I have been making Jewellery for over 40 years. At school it was the only thing that I ever wanted to do and a very helpful metalwork teacher, Mr Potter, encouraged me to persue it as a career. I signed up for a City and Guilds course at the Birmingham Jewellery School and finished there in 1977. At the age of 19 I moved to London to work for Andrew Grima and later Gilian Packard. Then I enrolled at Middlesex University for a BA and consequently set up my business in 1987. I was interested in Fashion, and presented my work at London Fashion week for many years. I combined making batch-produced jewellery and creating unique tiaras for brides and movies such as 'Shakespeare in Love' and 'The Wedding Date'. By 2000 the batch-production was taking up most of my time, and I was not enjoying my work as much anymore. I realised that it is the process of making jewellery by hand that drives me. I decided to change the way I worked, and have designed more labour-intensive, largely handmade collections since then. Each piece now allows for a little improvisation and is lovingly made with a lot of joy.

Film work

My work can be seen on some of today's most famous stars. Gwyneth Paltrow wears 2 of my tiaras in the film "Shakespeare In Love". Actress Dianne Weist and most of the cast wears my creations in the final ball scene in Sky TV's mini-series "The 10th Kingdom".

Other clients & accolades

Other clients have included Joan Collins, Dawn French and the Duchess of Gloucester.

Three items of my earlier work can be seen in the Permanent Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Royal Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

My work has been featured in Vogue, Tattler, Harpers and Queen, Bride and Groom, Brides, You and Your Wedding, and Wedding and Home magazines.

EDUCATION
1982-1985 Middlesex University - BA hons degree in Three Dimensional Design specialising in jewellery design.
1974-1977 Birmingham School of Jewellery - City and Guilds in fine Jewellery.
EXHIBITIONS
Oct 2003 Chelsea Craft Fair, Town Hall Chelsea, London.
May 2003 Love Story Exhibition, Goldsmiths Hall London.
Oct 2002 Chelsea Craft Fair , Town Hall ,Chelsea ,London.
June 2002 South West Academy of Fine Art 2002 Open Exhibition.
May 2002 Tiara in the Tiara Exhibition at the V & A London.
Mar 2001 'Tiaras will be worn' Exhibited at the Sam Shaw Gallery, Maine USA.
Feb 2001 'Tiaras will be worn' Exhibited at the SNAG conference in Virginia USA.
Oct 2000 'Tiaras will be worn' Exhibition at Velvet Da Vinci in San Francisco USA.
I have exhibited at numerous Dazzle exhibitions including Dazzle Invites at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow.
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
A Tiara in 18 carat gold commissioned for The Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery for the museum to commemorate the Queens Golden Jubilee 2003.
Work in the permanent collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Scottish Museum in Edinborough.
COMMISSIONS
2001 Commissioned to design and make catwalk jewellery for fashion designer Sharon Wauchob for her winter collection in Paris, France.
1999 Commissionedto design and make tiaras for the Cable Network film The 10th Kingdom, starring Dianne Weist.
1998 Commissionedto design and make tiaras for Gwyneth Paltrow in the film Shakespeare in Love.
AWARDS
2003 Second Place in the Tahitian Pearl Competition, Ring category.