Back online: www.glintjewellery.co.uk

Phew!

Technical hitch

I'm having a little technical problem with my website which means my email isn't working either. Not fun, but everything will be back to normal within a couple of days. Apologies to anyone who has been trying to get in touch with me, I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Out of the Ordinary: Spectacular Craft

I just wanted to tell you about a really inspiring exhibition I went to last week at the V&A: Out of the Ordinary: Spectacular Craft . Art made with craft techniques/ artistic craft (or whatever you want to call it) has received a lot of much deserved publicity and discussion of late and while this exhibition is small in scale it showcases some really inspiring international artists/craftspeople.

I was really impressed by Susan Collis, who uses jewellery techniques where you would least expect to see them. I loved her table, where what appear to be watermarks and paint splashes are in fact made from inlaid mother of pearl, howlite and opal, among other things. I also really liked her dust sheets, which look paint-splatted until you inspect them more closely and see that they're meticulously embroidered. I tried to find some good images of her work but this is something that really only comes alive when you see in up close and personal. The images just look like ordinary screws, rawl-plugs, paint-splattered furniture and dust sheets!

Lu Shengzhong's papercut work (pictured above) was amazing too and really quite moving. Incredibly, each of the thousands of figures that make up the work is individually cut with scissors and scalpels.

There are photos of each artist's studio space on display as well, which is really interesting if you're anything like me and enjoy nosing around other people's spaces!

Happy 2008!

I'm just emerging from my post-Christmas hibernation to wish you all a belated happy new year and thanks everyone for a great 2007!
Don't know about you, but all I really feel like doing at the moment is watching films, eating roast dinners and knitting (a new obsession), but I'm gearing up for a big shop update with new pieces for spring....hopefully in time for Valentine's day.
I'll keep you posted with a sneak preview here before they go online....

15% OFF 12-16 December only

Can't make it to the Christmas Fair? To make things fair (no bad pun intended) on all the non-Londoners, I'm offering 15% OFF everything on the website from 12-16 December only!

Just type Xmas07 in the vouchers field at checkout.

The Angel Christmas Fair

If you're in the Islington area of London this weekend, come and see me at the Angel Christmas Fair!

There'll be affordable paintings, photography, illustration, fashion, textiles, jewellery, glass, ceramics and furniture to buy direct form the designers.

The Angel Christmas Fair
Candid Arts Trust Galleries (just across the road, near Angel tube station)
3 Torrens Street
Angel
EC1V 1NQ

15-16 December, 12 - 6pm

Fair Opening Times

Saturday 15 th December 2007: 12-6pm
Saturday 16 th December 2007: 12-6pm

I'll be selling everything at 15% off the website price , as well as some fair-only pieces in the £20-30 price range which would make ideal gifts.

Click here for more information

Nice to meet you!

Just popping in quickly and belatedly to thank everyone who turned up to see me at the Hidden Art Fair! It was lovely to see some of you face to face!

I had a great, if exhausting couple of days and met some fantastic makers. Among my favourites were Nadia Sparham who makes wonderful patterned textiles and ceramics. You might have seen her murals at Start and Cochinechine in London. Nick Fraser had some brilliant products too. I bought one of his black acrylic Christmas decorations which was perfect for a friend who doesn't really do frou-frou when it comes to home decor...kind of a techno-electro snowflake...

Ok, back to the work bench...