Laaaahvely Lincoln...

...I swear, I should get a handout from Lincoln Council, I've been raving about the place so much. After the preview night on Friday, we (that is me, hubby and kids) stopped over in Lincoln and had a day's breather wihle the sun was out. The place is beautiful :) Took some fab pics of the cathedral and castle...

I can see some architectural elements creeping into my jewellery before long heheheh :)

CONNECT preview night...

...was a bit daunting, and FLEW by!! My first big exhibition, new work, loads of people who actually know about art and are very discerning... scary marys!

Anyway, I loved it - had some great feedback about the new pieces, the display etc. The mortifying bit came when they plonked all 12 of us at the bottom of the stairs with all the visitors in front of us and spieled on about what a fabulous bunch we all are and how much work we'd put into it all.... true, but being out on show like that was a frightening experience - I'd better get used to it I guess.

The Collection is such a fantastic space to exhibit in, and the staff have been great, partic. Maggie Warren, has had the patience of a saint with us all over the last few weeks :) So a big THANKS to her!

Let's see how it all pans out....

delivering work

K - been a week or two, bloody manic hectic crazy times...but I'm all done and delivered for the Connect 08 exhibition :) Was a really close thing, the text pendant was the bane of my life, fine silver's such a bugger to work with as it won't harden much. Anyway, came out looking fabulous and the lace from Cluny sets it off perfectly :) :)

Anyway - more pics to come on the website, you can already check out some of the collaboration stuff I've done there....

old old old books.....

....hi all. Facing a dilemma this week...some of my designs for the Connect 08 exhibition involve text, that is pages of old books I've found in the fabbo Oxfam bookshop in Lincoln. Only thing is I feel really bad dismantling books, just something I see as wrong wrong wrong! Have found some amazing ones, an Uncle Tom's Cabin from 1902, some mad Greek lexicon thing from the turn of the century, and a couple of 1880s bibles awarded for good conduct and attendance at Sunday Schools!

Think ripping pages out of the bibles might be the easiest thing to do, just keep thinking of the suffering they've caused across the centuries!!!!

STU-STU-STU-STUDIO!!!!!

You have to say that a la the old L'Oreal ads of course....

Moved into my new studio yesterday! Hurrah hurrah!!! It's in a wonderful old building, all sandblasted redbrick and whitewash...it's a dinky wee space but hey, I'm a dinky wee person so that's fine. So yup, no more homeworking for me, Ruby (my youngest, 4 and a half) grabbing all things shiny and walking off with it... I actually look organised :)

Everything's getting a bit crazy now, less than three weeks until the CONNECT exhibition stuff needs delivering - will post the full publicity stuff when we get it...

Also got the BA Fashion Degree Show stuff to do for the same week, AND some ring commissions...lots to do, lots to do.

Watch this space :) and get on the mailing list at my website to make sure you're kept up to date on the latest developments!

Later taters x

Welcome....

...one and all :)

Herein shall be my bloggage, and it shall be good and read by many. This shall be the means by which the good people of Earth shall witness the rambling of the one called Rachel, and see the diverse and many shining wonders formed from the mighty brain therein.

Or something. Well, there'll be posts about jewellery, the universe and everything anyway.

:D