When I was around nineteen and we had moved to civilisation, my Mother and her friend opened a secondhand shop. Someone brought in a small jewellery kiln to sell, it had wax ring moulds and a book on how to use it. I have always wanted to make things not just own them so the idea of making jewellery was instantly appealing, but as you know when you are young and full of ideas with no money to make it happen you let things go, but the seed was planted.

Fast forward thirty-something years, one husband, two grown up kids, two horses, many paintings, bonsai trees, sewing and sculpting projects later. I was still searching for some way to express myself, and there it was. Wire wrapping, jewellery that didn’t need expensive equipment, just a few tools and some wire and my jewellery journey had finally begun.