& Vintage Pop up Shop

A selection Of my Work is also available at & Vintage https://www.facebook.com/pages/-vintage/208637192548433 a pop up shop that a friend of myn has set up and is on for the next three weeks only, It is Open everyday 10am until 4pm with Late Nights till 7pm on Thursdays Until 22nd December 

 Fantastic chance to get some amazing unique Christmas pressies .Everything from gorgeous vintage finds to lisa stickley make up bags and purses xX

Pebble Range Oriel Myrddin Gallery , Carmarthen

November flew buy, I now have my winter hat, scarf and gloves out and everyone seems to be getting festive!! I have been in the workshop busy making and preparing Christmas orders. I have also sent some of my work to south wales. Where my Silver Pebble Range is Currently on display and available for sale at Oriel Myddin. 

http://www.orielmyrddingallery.co.uk/

In Carmarthen  Carmarthen really is a gorgeous part of the country. The gallery is a great opportunity those unique Christmas gifts that you can't buy on the high street. The Gallery is Open Monday -Saturday 10am - 5pm. 

London Design Festival September 2011

About London for London deign festival   

It was a great time to be about London In septemebr there were so many things going on all over the city, I was lucky enough to visit a few of these things. Orgin at old spitalfields market http://www.originuk.org/ the contemporary craft fair. The work on sale was fantastic I particularly
enjoyed seeing the work by Maya.http://www.mayaselway.com/Jewellery.aspx 

I also went to have a look around Tent London a design trade show at the Old Truman Brewery on Bricklane were they had Fantastic work  from national and international designer makers, then onto the Dezeen pop up shop http://www.dezeen.com/ and to the V&A before having to get the train back to wales again.

                                        

                                        

Above are photos of an instillation by AL_A and Arup A Huge breathe taking contracted Wooden wave outside the entrance of the V and A http://www.londondesignfestival.com/events/timber-wave-amanda-levete-architects as part of the London Design Festival. 

Whilst inside I visited  The Power of Making Exhibition where again the work was fantastic and really worth a visit. 

The Jewellery quater Birmingham

Last Friday I took the 2nd year Jewellery Students from where I am a jewellery technician/Demonstrator at North Wales School of Art and Design  ttp://www.nwsad.co.uk/ to the jewellery Quarter in Birmingham. I have visited the jewellery quarter on a few occasions but hadn't been to the jewellery museum. It was like an Aldan's cave. It had been left pretty much how the owners had left it over 50 years ago. Everything from the tools,machines and the the torches are still in full working order. They do daily tours of the museum where a guide takes you around and talks you though the history of smith and pepper ltd . Well worth a visit. 

After been wowed by the museum we went along to the jewellery tool shops. I always think its great to actually see and get the feel of tools before you buy them so this was a good opportunity to do just that.

http://www.bmag.org.uk/museum-of-the-jewellery-quarter

http://www.suttontools.co.uk/

Be part of the sketch book project !!!

http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject?utm_source=Art+House+Co-op+List&utm_campaign=629f4e3053-lastchance&utm_medium=email 

Pink knitted Bobble Hat

Its starting to get autumnly out there.

I love this time of the year for all the colours and textures that are around. I wanted to make my niece something so I thought what better than a hat and mittens to keep her warm and cosy over the autumn and winter months up in Glasgow.As it gets pretty chilly up there.

Hopefully we all will have a good few more sunny days yet before we all get our hats and gloves out  once again!!! This is my first hat I have ever knitted also the mittens too I have enjoyed making them ,I didn't realise how addictive knitting could be !

ORIEL MOSTYN GALLERY August Bank Holiday

The Oriel Mostyn Gallery in LLandudno North Wales has a fantastic Gallery Space ! The entrance hall in its self is well worth a visit. Made out of concrete with the texture of wood. Whilst I was there I got a chance to see the work of Romuald Hazoume he his one of Africa's leading Contemporary Artist . Hazoume uses recycled and found objects to create sculptures and Installation along side photography and video's 

http://www.mostyn.org/whats_on/romuald_hazoume

The Great Orme on my way out of Llandudno the sun popped out so I couldn't miss my chance to take a walk along the beach before heading home. 

Along the cost in Scotland

I have come across to Aberdeen for a few days from Glasgow to visit my family and my other sister for her birthday. We went out to Montrose today and took a walk along the gorgeous coast, I had a go at using the panorama setting on my camera too !!The views were fantastic and the beach was lovely and wild lots of colours and textures to see.  

Online shop launched

Please click on the link below to visit my Online shop.

http://www.justkilgour.bigcartel.com/

Tramway and the Hidden Gardens

I have Been up to Glasgow again to visit my gorgeous niece and sister we took a trip out to the Tramway on the south side of Glasgow yesterday to see the British Art show 7, whilst we were there we came across the beautiful hidden gardens Hidden away in an urban setting. 

The bottom two photos are of the floor around the exhibition space they are the old tram lines, just the building its self is really worth a visit. 

http://www.tramway.org/visual_art/260/british_art_show_7_exhibition_tours/

http://www.tramway.org/hidden_gardens/

Square ring

Square Barnacle Ring 

 Barnacle Inspired studs 

Pebble stack Bangle Set 

Pebble stack Bangle set 

Pebble Ring 

I am very pleased with the photographs that I have had taken this week of my work by Helen Palmer http://www.helenpalmerphotography.co.uk/ 

Helen has done a fantastic job, with these images I am now able to sort out my online shop so please keep an eye out for my shop online to be finished in the next week or so! x 

Russian Students July 2011

Here are images of the work by some of the Students That came to Wrexham In July this year to try out Different areas of the Art school.

http://www.nwsad.co.uk/

I was lucky enough to be able to meet them and for them to spend two days in the jewellery/Metal workshop. They had a few days designing and sketching from observational line drawings, before having a go on the laser Cutter. Use of the laser cutter aloud them to transform the line drawings in material such as wood and acrylic, which could then be transformed and made into wearable objects. Some of the Students also used wire to create interesting shapes and Lines. 

Another sunny day at the National eisteddfod 2011

 Day 6 Photos I took on my way home for the evening x 

out picking llus with my mum on her visit to wales this week !