Amy fuses industrial and precious materials to create bold, one off contemporary jewellery. Amy primarily combines cement with striking metalwork, nature and gemstones, heavily inspired by Brutalist architecture and challenging society’s perception of ‘precious’.
With architectural undertones running throughout Amy’s work, contrasting with recognisable fine and historic jewellery elements, her designs are anything but ordinary.
Amy's latest work concentrates on multifunctional objects. Bringing decorative ceramics together with predominantly silver jewellery to create wearable art for the body and home.
Amy also teaches fun and hands on jewellery workshops in her Leeds based studio and runs 4 or 6 week jewellery courses in her Sunday Jewellery School.
Amy studied at BA level at Sheffield Hallam University where she developed her signature style. Since moving back to Leeds, UK, Amy has continued to champion contemporary jewellery through her own work, teaching, mentoring and curating. Amy returned to education to complete a Masters Degree in Creative Practise with Leeds Arts University. This return to education has seen a huge development in her work, and expanded her practise to multifunctional jewellery, ceramics and metalwork linking the body and home. Amy is focuses on the Japanese carving technique of Kurinuki, and combining this with primarily silver chain work. Cement is still a huge part of Amy's practise and can be found throughout her designs.
For the last 5 years Amy has been teaching jewellery workshops, a fun and hands on session where you can walk away with your own silver ring or bangle made from scratch, perfect for beginner level and all round fun days acitivity. Amy also runs 4 or 6 weeks jewellery courses through her Sunday Jewellery School. These courses aim to fill the gap of the ever decreasing jewellery based courses in the North. The classes start from beginners skills to intimidate and she also hosts Mentored Making Sessions for jewellers to come together and have access to larger scale tools and assistance with projects.
All of Amy's collections can be viewed on her website, and any available pieces can be purchased from her online shop. Workshop information and booking links can also be found, just follow the links on this page!
