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About

Joanne graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee in 1993. She won a scholarship to Sotheby's "Understanding Jewellery" course in London. She followed this with a business course at Goldsmith's Hall called "An Introduction to Business for Jewellers and Silversmiths" in London. More about Joanne

Materials

Every artist has their favourite medium. Joanne works predominately in silver, niobium, and semi-precious stones.

Niobium is a hard grey metal which can be anodised. This means coating the metal with an oxide layer by using a controlled electric current. The oxide layer interacts with light like oil on water, a butterfly's wings, or a hologram. The result is vivid and lasting colours depending on the strength of current and the jeweller's skill. More about the materials used by Joanne