6th November 2004 - 15th January 2005

The Craft Centre & Design Gallery is well renowned for the quality and diversity of work on display in the annual jewellery exhibition. This year is no exception. Fifteen jewellers have been chosen to take part in order to capture the direction of contemporary jewellery at the present time. The designers are both up and coming and well established makers who utilise a variety of materials and techniques.

Alena Asenbryl creates pieces made up of plastic tubing which seems to glow with colour. The tubing is hand dyed and sliced up into individual shards that are then threaded together.

Donna Barry fuses very thin precious metals allowing different textures and imprints to evolve with a hint of movement.

Laura Baxter (below right) makes silver and gold jewellery inspired by botanical forms. Designs reflect how plants change and grow throughout the seasons.

Shimara Carlow (left) combines silver and 18ct gold with found objects such as pods, feathers and leaves to create tactile and wearable jewellery.

Emma Gale's delicately fine jewellery contrasts surface finishes and textures utilising gold, silver, perspex, paper and gold leaf.


Jane Hay
embroiders hand dyed silks in rich colours to reflect gardens and greenery. The miniature embroideries are framed in silver to make wearable earrings, necklaces and brooches.

Cath Hill has many influences from raindrops to sycamore seeds and ancient jewellery. She is intereste in rich surface texture on metal and uses this in her jewellery combined with enamels to highlight certain areas.

Susan Kerr (below) combines silver with paper and leather to create desirable jewellery inspired by natural forms.

Anna Lewis' delicate use of feathers in her wor creates ghost like and ephemeral qualities. Some feathers are printed with traces of imagery from old postcards, fabrics, letters and keep sakes.

Lucy Martin uses the natural colours of precious and semi precious stones to create a collection of 'rainbow-like' jewellery.

Carlo meng-yi Yeh beautifully handcrafts jewellery inspired by Japanese culture using precious metals and semi precious stones.

Wendy Sarah Pacey transforms clear and coloured Perspex sheet, stainless steel wire and foils using heat and pressure into fantastically coloured and patterned pieces.


Stephanie Summerhill
produces eye catching and unique jewellery in brightly coloured and transparent resin. Creating simple, crisp and precise shapes in a range of different designs.

Lynsey Walters (right) makes colourful and delightfully naive hand felted necklaces, brooches and rings from merino and lambswool with hand applied decoration.

The exhibition opens Saturday 6th November 2004 and will run until 15th January 2005.

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