Re-imagining the ordinary

I will be teaching 3 Day Classes in Bristol in August, 6th, 9th and the 13th. It will be nice to be in Bristol and see some familiar faces and new ones too! If you fancy learning a new skill or have an ongoing project you would like to spend some time on then head over to kasasagi-studios.co.uk #newskills #beginnerssilversmithing #silverjewellery #handmadejewellery @kasasagi.studios @alicegoldsack @fridaylawrence.hca.jd

This morning I am stewarding at the FarOpen summer exhibition at the Dean Heritage Center.. in between chatting with visitors I am doing some research for my upcoming dissertation! It really is a beautiful spot in the heart of the forest! @faropen.artists @fridaylawrence

My great friend an I have put together this jewellery showcase and sale to say Bon voyage to @alicegoldsack and celebrate her past and present students, it is also a chance to meet the tutors who are taking the reigns and will be teaching various classes from now on @kasasagi.studios @captaingrimace @alicementerjewellery @theoccasionalgoldsmith Come along and meet the makers and new tutors @theforgebristol THIS SUNDAY. 15th June 12-5pm There will be an amazing selection of varied jewellery to buy.. *Contemporary silver jewellery *Fashion Jewellery *Wax carve to cast jewellery *Themed gaming jewellery *Traditional and artisan jewellery I will be bringing along the new collections I have been designing as part of my degree… (of which I have 1 year left!) SEE IN BRISTOL…..

So it wasn’t just my dad’s creativity I inherited… massive shout out to my mum too! If I wanted something new, a toy for example, she would say ‘let’s make one’ this delightful dolly is the result of one of those moments. It has been sitting on a very high, dusty and grimy shelf for about 35 years. I think it was my first go at using a sewing machine and not an electric one either it was a beautiful old singer, it’s actually still going! I remember making it so well.. the legs are different sizes and she has a broken neck but still quite the charmer!! 😆@irenelawrence508 #ragdoll

When I started making jewellery lots of people said to me ‘you need to share your story’ ‘people love to know the person, the maker and at first I found the idea of this quite intrusive and thought, why can’t people just buy what I make, why do they need to know about me? Then over the many years I have been using social media to advertise what I do and now studying at university I have come to understand the importance of ‘knowing the artist…’ it can give the buyer a much more meaningful piece of jewellery or art, not just because they love the piece of jewellery but because they understand the meaning and reason behind a piece from the makers point of view. It’s not just jewellery that I make there is so much more to it.. these photos are of the farriers trug that my Dad, Sim used when he was working as a farrier. It is a long time ago now but seeing and handling all the tools again made me realise it all comes from this set of tools and these very horseshoe very nails that I would sit and play with as a child while my dad was working. My Farrier collection will be forever so much more special to me now and I will always continue it. #deaddadsclub #farrier #horseshoenail #silverhorseshoenailjewellery ewellery #slightleworriedihavebecomesentimental!

A great day teaching in Bristol at the workshop of @alicegoldsack it was an one day all day class, the students were ambitious and worked really hard to produce this lot of creative jewellery! They were a lovely bunch! If you are interested in learning head over to alicegoldsack.com to book in a day class or 12 week course.