What inspires!

My jewellery is influenced by all sorts of things but in particular architecture, things that move and connect like cranes on building sites, textures and surface finishes. My vision also takes a keen interest from an historical aspect.
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MUSEUM OF THE JEWELLERY QUARTER (2025) All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
Inside the abandoned Smith & Pepper works at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter - Picture of Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham - Tripadvisor
A time warp
Inside the abandoned Smith & Pepper works at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter - Picture of Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham - Tripadvisor
Working history from the past
Inside the abandoned Smith & Pepper works at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter - Picture of Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham - Tripadvisor
Interesting history
Inside the abandoned Smith & Pepper works at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter - Picture of Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham - Tripadvisor
Like the day it closed
Inside the abandoned Smith & Pepper works at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter - Picture of Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham - Tripadvisor
Frozen in time
Recycle and re use. Nothing goes to waste in the work shop. Ingots made fro scrap. Nothing more satisfying.
Eighteenth century jewellery work shop. While my workshop may not look quite like this, the tools we use have changed little.