Christmas Tree

Great news! Our Christmas tree is up & from Monday 8th December Lesley Craze Gallery will be open 6 days a week! Visit us Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Friday 10:30am - 6pm, Thursday 10:30 - 7pm and Saturday 11am - 5:30pm.

Philip Sajet, Netherlands

Philip Sajet, Netherlands Ring, 1986 (Rock crystal, silver, gold)

Philip Sajet, Netherlands.Ring, 2014 (Rock crystal, enamel, silver, gold)

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Kamilla Ruberg, UK

 Kamilla Ruberg. Moebius Brooch, 2007 (18ct yellow gold)

Kamilla Ruberg. Anamorphic no.14 Brooch, 2010 (18ct yellow gold)

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Jeremy May, UK

Jeremy May, Littlefly Ring, 2007 (Book pages, lacquer)

Jeremy May, World Without End Ring, 2014 (Book pages, lacquer)

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Katy Hackney, UK.

Flower Drawings Necklace, 1999 (Black gold plated silver, vintage floral formica).



Brooch, 2012 (Plywood, silver, paint, boxwood, enamel, cord, colour core, steel).

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014. 

Vicki Ambery-Smith, UK

3 Ring Series, 1976 (Silver, resin).

Ring, 2013 (Silver, red gold, yellow gold)

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Shimell and Madden, UK.

Mega Circle Ring, 2013 (Bronze, 18ct yellow gold, akoya pearl).



Circle Line Ring, 2014 (18ct yellow gold, green tourmaline)

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Frances Wadsworth-Jones Jewellery, UK.

 

 

 Thieves VII Ring,2011 (18ct gold, sapphire, diamonds).

Heaven Sent XII Brooch,2013 (Silver, sapphire, tourmaline, onyx, black diamond).

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Gijs Bakker, The Netherlands.

Circle In Circle Bangle,1967 (Perspex).

 Plastic Soup Bangle,2013 (Plastic straws, gold plated silver)

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Georgia Wiseman, UK.

Captured Structure Ring (Silver, garnet)
Strata Ring, 2014 (Ruthenium-plated brass, Swarovski)

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Nora Fok, UK.

 

Neckpiece, 1981 (Anodised aluminium, nylon, beads).

Neckpiece, 2014 (Knitted knotted nylon)

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Jo Hayes Ward Fine Jewellery, UK.

Bangle, 2006 (18ct yellow gold)

 

Stratus Ring Set, 2014 (18ct yellow gold, white diamonds & 18ct white gold, grey diamonds)

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Lina Peterson Jewellery, UK.

 

White Out Brooch (top), 2013 (Lime wood, white resin, silver)
Dipped Brooch, 2007 (Base metal, plastic coating).

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Chris Knight, UK.

Flask, 1994 (Silver, cork).

 

St. Sebastian Bowl, 2010 (Silver, photo-etched stainless steel)

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Felieke van der Leest, Norway.

Snail-with-Sprouts Train bracelet, 2006.

 Run Roadrunners Run! bracelet, 2013.

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Jacqueline Mina OBE, UK.

Brooches (left),1989 Platinum mesh with 18ct gold fusion inlay.
(right), 2014 18ct yellow gold, platinum, diamonds.

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Norman Cherry, UK

Balance – Black & White Brooch, 1997 Silver, black onyx

Amator Aleyonaceus Brooch, 2009 Silver, enamel, brass, steel, gold, black coral

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

Anne Finlay, UK

Brooch, 2014 Corrugated cardboard

Earrings, 1988 Polyester film, PVC, plastic coated wire

See these pieces in 30 Years in the Making at Lesley Craze Gallery from 24 October - 22 November 2014.

30 Years in the Making Private View

What a wonderful opening last Thursday night, it was great to see so many familiar and new faces. Thank you to everyone who contributed work to the exhibition; the gallery is a force of collaboration and it is only because of such creative talent that we can celebrate these past 30 years. We hope you enjoy this exceptional exhibition as much as we have enjoyed curating it.

Installing

Installing 30 Years in the Making 

Spider

Found this little guy hanging out in the cabinet with Frances Wadsworth-Jones Jewellery. Clearly drawn to his own kind!

Brooch, 18ct gold, akoya pearl

Smallworkers I - Ring, 18ct gold, diamond

Thieves VII - Ring, 18ct gold, diamonds, sapphire

Hot of the press

Exhibition invites have arrived hot of the press from www.artquarterspress.com. Only two weeks to go till 30 Years in the Making opens!

30 Years in the Making

MALLORY WESTON, USA

My jewellery locates itself within the absurd world of artist-made comic books and cartoons.In some of my past work I have explored the cloud form. I thought continuing the series with Acid Rain Cloud and Acid Rain Drop would be an interesting interpretation of green. While still maintaining a playful cartoon form and aesthetic, these two pieces hint back to more sinister ideas such as environmental destruction and decay. Brooches (Silver, nickel, spray-paint,
leather, cotton)

LAUREN TICKLE, USA

My work is an experiment in the concepts of value and adornment. The Values Exploration process takes currency of defined value, distills it to graphic elements, then resynthesizes an object of much greater value. How and why are these notes distanced from their face value? Idea, concept, process, and labor create value. Is this new, finished form a microcosm of industrial production? Or a parody? ($65.00 US Dollars, silver, latex, surgical steel, monofilament)

HILDE DE DECKER, Belgium

'Wedding ring turns up in potato after twenty years' - this was the starting point for Hilde De Decker’s project. In this piece she explores how a vegetable reacts to precious metal; fitting the jewellery over the tender young fruit. (Gold, tomato, jar with vinegar, label).

Crafts Magazine interview

Sarah Brownlee from Crafts magazine just interviewed Lesley about Lesley Craze Gallery's upcoming 30th anniversary exhibition. Article will be in the Nov/Dec issue. #30YearsintheMaking http://tinyurl.com/p3wvsyz

KELLY MUNRO, UK

My inspiration is drawn from my heritage and homeland. I was born in a small town in the far north coast of Scotland, well known for its historical fishing industry. I am surrounded by small abandoned ports around the coast, and have had a particular interest in fishing equipment used in the past and present such as lobster pots. This has evolved through stages of material exploration and settled at the combination of ‘weathering’ wood and traditional metal techniques. Double Barrel Neckpiece (wood, paint, ink, neoprene rubber, copper)