EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS         

1993 Stage One City and Guilds 730 Further and Adult Education Teachers Certificate

1984 – 1987 B.A. Crafts Combined Studies wood, metal, ceramics, textiles. Crewe and Alsager College of Higher Education, Cheshire

1983 – 1984 Foundation Course in Art and Design. Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

75: Ceramics and Jewellery Contemporary Applied Arts, London 2023

40 Brooches for 40 Years Dazzle, Edinburgh 2021

Joya Art Jewellery Fair, Barcelona 2016

Palimpsest Young Gallery, Salisbury 2015

30 Years in the Making Lesley Craze Gallery, London 2014

Unconventional Jewels: Wearable Talent & Creativity Fiera Abilmente, Vicenza, Italy 2013             

Craft into Industry a Contemporary Applied Arts exhibition for the British Ceramics Biennial, The original Spode Factory site Stoke-On-Trent 2013 & Contemporary Applied Arts London 2014

Jewellery – Identity, 2013 Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial Beijing, China 2013

Special Lesley Craze Gallery, London 2013

A Form of Perfection: Geometry in Precious Metal Electrum Gallery, London 2011

Artist Cups, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe, UK 2010

Open Shop Kobe Fashion Museum Shop, Japan 2010

Contemporary Jewellery 5 Gallery Si, Kobe Japan 2009

Red Electrum Gallery, London 2009

The Earring Show Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA 2007, toured to SNAG conference USA 2008

Loot! Museum of Art & Design New York, USA 2006

On the Cuff from Fabergé to Fashion Statement A Celebration of Cufflinks Goldsmiths’ Hall, London 2005

Brilliantly Birmingham RBSA Gallery, Birmingham 2005

200 Rings Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA 2004, touring to – Obsidian Gallery Tucson, Arizona, USA 2005 Gallery M, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 2005, Shaw Gallery, Maine, USA 2005 & Facere Gallery, Seattle, Washington, USA 2006

Looking Over My Shoulder Lesley Craze Gallery, London 2004

Jewellery - Unlimited Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery 2004

Heavy Metal Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool 2003

Solo Showcase Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland 2002

Spoons Lesley Craze Gallery, London 2001

SOFA (International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art) Chicago, USA 2000

Metalsmith Exhibition in Print 2000 published by the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), USA 2000

Wendy Ramshaw with Catherine Hills & Elizabeth Bone Contemporary Applied Arts, London 2000               

Design Resolutions Royal Festival Hall London 1999               

New British Jewellery, British Art & Design Festival, Nana Hellwege, Stilwerk Hamburg, Germany 1998

Form and Content, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham 1998

Fifty Pieces of Gold Contemporary Applied Arts, London 1998

The Best of British Facere Gallery, Seattle, USA 1998

Britain Now Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA 1997          

Adorn & Adore Portcullis Gallery, Gateshead 1996

Parure Michèle Zeller Gallery, Switzerland 1995

New Jewellers Crafts Council Shop Islington, London 1995

Decorative Arts Today Bonhams, London 1995, 1996

PUBLICATIONS

2022 Silversmithing for Jewellery Makers – Techniques, treatments & applications for inspirational design. Search Press UK 2022 (Updated second edition) Also published in Italy, France, USA.

2012 Silversmithing for Jewellery Makers – Techniques, treatments & applications for inspirational design. Search Press UK 2011 & Interweave USA

WORK PUBLISHED IN

Design for Jewellery Makers, Louise Seijen ten Hoorn, Search Press UK 2023

Stonesetting for Jewellery Makers, Melissa Hunt, Search Press UK 2022

Joyería Contemporánea Anuario 2016 - 2017 (Contemporary Jewellery Yearbook 2016 – 2017), Grupo Duplex Spain 2016

