I make unique, one-off contemporary jewellery.
My main aim is to inject individuality into each piece that I create, enjoying and celebrating the processes and materials involved- from drawing to making - and this is reflected in the work.
I have developed a very personal style of working with a variety of non precious metals and materials including vitreous enamel, and recycled precious metals.
My inspiration comes from notions of strength and fragility, and mark-making influenced by observation in the landscape.
I live and work in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and am a member of the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen
Fionna made her first silver soldered ring when she was 12 years old. She went on to gain a diploma from Plymouth College of Art and then an Honours Degree from Central School of Art in 1984
Fionna has been working from her current studio in Stroud, Gloucestershire, since 1992
There are two strands to Fionna's work, a refined precious metal range, often working to commission. The range of work that you see here, using colour, has a more experimental approach to design, Fionna uses vitreous enamel on precious and non-precious metals
The thinking behind these two strands in her work often overlapp in execution, and in the use of materials
Fionna is someone who strives for originality and a high standard in her work, always refining and refreshing what she creates
