Jewellery

I started making jewellery after I finished my MA in London. I lived in a small flat in Sheperds Bush and couldn`t afford a studio, so I didn`t have the luxury of being able to make room sized installations, so needed to make something small! Jewellery seemed like the perfect solution, so I joined a jewellery-making course with a friend and we giggled our way through it…After this course I continued to experiment and it gradually became part of my practice. The following year I went to New Zealand for three months for an artists` residency at an art centre near Wellington. It was here I spent three blissful months developing my jewellery practice

When I first came to live in the rainy, but very lovely, city of Manchester, my childhood friend and I set up our own accessory studio Ellie and Lou in the Manchester Craft and Design Centre. I now make from my lovely studio at home near Manchester.

I now use laser cutting technology to create unique and delicate shapes that I then layer, playing with depth. I use different materials like; walnut, acrylic, feathers, ribbon and fabric. The pieces often connect to a certain places that evoke a nostalgic elegance, often using an art deco palette to hand paint each piece. I am inspired by architecture in particular art deco interiors, as well as craft techniques, such as quilling and decoupage. I exhibit my collections in various places and galleries such as Yorkshire Sculpture Park and they are stocked widely; featuring in British Vogue as well as popular blogs like Creative Review etc.

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Jewellery blog


Cecilia…


This necklace is named after a good friend who has always inspired and supported me…..I designed this by making the shapes three-dimensionally out of leather- drawing doesn`t inspire, so i like to use my hands to make when i`m designing.

Auntie Kay….


I decide i couldn`t not name my necklaces after putting so much thought into designing and making them…..This is the first necklace that the name just came to me based on a mirror at my Auntie Kays farm house….i have always loved it ever since i was small when it belonged to my Grandma. It`s made from mirrored acrylic, with engraved detail.

 

Brooches and headpieces….


Just to give you a taster of the kind of things you`ll soon be able to buy……handmade brooches lovingly made with guinea foul feathers- i love these feathers they have an art deco feel to them- sometimes i`ll use leather, ribbon and sometimes semi precious stones….to create the centre of the brooch…the stone here is a smoky quartz- one of my favourite stones. Wear them on a scarf round your neck or as a head piece on a head band and they`ll add a handmade elegance to any outfit!

Below is one of my peacock combs…i twist and bend the peacock feather to create this….so each one is completely unique….they comb firmly in your hair, to be worn down the pub for some understated glamour ( i don`t like to save special things just for best) or for that special night out.

Online Shop….


I am feeling so christmassy thanks to going to cut a christmas tree down yesterday! AND christmas at the mill….thanks for coming if you popped along….I`ve been taking photographs and getting my online shop ready so nearly there………will let you know when it`s up and running.

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