New Jewellery Courses for September 2013
New programme of jewellery courses planned for September Whether you are interested to begin...
Tag Archives: Vicky Forrester
Studio Casting Techniques for Jewellery (DC15)
Studio Casting Techniques for Jewellery: Weekend Course. Book Now – This weekend course introduces...
ACJ reviews Elemental Jewellery
“Vicky Forrester has succeeded in producing a book that is both technically rich and warmly accessible” says Melanie Pike..” if your introduction to jewellery has been of a mostly practical nature then Elemental Jewellery will be an invaluable companion in supporting the development of your own unique creative voice”
Flux Studios Jewellery Exhibition- Summer 2013
***** Flux Summer Jewellery Exhibition – Vanguard Court Open Studios – 14/15/16 June – Save the Date *****
Friday 14 June – 6.00 – 9.00pm – Private View
Hello and welcome to the latest update on Flux Studios activities.
It’s our annual Summer Open Studio event next weekend, and we’d like to invite you our Private View.
Our exhibition coincides with Vanguard Court Open Studios Weekend as well as London Jewellery Week and Camberwell Arts Week this year and we have been inspired to invite you to see us at work! Watch demonstrations, discover how we conjour magical objects from metal. Ask us your burning questions and find out what inspires us……
Instant attraction and magnetic charm at Flux!
Our theme for the term on Tuesdays is on the use of magnets for clasps in jewellery, and as it is our firm belief that play holds the key to true innovation, today we played like kiddies in a toyshop!
Drawing from the deep recesses half-remembered facts on the laws of magnetic attraction – along with some cautions for pacemakers and credit cards – students were sent on a hunt to find the most unusual magnetic objects..
Jadeite shares top spot as one of most expensive gemstones
But for me none of these gems has the allure of Alexandrite, a spectacular stone that has the ability to change colour depending on lighting conditions. Blue-green in natural daylight, this remarkable gem turns pink-purple in incandescent light. It’s a magical night and day stone, truly a gem for the romantic heart.
So if you are looking for a gift that speaks romance and adventure, look for Alexandrite, choice of the tzars!
Jewellery courses in Kolkata
We are excited to announce that Vicky Forrester and Barbara Yarde have been invited to travel to Kolkata to deliver these 2 specialist workshops in jewellery techniques.
Speciality courses in Keum Boo and in Etching, devised and presented by Flux Studios in conjunction with 212˚
Elemental Jewellery – Sneak Peeks (5)
Elemental Jewellery – Here’s a sneak peek from the foreword of my book ‘Elemental Jewellery’, showing how I take inspiration from the elements.
In describing my own process of designing I hope that others can find parallels that help to engage with their own creative practice in new ways….