Art Jewelry Today: Europe, Catherine Mallett Schiffer Publishing USA 2014

21st Century Jewelry: The Best of the 500 Series, Lark Books USA 2011

500 Silver Jewelry Designs, Lark Books, USA 2011

Jewellery Focus magazine September 2010

Goldsmiths’ Review 2009/2010, Palladium Feature, The Goldsmiths’ Company 2010

Bangles & Bracelets, Amanda Doughty, A&C Black London 2009

Art Jewelry Today 2, Jeffery B Snyder, Schiffer Publishing USA 2008

500 Pendants & Lockets, Lark Books, USA 2008

The Earring Book. Yvonne Kulagowski. A&C Black London 2007

500 Earrings. Alan Revere. Lark books, USA 2007

New Directions In Jewellery. Jivan Astfalck, Caroline Broadhead, Paul Derrez. Black Dog Publishing London 2005

500 Brooches. Marthe Le Van. Lark Books, USA 2005

1000 Rings. Robert. W. Ebendorf. Lark Books, USA 2004

Jewellery Unlimited. The Association for Contemporary Jewellery, Bristol 2004   

The Art of Jewelry Design – From Idea to Reality. Elizabeth Olver. Quarto Publishing London 2002 Marie Claire, Italy, August 2001        

Jewelry Design: The Artisan’s Reference. Elizabeth Olver. Quarto Publishing London 2000

Metalsmith, Exhibition in Print 2000. Published by The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), USA 2000.

The Metalsmith’s Book of Boxes and Lockets. Tim McCreight. A&C Black Publishers London 1999

Design Sourcebook: Jewellery. David Watkins. New Holland Publishers London 1999

TEACHING

2023 Tutor Soldering for Jewellery Makers K2 Jewellery Academy London

2019 – 2022 Tutor Jewellery Level 1 Diploma London Jewellery Workshop

2017 – Present Visiting Tutor Fine Jewellery City Literary Institute London

2017 – Present Tutor Try It Out Jewellery Making City Literary Institute London

2016 – Present Course Leader Contemporary Jewellery (year-long course) City Literary Institute London

2016 – Present Tutor Soldering Masterclass City Literary Institute London

2012 – Present Course Leader Develop your Jewellery Design & Making City Literary Institute London

2018 Tutor 20 Pieces in Five days: Jewellery Production (summer school) City Literary Institute London

2017 Tutor Working with Recycled Materials City Literary Institute London

2016 – 2017 Visiting Tutor: Advanced Jewellery Developing a Collection City Literary Institute London

2016 Tutor Transformed Treasures from Trash City Literary Institute London

2016 Tutor Geometric Jewellery (summer school) City Literary Institute London City Literary Institute London

2014 – 2016 Tutor Setting up a Jewellery Business City Literary Institute London

2015 – 2016 Tutor Selling at Trade & Retail Events City Literary Institute London   

2012 – 2015 Tutor Jewellery Introduction to Metalwork Camden College (WMC) London

2012 – 2014 Visiting Tutor City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Jewellery City Literary Institute London

2011 – 2016 Tutor Jewellery Making All Levels City Literary Institute London

1999 – 2001 Visiting Lecturer BA Hons Crafts Manchester Metropolitan University.

1997 Visiting Lecturer BA Hons Applied Arts University of Derby

1992 – 1995 Jewellery and Silversmithing tutor West Hertfordshire College

1989 Assistant to the Course Leader of Jewellery and Metalwork UCLA / RCA summer school.

MENTORING

2022 - 23 Mentor for individual jewellery designer maker. Providing tutoring, advice, information, guidance and constructive feedback, where appropriate, acting as the facilitator to develop the mentee’s understanding and awareness of best practice and, objectively evaluate the mentee’s plans and decisions

2013 – 2014 Mentor for Cockpit Arts / Prince’s Trust Creative Career Programme. Responsible for identifying the craft and design skills and knowledge areas that require strengthening, providing advice, information, guidance and constructive feedback, where appropriate, acting as the facilitator to develop the Mentee’s understanding and awareness of best practice and, objectively evaluate the Mentee’s plans and decisions

2008 – 2009 Mentor for Palmer Hamilton. One of 39 industry professionals who were linked to an emerging jewellery designer to give a year of one to one support, advice and guidance