1969 Flintshire School of Art
1971-74 Loughborough College of Art and Design (B.A. HONS) Silversmithing and Jewellery

AWARDS

1979 West Midlands Arts Workshop Grant
1993 West Midlands Arts Grant for Chelsea Crafts Fair
1996 The Ted Mahoney Award for Best Traditional Product B.C.T.F.
2001 West Midlands Arts Creative Ambition Award to attend Inhorghenta Munich
2002 West Midlands Arts Creative Ambition Award to research applying ceramic transfers to enamels
2006 Winner of The Kayman Award for a collection of silver jewellery sponsored by the BJA
2007 Commendation Design & Craftsmanship awards Goldsmiths’ Company

PART TIME LECTURING EXPERIENCE

1974-79 Mid Warwickshire College of Further Education
1975-79 Lanchester Polytechnic, Coventry
1988-90 Mid Warwickshire of College Further Education
1990-92 East Warwickshire of College Further Education
1991 Demontford University, Leicester
1991-94 Coventry University

RECENT SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2004 Jewellery Unlimited ACJ Bristol
2006 ‘Origin’ London Craft Fair, Crafts Council
2007 Dazzle, Glasgow
2007 Art in Action, Oxford
2007 Dazzle, Edinburgh
2007 ‘Origin’ London Craft Fair, Crafts Council
2007 Dazzle, Manchester (Christmas)

2008 'Fired Up' The Scottish gallery, Edinburgh

2008 Bowie Gallery @ Hay on Wye

2008 Liverpool Design show

COLLECTIONS

Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum
Stafford Museum and Art Gallery
Shugborough Hall
Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery
Liverpool Art Gallery and Museum

MEMBERSHIPS

B.S.O.E. Full member & selection committee
D.J.G. Full member
A.C.J. Full member
B.J.A. Full member & committee member

COMMISSIONS

1996 Tony Blairs’ Christmas gifts
2001 Major project for The British Museum
2001 Opened a contemporary jewellery gallery in Leamington Spa
2004 Judge for the British Jewellers Association @ Harrogate British Craft Trade Fair

December 2005 featured on ‘Woman’s Hour’ on radio 4