Laura’s work reflects a fascination for the miniature worlds found within natural landscape, from lichen on tree bark to coastal rock formations.

She predominantly work in precious metal, with a passion for intricate detail employing traditional techniques, including fine soldering and stone setting. She also enjoys working in mixed media, sometimes using avant-garde methods of glazing ceramic, sculpting slate and shaping bog oak to create striking colour and texture combinations.

Having trained as a jeweller and applied artist at Middlesex university, she later attended a one year postgraduate position at the prestigious Bishopsland workshops in South Oxfordshire. She recently completed a year long artist residency teaching jewellery & Silversmithing at South Hill Park Arts Centre in Bracknell and continues to run classes from her workshop in Hackney Wick, London. Alongside the making of her own bespoke commissions and limited edition ranges she also produces work for the art jeweller Romilly Saumerez-Smith.

education and training

February - March 2012

Jacqueline Mina
One week techniques with gold workshop, South Oxfordshire

Malcolm Appleby (Hand Engraver)
One week hand engraving workshop, Grand Tully, Perthshire, Scotland

‘Ring in a day’ Workshop. Reading College
Teaching National Diploma Students to make a silver ring

‘Ring in a day’ Workshop. Bishopsland
Teaching adults to make a silver ring

October 2011- Present Day

Bishopsland Educational Trust
Self-Employed Artist in Residence, South Oxfordshire

March 2008 - August 2011

Southgate College
Art and Design Technician and Demonstrator, London

2001 - 2005

Middlesex University
BA (Hons) Applied Arts
National Diploma in Foundation Studies In Art and Design

awards

2012

Second place in a competition judged by Jacqueline Mina at Bishopsland Educational Trust

The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths – Commendation for a design of a physalis inspired fruit vessel in The Young Designer Silversmith Awards 2012

Bishopsland Precious Metal Bursary Award

2011

Bishopsland Precious Metal Bursary Award

exhibitions

2011

'Christmas at Bishopsland'
Bishopsland Educational Trust, South Oxfordshire

2007

'Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair'
Candid Arts, Islington, London

2006

'Artist In The Garden'
The Art Shop, Abergavenny, Wales

ArtSway Gallery Shop
The New Forest

'Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair'
Candid Arts, Islington, London

2005

Graduate Exhibition
Brick Lane, London

'New Designers'
Islington, London