About me

I am Jeweller from Derry, Northern Ireland currently living in Rochester, Kent. Recently Graduated in 2019 in BA (Hons) Sliversmithing, Goldsmithing and Jewellery First Class Honours. Making for me is a way of exploring my world, developing understanding, meaning and developing a creative voice. This approach allows me to challenge perceptions towards defining new approaches to making within existing norms which lead to critically reflecting upon them. The current project investigates how jewellery is worn by exploring alternatives to conventional ways of attachment and wear-ability. As a maker I am intrigued by the relationship that jewellery shares with the body, unlike any other art form jewellery is worn, it occupies an intimate space that is unique to each individual wearer. The complicated language of jewellery which is adornment, sentimentality and tradition. It is about adornment and consideration of the wearer as the wearer can either wear the pieces loose or participate with the piece to showcase it in its full form. This is something that as a maker I have begun to investigate and have become intrigued about how we wear jewellery and how it is almost a subconscious act. By creating pieces that required the wearer to stop and think; breaking the normal subconscious act becomes something rather interesting and starts to get the wearer to think about their objects that they want to adorn their body with.

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Projects

• British Art Medal 2019'Plod On', was inspired by the motion to continue on no matter what may be in the way. This is shown as on the front of the medal features a pair of wellies boots walking through a cow pat. Whilst on the back ,is the country side (the view from my home in N.Ireland).
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  British Arts Medals 2018'Hands Across The Divide', was inspired by a statue in my hometown of Derry, Northern Ireland. The statue is of two men, both with arms stretched out towards one another, hands nearly touching, but not quite. Yet it is in this gesture of almost shaking hands, each man is acknowledging the others humanity.
• Keeping The 'Piece'This collection was inspired by the investigation into containment. The elements in the pieces all work together to keep the piece whole. ​Materials: Jesmonite, Sliver and Rope

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Work history

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Junior AssistantKayo Saito
Jan 2019United KingdomFreelance
I create the individual elements that make up the neckpieces and earrings for kayo

Skills

• Jewellery
• Jewellery Making
• Art Jewellery
• Bench Jeweller
• Assistant Admin

Education

BA) Hons Silversmithing Goldsmithing and JewelleryUniversity for the Creative Arts
Sep 2016 - Jun 2019Rochester, United Kingdom