Sarah Drew makes jewellery and vintage headdresses from found objects (such as driftwood, sea plastic, sea glass and slate pebbles) with bright stones, pearls, antique brooches and vintage beads, linked together with chunky hammered silver chains, delicate crocheted fine silver and fused silver focal pieces.
Sarah loves spending time outdoors in the fresh air on Cornwall’s gorgeous beaches and in the woods, collecting curious things…
Formed from a salty Cornish lifestyle. Olive May created in 2016 is a collection of unique and minimal jewellery inspired by the beauty of the Cornish coast. I had a lot of time on my hands after having a life changing accident and started designing necklaces. This is when Olive May was founded. My whole life I have lived 5 minutes from the beach and have always loved the ocean. Olive May has given me the freedom and creativity that I lost. The idea of someone wearing my necklaces around their neck, carrying a bit of the ocean and being handmade here in Cornwall is exciting. Handmade with natural crystal quartz, semi-precious stones, Cornish & English vintage sea glass and...
Emma Joyce 'Tomfoolery' creates both handcrafted jewellery and enamel art inspired by Cornwall. Her playful name, Tomfoolery reflects the light hearted approach to her work and is also cockney rhyming slang for jewellery, which she says reflects her London background.
Elly from Ellymental designs and makes Vintage styled literary jewellery inspired her fervent interest in kitsch nostalgia and animals. Elly incorporates her designs with found ephemera such as 1950’s books, Victorian newspapers and delicate home-made papers. Items are multi-layered and multi-varnished to create a strong and robust end piece. All items are lovingly and meticulously hand crafted.
Amanda Rawlins's work is inspired by the landscape around her home, in the far West of Cornwall, where the ancient wild moor land is peppered with sacred sites, hut circles and old mine workings. Amanda also draws on her experiences of living in Glastonbury – a powerful place that she says has charged her creative energy. I am inspired by a vivid awareness of the sea, which surrounds Penwith almost as an island, the turning seasons and our mineral-rich land where man has mined metals for millennia. - Amanda Rawlins. Amanda's jewellery is hand fabricated using silver, gold, (sometimes a little copper, or brass) and semi-precious gemstones. Amanda uses the traditional silversmithing technique of hand fabrication to form each piece...
