I look to the natural world for inspiration when making pieces of jewellery whether it be plants and flowers or the elements.  The organic shapes and forms that I find through drawings and photographs are then manipulated by changing the scale or fragmenting the objects to create new and interesting images which are then translated into three dimensional objects.  The focus of my work is mainly concerned with form and shape. Making jewellery that consists of a number of similar components plays an important part in my work having used casting and photo-etching to achieve this. 

Experimenting with the combination of traditional jewellery materials with less traditional materials such as fabric or plastic is something that I aim to continually investigate.  The combination of precious materials with non-precious materials creates an interesting dialogue as they oppose each other in terms of cost and tradition yet seem to compliment each other aesthetically. 

Interaction between the jewellery and the wearer has become a common theme in my most recent work.  Each piece requires to either be touched or moved around, exciting the senses, making them all playful objects in different ways.  This means that each item of jewellery is completely unique with each presenting different ways in which it will be worn and work with the body.

                                                            BA Applied and Decorative Arts with first class honours

2001-2002                                         Kent Institute of Art and Design

                                                            BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design):  Distinction