jewellery

I have always enjoyed keeping side projects going while working on big paintings, so making jewellery seemed to me to be a natural extension of the gilded mosaic bands on my new work.

My one-off brooches and pendants incorporate many of the shells, stones and Venetian glass pieces from my vast collection, but I am also using the contents of my mother’s amazing heirloom button box. Friends are also donating broken jewellery, old buttons, old china from their gardens and their beach finds to the project.

Prices start at around £55 and I also offer a commission service, whereby your own precious trinkets such as old jewellery or significant coins — perhaps dating from a special year — can be incorporated to create something glittering, glamorous and precious which will be treasured forever.
A selection of brooches. Click on this image to see a high-resolution version (over 100 Kb file size)
 
Brooch with a vintage enamel button and Venetian glass. Click on this image to see a high-resolution version (over 100 Kb file size)

Brooch with a vintage enamel button and Venetian glass
Brooch with an old coin and Venetian glass. Click on this image to see a high-resolution version (over 100 Kb file size)

Brooch with an old coin and Venetian glass
Brooch with a vintage button and Venetian glass. Click on this image to see a high-resolution version (over 100 Kb file size)

Brooch with a vintage button and Venetian glass
Brooch with a vintage button, shell and imitation pearls. Click on this image to see a high-resolution version (over 100 Kb file size)

Brooch with a vintage button, shell and imitation pearls
Brooch with an old coin, gem stone and Venetian glass. Click on this image to see a high-resolution version (over 100 Kb file size)

Brooch with an old coin, gem stone and Venetian glass
Brooch with a vintage brass military button and Venetian glass. Click on this image to see a high-resolution version (over 100 Kb file size)

Brooch with a vintage brass military button and Venetian glass
Brooch with an old coin, gem stone and Venetian glass. Click on this image to see a high-resolution version (over 100 Kb file size)

Circular half-crown brooch
Pendant with a half-penny and Venetian glass. Click on this image to see a high-resolution version (over 100 Kb file size)

Pendant with a half-penny and Venetian glass
Pendant with an old coin, gem stone and Venetian glass. Click on this image to see a high-resolution version (over 100 Kb file size)

Pendant with an old coin, gem stone and Venetian glass