All About Me (well, some of it).....
I try to produce jewellery pieces that are, in their own way, miniature pieces of art - things of beauty.
Many of my pieces have their own story or meaning, so please take time to read their descriptions. I hope that appreciating how and why a piece was made will add to your enjoyment of it.
I've tried to present my work in an honest and open way. I may be somewhat irreverant at times, but hope that you will find what you see both interesting and tempting.
Someone said that visiting here was like chatting to me in my studio. I was really pleased, because that's just how I want it to feel. On the other hand, if you just like to go "ooh, pretty", that's fine by me.
If you haven't noticed yet, I really don't like to take life too seriously. I never did, and don't intend to start doing so now. So it is with my jewellery.
I began making after retiring, growing my hair, and coming to enjoy life again (I've since cut it really short and started re-growing it, but I'm still enjoying life).
I shall now make a thinly veiled attempt to convince you that I am a warm and caring human being who you simply must buy lots of jewellery from by throwing in a picture of my cat. Meet Benny. He's a Maine Coon, and one of the nicest cats you will ever meet. Silver-cream is the colour. Appropriate, eh?
Many of my pieces have their own story or meaning, so please take time to read their descriptions. I hope that appreciating how and why a piece was made will add to your enjoyment of it.
I've tried to present my work in an honest and open way. I may be somewhat irreverant at times, but hope that you will find what you see both interesting and tempting.
Someone said that visiting here was like chatting to me in my studio. I was really pleased, because that's just how I want it to feel. On the other hand, if you just like to go "ooh, pretty", that's fine by me.
If you haven't noticed yet, I really don't like to take life too seriously. I never did, and don't intend to start doing so now. So it is with my jewellery.
I began making after retiring, growing my hair, and coming to enjoy life again (I've since cut it really short and started re-growing it, but I'm still enjoying life).
I shall now make a thinly veiled attempt to convince you that I am a warm and caring human being who you simply must buy lots of jewellery from by throwing in a picture of my cat. Meet Benny. He's a Maine Coon, and one of the nicest cats you will ever meet. Silver-cream is the colour. Appropriate, eh?
Why do I do it?
Benjamin
I had thought that the fun in making jewellery would be the actual fabrication process (well, I’m a bloke, so I would, wouldn’t I?). Then I found that sitting there with a sketch pad, dreaming and designing was fun as well.
What I wasn’t prepared for was the tension, the anticipation, the relief and the joy that I got when I presented my first commission to my first customer and saw the delight on her face.
I try to produce things that are just a little bit different, but still easily wearable. And, in many cases, they will be 'one-off's, so you know that you will be wearing something unique. You can read more about the design themes behind many of my pieces but, whatever the inspiration, to produce a beautiful object and to learn something new in the process is a wonderful reward.
I make jewellery for pleasure and if I can bring some to you, too, then so much the better.