The Culture of Cutlery is a fascinating exhibition at The Goldsmiths’ Centre in London (open 22 Apr - 24 Jun 2026) exploring examples of European knives, forks and spoons designed for dining, dating from 1425 to the present day. I’m delighted to have my ‘Eucalyptus’ cutlery featured, loaned from the collection of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
Read More'Coed Coexist' exhibition is open at Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw, Llanbedrog. A huge Beech tree blew down in a storm in the grounds of the oldest gallery in Wales, and local artists Junko Mori and John Egan had the idea to honour the life of the tree by local artists processing it, completely, every part of it, transmuting it with the power of creativity.
Read MoreHave you ever been sawing out a sheet of metal and the saw frame bumps into the edge of the sheet to stop you from staying on your desired cutting line?
Read MoreHere's a top tip I got from the lovely (much missed) Tamizan Savill, which is so incredibly good, everyone should know about it…
Read MoreI first met Tony Bedford when I was exhibiting at Goldsmiths’ Fair, maybe in 2004, when he was a Director at Asprey, and he invited me to present some ideas. I’ll never forget…
Read MoreAs part of my QEST Scholarship in 2022 I went back up to Shetland to work with Rod Kelly again, after a brilliant week there in 2014 (on a Goldsmiths Company Master Craftsman Internship). I learned more….
Read MoreClive Burr is, and has been for many years, a very important and valuable mentor and friend. He often…
Read MoreI was teaching a workshop at JASSO (Jewellery and Silver Society of Oxford) in the late noughties when I learned that Ian Miller (who ran the courses there) had somehow managed to persuade Christopher Lawrence…
Read MoreMichael Good worked closely with the late, great Heikki Seppä, the Finnish Silversmith who pioneered Anticlastic Raising in the 1970s…
Read MoreIn 2001 my life shifted profoundly when I was supported by the Arts Council of Wales to spend two weeks training with Brian Clarke in Co. Wicklow, Ireland…
Read MoreBack in 2012 I took the rare opportunity to join a Masterclass in Birmingham with Cynthia (Cindy) Eid. I had long admired her work…
Read MoreI have been lucky enough to make the trip up to Aultbeag several times…
Read MoreIt has oft been said ‘you’re not a real silversmith unless you’ve made a teapot’ - a challenging project that draws together a lot of complex skills, and must function well. Nobody wants a dribblesome teapot!
Read MoreI’m thrilled to announce the V&A Museum has acquired Chockstones (I) for their permanent collection.
Read MoreA fun few days with Rebecca Oldfield in the workshop, troubleshooting some of her projects, including moving forward with a press-formed silver box
Read MoreJoin silversmith Rauni Higson in conversation with QEST CEO Deborah Pocock as they celebrate her first solo exhibition, Illuminating Silver with this online event.
Read MoreJoin Rauni for an informal walk and talk around the Illuminating Silver exhibition.
Read MoreHere then may be lived a life of the senses so pure, so untouched by any mode of apprehension but their own, that the body may be said to think. Each sense heightened to its most exquisite awareness is in itself total experience. This is the innocence we have lost, living in one sense at a time, to live all the way through.
Read MoreAugust closed on an ear-ringing high with a week of passing on skills in Sheffield, assisting Tony Bedford teaching eight enthusiastic silversmiths to raise a matching pair of vessels
Read MoreIn August 2022, I was honoured to have my work exhibited at the National Eisteddfod Lle Celf (Art Space).
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