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Emma's innovative use of lush colours within little silver pods has developed into her signature range of eye-catching jewellery. One is transported into a 'sweet shop' of choice when offered her array of tempting cold enamel shades. "My pieces are bright little gems that appeal to the magpie in us all; they beg a closer look or even a peek inside."

Anne attended the School of Jewellery in Birmingham, taking a three year City and Guilds course in fine jewellery. She started her own business designing and making gold and silver gem-set jewellery.
"My work is inspired by the Art Nouveau period, so by using flowing lines in a simplified way I enhance the many unusual gemstones I like to set in my jewellery."

Hand working in 18ct gold, silver and platinum the inspiration for each piece originates through experimenting directly with the metal by folding, forging, fusing and twisting. The "raw" ideas created this way are fluid and organic, as the processes used to create them.
It is the expression of these ideas into jewellery which brings together the love of technical attainment and a appreciation for the infinite forms of nature.”

Katherine Campbell-Legg

Katherine's interest in three-dimensional form has in recent years shifted to include jewellery. Her work is essentially flat, and centres on surface texture and pattern. Simplicity of shape allows the pieces to be viewed as small "canvasses".
These subtle effects are combined with minimal details in 18ct gold. The contrasting colours of two metals and fine textures show the true qualities and beauty within the metal.

Anna de Ville has her workshop in the Jewellery Quarter and sells her work in the UK and as far afield as Japan. Her work is mainly in silver and is distinctive in its use of oxidisation. Inspiration comes from the natural world, especially the form and plumage of birds.

Abigail Fleissig

Abigail has been based in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter ever since graduating from Birmingham Polytechnic in 1977. Abigail’s work revolves around coloured stones and the shapes and patterns that complement them. Each piece is a ‘one-off’ designed around a specific stone or a combination of stones. Most of her work is made for commission to individual customers’ requirements, a process she finds very pleasant and fulfilling; both artist and customer are participating in a creative interchange.

Since establishing his workshop five years ago, Jaime has concentrated on developing his own silver designs and working to commission. Through commissions Jaime has had the opportunity to design & make some very special piece for his customers.
Individually crafted silver pieces for all occasions: Anniversaries, Birthdays, Retirement gifts, & Corporate Presentations.

Andrea has a shared workshop from which she has been producing her ranges of jewellery for four years. Her time there has been spent looking at different ways to introduce colour and texture into her work. Her jewellery includes the process of patination, the use of different metals, enamelling and the inclusion of materials such as leather and wood.

Rita Patel makes contemporary jewellery in silver and gold. She enjoys making tactile pieces often incorporating moving pieces within her work. Inspired by her cultural experiences her new collection combines gems and embroidery threads. She also undertakes commissions and bespoke pieces.

Originally a sculptor, Sara Preisler produced her first collection of jewellery in 1993. Alongside her own unique collections, she has also been selected to design and make jewellery for prestigious clients such as The Royal Shakespeare Company, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Molton Brown Cosmetics London and Selfridges. Sara Preisler's Jewellery is essentially sculpture with a function, every piece is hand carved, cast and finished to enhance its individuality and sculptural quality.

Miranda's jewellery is an abstract expression of what inspires her visually, such as aspects of nature. Miranda started her business in 2001, working from a shared workshop in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter. Both hand and batch production techniques are employed to make her work, which combines precious metals, resins and enamels.

Retaining the original essence of the subject, such as interesting grasses and seed heads hanging from winter-bare branches, Kate's drawings abstract and translate into contemporary jewellery. Pieces combine the contrasting colours of satin finished and oxidised silver with gold.
Kate trained at Stourbridge College of Art and Design, before completing a degree in Jewellery at Middlesex University.

Gemmologist, jeweller, enameller, and self taught gemstone artist. Memory combines these disciplines to create unique jewellery and gifts in which hand carved gems are combined with natural treasures such as, shells or fossils and encapsulated in precious metal. Her aim is to form a "Sculptured Gem" in which the shapes, colours and textures flow together.

Collette Waudby

While developing as a designer I have travelled extensively, finding the worlds changing landscape aesthetically influential. Its grace & intense beauty play an important role when designing my work. To compliment this, individual commissions can be discussed & designed in close consultation with the client.

Michele has had a designer jewellery workshop in the quarter since 1986, she makes small production ranges, one off pieces and enjoys working to commission. She is a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, and in April 2005 was elected president.
" Gemstones are so exciting. The colours are brilliant and the textures are varied. I look into their depths and ideas come bubbling up. They are all different and so are the designs they inspire. "

Since graduating from the University of Derby with an Applied Arts degree, Jenni has been designing and making her unique ranges of humorous jewellery from a workshop in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. Taking inspiration from such everyday activities as washing, cooking, and shopping as well as paper chain people, Jenni's jewellery is ideal as a gift. Often incorporating rhymes or wordplay, the pieces are elegant and wearable with a sense of fun.

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The inspiration for my jewellery derives from floral imagery found in modern and vintage textiles. Motifs are reduced to basic symmetrical shapes with crisp lines and a geometric edge. These simple shapes are used in repetition in two and three dimensional pieces. I produce combinations of silver in oxidised, gold plated, matt and shiny surfaces to create a wide variety of pieces. Diamonds add a special touch to some pieces.

My interest in jewellery started as I was studying fine art. But it is not after several years after finishing my degree that I decided to get involved in making and designing jewellery.
My work is often inspired by the shapes and forms found in nature. Ideas arise and are developed as I am manipulating the material: experimenting with shapes, textures and composition. In my research I am interested in exploring pattern, ‘visual movement’ and rhythm through the use of the line and repetition of the unit.

Sian Elizabeth Hughes

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