Hi! I’m Fee, a designer and maker of silver jewellery based in the heart of Mid-Sussex
I have always loved creative arts and their therapeutic and mindful benefits e.g., drawing, painting, linocut, photography and crochet too, but when I discovered silversmithing a number of years ago, I was completely hooked right from the start.
I’m absorbed by all aspects of the process from the initial design stage to working with the metal including the filing, soldering, forming and texturing but my absolute favourite technique is ‘piercing’ out the shapes needed with my favourite tool, a very fine jewellers saw. Genuinely, when I’m away from my bench I truly miss it, it is my sanctuary!
I am, in fact, an experienced primary years teacher with a Teacher of the Deaf qualification, but have now left the school environment to get back to my creative self. I’m fortunate that I am able to devote time and energy into developing this passion into the small business that you see now and thoroughly enjoying the new and very different challenges it brings.
One of those challenges is in developing a particular style to run through my work. Maybe that’s the Gemini in me? In any case, I have made a conscious decision not to restrict myself, but to make all that I enjoy, that comes to mind and learn lots on the way. I draw inspiration from variety of sources; nature, shape, geometry, a curve, the negative space left from another project, just all sorts really and therefore I have created and continue to create an eclectic mix of artisan silver jewellery that I hope you enjoy wearing as much as I’ve enjoyed making.
Fee
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