Roll of Honour at the Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery

Dawn Shackley HDMC

I have always loved beads and jewellery, and first started making jewellery when I was a child. I began lampworking around 5 years ago, with a beginner course with Ray Skene. I have since done lampwork courses with Dora Schubert on enamels and foils, and a course on sandblasting and surface techniques with Julie-Ann Denton.

I began playing with silver metal clay at about the same time I began lampworking. After parting company with the computer industry in 2010, I had the opportunity to re-train, and took the Diploma course at Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery - and have not looked back! I love the possibilities of combining glass and silver, and enjoy experimenting with different materials to make jewellery.

I teach classes in lampworking and metal clay in my studio on the edge of the beautiful Gower peninsula in South Wales.

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Some examples of Dawn's work

Some examples of Chu-mei's work

 

Chu-mei Ho HDMC

I have always enjoyed making things, from general crafting, sewing, crochet or just gluing bits and bobs together. A couple of years ago, while looking to learn more jewellery making techniques, I discovered the magic of metal clay which is truly a fantastic media to work with. Most of my training has been at Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery and London Jewellery School with various British metal clay artists.

I love the shabby chic style, cute Japanese accessories and am very fond of Goth inspired art. I also take inspiration from anything around me and sometimes I find the best designs come through trial and error, which often leads to something quite unique and different.

After being a “regular” at London Jewellery School, the school director, Jessica Rose, asked me to be part of the team. Now I’m teaching metal clay and other jewellery making classes while continuing to work on my own creations. I’m grateful for each and every opportunity I have been given and thank all my fantastic teachers, who have been very generous passing on their knowledge and tips in working with metal clay.

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Sharon Burton HDMC

I first found out about PMC in 2006 and instantly fell in love with it. After experimenting at home for a while, I did several courses at MCSJ and haven't looked back.

I'm a marine engineer by trade so find the way you can construct metal clay fascinating and full of endless possibilities. My biggest problem is finding the time to 'play' but once settled at my workbench I'm lost in what I'm doing.

I've just signed up for the Metal Clay Masters Registry so that achieving the first level is my next challenge. I don't have a website at the moment but watch this space.

Some examples of Sharon's work

Julia Rai HDMC, Masters Registry IV

Since passing the PMC Diploma, I've been working with metal clay as much as I can. I really love making hollow forms like lentil beads and I'm exploring making open hollow forms. I also like experimenting with textures. I create lots of my own textures using tear away and photopolymer plates and I'm constantly on the look out for things to use in my work.

I've been teaching the Silver Metal Clay Diploma with MCSJ and love introducing people to metal clay. It's still such a new medium and people are blown away by the possibilities when I tell them about it.

I'm currently working towards the Metal Clay Masters Registry credential which is a huge challenge. I've learned so much and continue to develop as an artist with each project I approach. In February 2011 I achieved Level IV, the first person in the World to do so. I'm very proud of that!

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Pat Waddington HDMC

An example of Pat's work