Teaching
Coburg Workshops
Twisted Wire Bracelet Workshop - Saturday 18th January 2025 - 10am - 5pm
Join me for a fun and immersive 1-Day Twisted Silver Wire Bracelet workshop at Coburg House Art Studios! In this hands-on class, you'll have the opportunity to learn the basics of jewellery making. Come and discover how to manipulate wire, twist and shape it, and use drawplates to reshape your creations. In the morning, you'll be introduced to a variety of techniques to choose from, and then you'll use your favourite technique to create your own piece of silver jewellery to take away and wear with pride.
Curved Silver Ring Workshop -Saturday 1st March 2025 - 10am - 5pm
Discover how to use rolling mills and hammers to create unique textures on your metal, and master the art of ring making. In this 1-day class, you will be introduced to a variety of techniques and experiment with creating a series of samples. You'll then select your favourite texture and apply it to a sheet of silver to craft your own beautiful, curved silver ring to take home and show off to your friends and family.
Incorporating Pearls Workshop - 3rd May 2025 - Half day workshop
10am - 1pm or 2pm - 5pm
Join me for a half-day Incorporating Pearls Necklace workshop and unlock your creativity! In this hands-on session, you'll learn how to use wire to elegantly connect pearls onto a chain, creating a stunning piece of jewellery. Choose from a variety of design options, including pearl accents on a chain, pearl fringing, multi-layer chains, and more. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this workshop offers personalized guidance to help you craft a unique necklace. All materials are included in the course fee, so just bring your enthusiasm and leave with a beautiful, handcrafted piece.
Each of these classes will be limited to 5 students which is ideal for getting lots of one-to-one help and top tips. I have almost 20 years of teaching experience and love problem-solving to help you create your perfect piece.
'I really enjoyed the wire workshop today. You made each step in making our pieces simple, straightforward and easy to follow. I felt I learned a lot and really enjoyed the company of the others in the group and seeing their work. I am so pleased with the bangle I made and love wearing it. Thank you - really looking forward to your next workshop.' Helen
Monday Morning Class
In this fun morning class at Coburg House Art Studios you will have the opportunity of learning the basics of jewellery making including saw-piercing, soldering, texturing, forming and chain making. Suitable for complete beginners or students who want to develop their skills or work on a specific project. You will come up with ideas for your own personal project with advice from me and then be shown any additional techniques relevant to your project. The class will be limited to 5 students which is ideal for getting lots of one to one help and top tips. I have almost 20 years of teaching experience and love problem solving to help you create your perfect piece.
Corporate Jewellery Workshops
A fun and unique alternative to Whisky or Gin Tastings. I can offer different styles of workshops to cater for different sizes of groups. I can bring along a selection of work and give a presentation based on my work for large groups, or create bespoke jewellery making sessions for smaller groups of corporate clients. I have previously organised jewellery workshops for clients such as Visit Scotland and Reel-Time Events. Please see my brochure here and contact me for further details or a personalised quote.
Private Tuition
I offer one-to-one tuition in my studio with the student receiving a personal lesson tailored to their own needs. Starting from very basic techniques such as saw-piercing sheet metal and learning how to solder, students can progress to more complicated techniques such as bezel setting stones. I have had students who have made some jewellery in the past but would like to learn a new specific technique, or would just like to finish off some previous projects. I have also had students who just want a bit of advice on how to improve pieces to take them to the next step of selling to the public. If this is something which you are interested in then please contact me for more details.
Jewellery Experience Days
I am now offering the opportunity for you and a group of your friends to come along to the workshop and have a wonderful day of jewellery making. This is suitable for up to 5 people. You can arrange a date and time to suit you and your friends, and even specify how long you would like the workshop to run for, or what type of jewellery you would like to make. Prices start from £35 per person for a 1 hour Incorporating Pearls workshop. Please contact me for further details and a quote based on your requests.
University of Edinburgh - Centre for Open Learning
Wire Jewellery
Term 2
(13th January - 17th March 2025)
Wire is a versatile material to use for jewellery making as it comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. It creates light and flexible pieces and allows much larger and more sculptural results. You will be encouraged to develop a creative approach to designing and making your own simple and complex projects. You will design and produce your own wire jewellery projects using the techniques covered during the course. You will have the opportunity to explore a range of metals like copper, brass, and silver to create a variety of results. This course is suitable for beginners and more advanced students wishing to develop their skills.
Creative Rings and Bangles
Term 3
(14th April - 12th May 2025)
This short workshop-based course enables you to explore your potential as a maker of creative objects by producing an individual, stylish piece of jewellery, beginning with the simple band ring. You will explore different techniques used to texture metal using hand tools and hammers. This course will cover sawing, filing, soldering and roll printing with further experiments into bangle making to consider form and design.
