Custom Cufflinks
This was a nice little Christmas collaboration with Twain Design Jewellers in Toronto. Enameling is not always easy, though it might seem so if you did it at summer camp! … Continue reading
I Have Pieces in the British Museum!
I was delighted earlier this year to be approached by the British Museum to make some pieces to go with their “Scythians: Warriors of Ancient Siberia” exhibitions. They are not, of … Continue reading
Plique-a-Jour
Plique-a-jour is usually considered to be one of the most difficult techniques of enamelling. I took a class with Fay Rooke a few years ago, and spent about 60 hours … Continue reading
Crow and Lamb Table
This was a really exciting commission that I got from Beeken Parson Furniture in Vermont. They had a client whose last name was also Crowe, and whose wife’s maiden name was … Continue reading
Lagan Love Collection: Leanan Sidhe
The Aes Sidhe (pronounced ees shee) are the fairy folk of Ireland. Literally it means the people of the mounds – as Irish folklore identifies mounds as the dwelling place … Continue reading
Lagan Love Collection
Lagan Love is a novel that has many levels. On the surface it is the story of an ill-starred love affair- but on a deeper level it is about the … Continue reading
Sun and Sword
This was a special order that Sarah at “Made You Look” asked me to be involved in. One of her other designers, Ulrich Dehez was going to do the silver … Continue reading
Tree Forge
I have been finding that videos are a great way of letting people in to the process of making an enamel. Even after describing the progression people are often quite … Continue reading
Dream
I wanted to use this blog to document some of the processes that I deal with in enamelling. I have often set up the camera to take shots of the … Continue reading
Toronto Irish Players
I was delighted to be commissioned by the Toronto Irish Players to design the award for the Acting Irish International Theatre Festival, which they hosted in 2006 (It is hosted … Continue reading
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