WORK in a London jewellery company.
Learning at work When I finished my jewellery studies in London I decided to remain there a while. Also as I wanted to continue making
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Design
Design – Craft-Jewellery
It is a subject that confuses, what is it and why is it important? Design is the set of principles that moves an idea through
Jewellery
The Elephant Necklace
In 2013 when I read about jeweller David Poston’s exhibition : Necklace for an Elephant and other Stories held in Middlesex University in the UK
Design
Brooch – Memory
A long narrow piece of jewellery – a brooch, I saw on exhibition in London intrigued me for years. I recalled words under glass domes
Inspiration
Harvest-Knots and Lunasa
Harvest Festival in Ireland. Crops are harvested in August. The time marks also the onset of autumn in Ireland. Traditionally a festival is held when
Jewellery
Marika Jewellery – An Iconic Brand.
The aesthetics and skills involved in the making of objects have been influenced by visitors to Ireland through every period of her history, with the mid-twentieth particularly
Design
Two Craft Design Stories from Twentieth Century Dublin.
In the 1960s Dublin was home to some influential craft design situations. Design is the wonderful process whereby a thought is realised into functional, often
