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Sally Lees designs collection for Houses of Parliament

Sally Lees has been commissioned by The Houses of Parliament to create new 'New Dawn' suffragette jewellery for the 2018 Vote 100 exhibition. Sally Lees was commissioned back in 2016 by The Houses of Parliament to create a collection of jewellery to accompany Mary Branson’s ‘New Dawn’ light art installation installed in Westminster Hall which commemorated women’s suffrage. Approached by The Houses of Parliament to write a proposal to create a collection of jewellery to accompany the launch of Mary Branson’s ‘New Dawn’ art work, the essence of the ranges needed to allow visitors to be able to take away

‘The Brooch is back’ Sally Lees To Exhibit At Craft Central 2017

Sally Lees is one of 13 designers selected to make a series of brooches by Transport for London for the exhibition ‘The Brooch is back’ at Craft Central 2017. Sally’s brooches are inspired by the flora and fauna and unusual flowers for Kew Gardens Tube station and by some cute London Zoo animals for Regents Park Tube station. Pink flamingos, zebra stripes and Rocky the rock hopper penguin and Humbolt penguins adorn the aluminium roundel Underground shape. Sally has printed polished aluminium with her drawings of these animals and birds and dyed it in vibrant colours.  Rare plants Jade vine

New enamelled jewellery by Sally Lees featured in the British Society of Enamellers showcase this Autumn

Sally Lees has recently joined the British Society of Enamellers and has been selected to have her new work featured in their Autumn showcase this year at Galeri Caernarfon in Wales. Sally Lees is an experienced jeweller and has worked from her studio at Cockpit Arts in London for the past twenty three years. In her career as a jewellery she has worked mainly with aluminium and silver and projects include creating a collection for the Houses of Parliament to celebrate women’s suffrage and making plaques for Camden Council Business Awards. She has been featured in many publications and magazines

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Tweet 16th March - 22nd June 2019 The Craft Centre & Design Gallery, Leeds, West Yorkshire Makers inspired by the beauty of birds come together in this remarkable display of jewellery, ceramics, stone, wood and works in mixed media.  Each maker translates their inspirations into unique handmade creations for you to own or admire. Jewellery Sally Ayling Sally’s jewellery is inspired by nature, in particular birds.  The graphic images from field-guide books and wildlife illustrations, ordinance survey maps, charming old packaging, classic industrial design and many other bits and pieces Sally sees on her travels.  Sally enjoys using unconventional materials

Polar Bears and Melting Ice – Jewellery of Climate Change and Conservation

Elements, Scotland’s festival showcase for the finest gold, silver and jewellery will include collections that combine beauty and exquisite craftsmanship with ethical and environmental issues. The event, which is organised by The Incorporation of Goldsmiths of Edinburgh in partnership with fine art auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull and runs from 8 to 10 November, will feature more than 50 high quality designers and makers from across the UK. Among them is Burntisland-based Sally Grant, whose pieces will include one featuring a garnet that is among the first stones brought to market by Moyo Gemstones, a women’s mining collective in Tanzania. Sally,

UK Jewellery, Silverware and Allied Crafts Industry Roundtable 3rd Meeting

At the third meeting of the UK Jewellery, Silverware & Allied Crafts Industry Roundtable with esteemed colleagues from all facets of the sector there was a full agenda for the 3.45 hour in-person meeting held in the Court Room at Goldsmiths’ Hall. Chaired by Adam Jacobs, Chair, National Association of Jewellers & facilitated by Ben Massey, CEO of the National Association of Jewellers with Annie Warburton, CEO of The Goldsmiths Company hosting, attendees included: Isabel Rhodes, Houlden Group; Janet Weller, Institute of Professional Goldsmiths; Sally Dodson, Hand Engraving Association; Patrick Turner, Company of Master Jewellers; Andrew Hinds, F Hinds; John

FREE Online Invicon Session

On Sally Leonard’s latest trip to Vicenza Oro, she met an awesome company that specialises in colour coatings for jewellery, including PROPER industrial ceramic (that you can set stones in!!!) They don't really have a presence in the UK at the moment, so she has set up this 90 minute session to show as many people as possible what it is, what it can do and how you can use it. Invicon will demonstrate their three colour coating products for jewellery, HyCeram, LuxArt and Luxon. Find out how they are used and how you can procure any or all of