I love walking and as I write this I am looking forward to my favourite month September. Collecting fallen chestnuts and acorns that are found under foot along my way whilst I take in the wonderful change in jewelled colours that surround me is a perfect tonic. What could be better than being surrounded...
As summer is upon us I wanted to focus on the Scottish jewellery designer Linda Macdonald. Linda, who wears her heart on her sleeve, is inspired by nature and the beautiful countryside where she lives. All this imagination is captured within her work and I managed to catch up with her earlier this year...
I do enjoy a bit of stargazing and this year is particularly special as we celebrate 50 years of Apollo 11’s epic journey to the moon. I found it hard to tear myself away from all the TV coverage which really was truly inspirational! Although we may not all want astronaut prints or sparkly...
Over the next few months I am going to take a look at jewellery inspired by nature. So with the signs of spring in the air and Mother’s Day fast approaching, I have been seeking out recently launched designs and you may notice there is a nature theme going on. The eighteenth-century jewellery designers...
This month we take a look at other greatly loved motifs used in jewellery design. Every year jewellers create variations on natures theme and none more so than insects, birds and butterflies that continue to inspire artists past and present. Butterflies were by far the most popular insect; they were featured on tiny pins...