Precious cuff- heavy 22 carat plate on brass
Genre: 3D, jewellery
Contact Details:
Website: www.vickyforrester.com
Email: vicky@sublime.net
Statement:
Jewellery for me is an art form; I see jewellery as wearable sculpture, a means to explore form, to ask questions and present challenges, to soothe the senses or to awaken them.
The making process requires focus; at every stage in the development of a piece of jewellery, challenges arise and choices must be made. The process requires a fluid approach; each problem arising equally presents opportunity. The final outcome charts this evolving relationship between the idea, the choices made, the application of process, and the behaviour of the material. With a successful piece of jewellery these elements find accord.
CV:
Vicky has exhibited work extensively in the UK and abroad through various specialist galleries (Electrum, Lesley Craze, Flow, ProArte Monaco and many more). Much of her work is made to commission and her clients include numerous notable private collectors
Vicky has BA Hons degree in silversmithing and metalwork from Camberwell Art College, 1990 (Now London School for the Arts), and a Post Graduate Certficate in Education (Goldsmiths College, University of London, 1994) To complement her jewellery practice, she has been teaching jewellery making in a variety of contexts – through workshops and specialist short courses in numerous further education colleges in London
Vicky now has her own jewellery school and is director of Flux Studios. Flux Studios also provides a comprehensive membership scheme for other jewellers wanting access to the best open studio in South London. Members have the opportunity to exhibit and sell their work through group exhibitions and events.
Vicky teaches a numbers of specialised jewellery courses from Flux Studios. see. www.fluxstudios.org
2010/2011 Exhibitions include:
Flux at the Dulwich Picture Gallery – Christmas Bazaar, 18 November 2010
http://www.fluxstudios.org/jewellerynews/?p=439
Flux Open Studios – Vanguard Court Winter Open Studios 3-5 December 2010
http://www.fluxstudios.org/jewellerynews/?p=472
Other open studio events will take place to coincide with London Jewellery Week/ Camberwell Arts Week (June 2011)
Further examples of work:
Precious Vl (mystery) Oxidized sterling silver pendant with 22 carat plated interior
Venus Rings-various – 18 ct white and yellow gold, also with diamonds
