Ellis Mhairi Cameron

The intricate jewellery designs from Handmade in Britain Member of the Week, Ellis Mhairi Cameron, are focused on the natural landscape’s ability to trigger memory and emotion.

Ellis documents the surroundings of her family environment in the rural West Coast of Scotland as it elicits vivid memories for the artist.

Through her research, Ellis has found that water holds a sense of duality. Water is a mediator between being and gone, encompassing many states of presence, “I comment on the notion of precious worth, by working exclusively in silver and ‘non-precious’ found stones from the beaches.”

Ellis creates her designs using processes such as casting and fusing to induce a sense of organic unpredictability.

Her most recent collection, Cairn, takes inspiration from the beaches of Tralee and Craigneuk, in Benderloch, Argyll.

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Written by Anne Marie McKenzie

Member of the Week

Tim Designs is Karen Johnson’s culmination of many years of interest and study in design and jewellery making.

Tim Designs’ sleek and structured jewellery is influenced by the art and ideals of the first half of the 20th Century, in particular the development of the Modernist Movement.

Each piece of jewellery is created based on the belief in the connectedness of people, places and things and that things mean more to people than their mere monetary value.

The jewellery is principally made of sterling silver with 18ct/24ct gold added, often accompanied by a black patina or black rhodium plating. The gold plating and coloured gem accents are used to achieve the desired finished effect.

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Written by Anne Marie McKenzie

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Life-long friends Andy Plant and Dan Morrison collaborated in 2012 with the focus of creating "common appliances as original sculpture”.

Since the beginning of their business all of their products have been designed, hand-engineered and finished by Morrison and Plant at the BLOTT WORKS workshop, using parts and materials sourced as locally as possible.

Dan and Andy’s backgrounds in fine arts and engineering have helped to guide them in the creation of their distinct and engaging kinetic sculptures.

BLOTT WORKS is always trying to over-engineer everything, to make all components bigger, tougher and more robust than they need to be. This evokes an air of indestructible vulnerability while ensuring the pieces will last a long time.

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Written by Anne Marie McKenzie

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Mallon Foundry’s bronze sculptural work provides viewers with the fascinating opportunity to learn about the stories that inspire each piece.

The collection of sculptures start with Charlie Mallon, the metalworker, and his interest in the Celtic myths that permeate Irish history. 

These stories lead to designs that draw from symbols of Ireland's ancient past and initiated a collaboration with illustrator David Rooney.

All bronze used for their sculptures are cast in the foundry in Co Tyrone, the family home. Mallon uses the same lost wax process used by the Bronze Age craftsmen.

Each Mallon bronze embodies their past belief and life spirit.

The use of this ancient process is in keeping with the intention of the artist. Mallon hopes to connect us, through these bronze pieces, to the history of tradition and mythical storytelling that has themes which are still relevant.

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Written by Anne Marie McKenzie