Judith Brown

Website - www.judithbrownjewellery.co.uk

Email - Judith@judithbrownjewellery.co.uk

 

Background

I have always worked with stitch and wanted to develop a way of working that would highlight the stitch itself. Working with fine wire rather than thread has enabled me to use textile techniques to create forms with metal, which are intricate and hold their form over time, yet are still seemingly delicate. I use fine wire and treat it as thread, stitching without fabric to create intricate forms accentuated by glass beads, transforming the wire from a harsh material to a soft and delicate one.

My lifelong love of textiles has led me to incorporate buttons and buckles into my work creating my Vintage Collection. A collection of jewellery made with stitching techniques and wire, incorporating buttons and buckles up to 100 years old. In our throw away society, I am interested in highlighting the simple beauty of such everyday objects, once so precious as to have been hoarded away by our grandmothers in the times of "make do and mend"."

Exhibitions/Fairs

"Selection Box" at Platform Gallery, December 05

Contemporary Textiles Fair, London, March 06 and 07

British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate April 07

"Handmade in Liverpool" - 12 Contemporary Jewellers, Bluecoat Display Centre December 2007

Oxton Art Fair, Williamson Art gallery, Birkenhead, December 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09.

(Plus many other Art and Craft events locally and nationally.)

Training

BA Hons degree in Fashion and Textiles, with a chief study in Embroidery from Manchester Metropolitan University.