Artist statement
Concepts
I am a practising metalsmith, using precious and non-precious metals, and leatherworker, working mainly with hide. The two areas occasional meet to combine metal and leather, however, at the moment I develop work separately in the two disciplines. The techniques I use in metal can inform how I work in leather and vice versa. My metalsmithing MA research has explored the qualities of texture and form that I enjoy in both leather and ceramics. I have used these qualities in my work to express emotion. My current range of leathergoods investigates form without losing sight of function. The underlying theme of emotion is present in both disciplines.
Areas of work
Adult education
Curating
Exhibiting
Lecturing
Private commissions
Collections
University of Sheffield
Sheffield Assay Office
Goldsmiths Hall, London
Town Hall, Sheffield
Manchester Museum of Costume
Walsall Leather Museum
City Museum Collection, Sheffield
Qualifications and training
- 2001 MA, Metalwork and Jewellery, Sheffield Hallam University
- 1978 BA Hons, Silversmithing and Jewellery, Sheffield City Polytechnic
Solo exhibitions
- 2003 Solo show of metal vessels, Wimpole Hall, National trust., Cambridge
- 2003 Solo show of metal vessels, The Curve Gallery, Sheffield
Group exhibitions
- 2008 Art in Action,, Waterperry Gardens, Oxford
- 2008 The Metal Gallery, Silver Vaults, Chancery Lane, London
- 2007 Origin (The Crafts Council show), Somerset House, London
- 2007 'Bags of Style', Walsall Leather Museum, Walsall
- 2006 British Library, London Architecture Biennale, Euston Road, London
Corporate commissions
- 1997 Bronze and Sterling Silver Medals, Lord Dainton, Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, Sheffield
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2006 .2004, '03, '02 & 2000 -Awards given, Yorkshire Arts Award / Arts Council Awards, Dewsbury
Educational experience - tertiary
- 2006 visiting lecturer, MA Surface Pattern, University of Central Lancashire
Other
- 2007 Elected, Member of the Art Workers Guild, Bloomsbury, London
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