous to be surrounded by people all of whom are as driven by their creative calling.   

Work...

So, from there I hit the real world.  It's tough out there, but as time passed by I got some opportunities to design for some well known companies and have been earning some sort of a living doing what I was trained to do... designing jewellery.    To satisfy my need to make things with my hands, I am always developing my own collections,  some of which you will see scattered through this site. 

Family...

And to cap it all off, in 2003 I had the first of my two children.   We live in Sevenoaks in Kent.