Making Jewellery - Inspirations

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Sala Faruq

Using an unusual material Sala creates beautiful jewellery from a fruit of the field.
By Kira Withers-Jones

Aluminium art jewellery

Inspired by a sculptural pun in his garden, Michael Peckitt has created a range of colourful aluminium jewellery.
By Kira Withers-Jones

Enamelled seed pod pendant

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Natural forms have inspired Loretta Harmer to create unique, organic jewellery using a range of techniques.
By Kira Withers-Jones

Beads inspired by the sea

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Lampworker Mari Hughes is fascinated by the stormy seas that erode the coastline of Wales. She created a bead to reflect the patterns she sees in these swirling waves.
By Kira Withers-Jones

Rock pool inspired jewels

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Inspired by memories of her childhood holidays, Julia Zakrzewski created a wave-like wire-wrapped necklace, reminiscent of Cornish rock pools.
By Kira Withers-Jones

Designed in Photoshop

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A visit to a charity shop inspired Mandy Nash to design this colourful brooch

The gift of an idea

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A present from her husband inspired Samantha Halliwell to create the design for this modernist silver lariat.

Victoria Webber

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Inspired by childhood stories Victoria creates unusual jewellery pieces from an out-of-the-ordinary medium.
By Kira Withers-Jones

Ordinary objects turned into silver

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A love of practical objects and the meaning we give to our possessions led Rachel Llewellyn to create a bracelet where the charms aren’t quite what they seem.
By Kira Withers-Jones

Rock inspired resin ring

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Su Trindle’s graffiti ring reflects an amalgamation of inspirations from her holiday in Cornwall.
By Kira Withers-Jones

Colourful carnival mask

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The vibrant Venetian masks Joy Funnell saw when on holiday in Venice were the inspiration behind this beautiful metal clay pendant.
By Kira Withers-Jones