Studied gold and silversmithing and design at the Lahti Design Institute Finland. Spent a lot of time watching and learning due to not being a Finnish speaker.
1992Final year of BA Hons Silversmithing and Jewellery Birmingham - considering differences between how skills are taught in UK and Finland
2010Set up business with help from the Princes Youth Business Trust
1997Spent two weeks with Brian Clarke on 'Through the Plasticity of Metal' course. Brian is an intuitive metalsmithing genius - I learned so much, I could see it was a way of life and a lifetime's work.
2001One week anti-clastic raising course with Michael Good at Brian Clarke's workshop in Ireland
2003Flat hammering course with Christopher Lawrence at JASSO - quarterly over 2.5 years, followed by one week with Brian Clarke to study large oval raising
2005Spent one week with Chris Lawrence in his workshop funded by ACW
2008Enrolled on one week course with Cynthia Eid in Birmingham studying Syn-clastic and Anti-clastic forming
2011Through the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, I spent time on the master craftsman Internship with Michael Lloyd
2012Through the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, I spent time on the master craftsman Internship with Rod Kelly in Shetland
2014Through the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, I spent time on the master craftsman Internship with Angus McFadyen
2015Through the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, I spent time on the master craftsman Internship with Malcolm Appleby
2016In 2016, with the support of the Incorporation of Goldsmiths, the Pearson Collection and Argex, CBS held its first technical pilot Skills Training Course led by Rauni Higson, 'Raising a Seamed Vessel with Tony Bedford'
2016During Elements II in Edinburgh, convened meeting with Mary Michel, Tony Bedford and Karin Paynter to discuss the development of a new flexible, national training model to teach specific technical skills to silversmiths and widen their skillset
2016Pitched 3 yr proposal to the Goldsmiths Centre - they supported in Nov 17
2017
Five courses
2018Five courses
2019Physical STP courses cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic. Pivoted to online training.
