About me

Hey I'm Charl, an artist and designer from Merseyside, based in Scotland. I grew up surrounded by nature and this became the main inspiration for my work, from collecting shells and fossils as a child I learnt how to set them into jewellery at university, and from admiring the beauty of my washed up sea finds I grew to make textured metalwork trying to capture the rough nature of the ocean. I have always had a strong appreciation for the environment and try to show the importance of this through my designs. I hope that through my work I connect people with their love for the environment and make people stop, think and look a little closer at the beauty of the natural world around us. Instagram: @dust.designs Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/dustdesignsshop/

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Projects

• Lost Wax Cast ringsBy using the method of lost wax casting, I have been hand carving bubbly, organic shaped rings inspired by the ocean. Each ring is completely unique and made to the customers desired size and style. I cast these rings into recycled silver, saw, file and polish them into the pieces seen below. I'm loving this new way of working and have more pieces in the making which I can't wait to show! Insta: dust.designs
• Lockdown CollectionDuring these times and having no access to a studio, I wanted to remain creative and make jewellery but now from home for the time being. This is why I started working with polymer clay to create a jewellery collection at an affordable price. Here I will include some images of the pieces and the link to my etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/dustdesignsshop/
• Lockdown photoshoot of handmade piecesThis is a collection of images showing a variety of pieces that I have hand made including earrings, pendants, rings, hair pins and enamelled metal shapes.

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Projects credited in

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  NEW DESIGNERS 2020 - EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART: BA (Hons) MA & MFA Jewellery & SilversmithingJewellery and Silversmithing (J&S) is an exciting programme that teaches you to design and make thoughtful, well-made and considered work. The J&S department is small and friendly with a big international reputation as one of the UK's leading courses in the field. Our philosophy is to combine material and technical innovation with traditional craft techniques and concepts long associated with this historic discipline. Our objective is to enable you to design and create personal, individual p
• Edinburgh College of Art -School of DesignIn the School of Design we develop methods and approaches to people and culture that equip our students to design excellence into our lives. Our philosophy We are not just designing artefacts. By understanding the world around us, and understanding where design vision and ideas lie within a global context, we develop challenges to the way we live. Through a process of collaboration, we encourage students to build with us a collective philosophy of what design is and what it might become. Making connections Edinburgh is a world-leading centre of knowledge in science, engineering and innovation. The School of Design is developing a network of these key partners which will place the School at the forefront of research development. Our mission The studio and workshop environment in the School of Design is spectacular. Our staff are leading practitioners and theorists in their fields. We encourage our designers to create visions and identities that are both innovative and sustainable. We are educating not only problem-solvers but also opportunity-seekers. Our students will become the designers/thinkers/makers who will positively shape the world we inhabit.

Work history

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SilversmithHamilton and Inches
May 2019 - Aug 2019Edinburgh, United KingdomInternship
10 week scholarship for a summer placement and Hamilton and Inches, helping to further develop my metal work skills and begin to practise hand engraving.

Skills

• Painting
• Drawing
• Design
• Jewellery Making
• Jewellery Design
• Silversmith
• Metal Smithing
• Adobe Photoshop

Education

BA(Hons) Jewellery and SilversmithingEdinburgh College of Art
Sep 2017 - Jul 2020Edinburgh, United Kingdom
3 years of studying Jewellery and Silversmithing in workshops and creating my own collections of work.
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Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignBirkenhead Sixth Form College
Sep 2016 - Jun 2016Birkenhead, United Kingdom
1 year of intense art and design covering darwing, painting, scultpure, glass work, ceramics and metal work.