July 2012 Blog Posts (11)

well thought I'd have eyelash extensions today!:) can't beat putting on as little make-up as possible in the morning!
Great being back in the workshop making today. Love my little temporary shed especially when the sun shines in through the window and I can leave the door open and get some clean fresh air in:) Life's good....

Please join us for an evening of stimulating discussion and conversation around the ethical implications, considerations and potentials of contemporary jewellery production.…

‘Once More, With Love’

31^st JULY  – 18^th August 2012

CELEBRATION DRINKS – Saturday 4th August…

'CRAFTed - Scoil Ursula' the exhibition of art works inspired by the river Lee, created by 6th class pupils during the Crafts Council of Ireland's …

Master Class



Sketching and Metal Chasing for Jewellers with Julie Blyfield



Chasing is a technique of using a hammer, and specialised steel punches to produce a linear…

Our logo here at Trendy Market is the Hummingbird. This beautiful little bird has been known as the messenger of love and timeless joy and in the Andes it is a symbol of resurrection. However, in the Native American culture the Hummingbird is the teacher of a dance that is intended to return the natural balance of the world; this is what we are on about at here!…

Haptic Interface 2012

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Where has summer gone?  Will we ever have one!?  This is when I want to live in a hot country, well actually, I'd like to live in a hot country all the time, somewhere like Spain, Barcelona.  Anyway, dreaming again!  I'd love to have a studio near the beach, loads of incentive to design and make then:)  

It's Tuesday it's wet, wet, wet again here.  The UK has had terrible weather - maybe we're going to have a sunny winter?!  haha!  

Through patterns, colors, textures and origins, fabrics tell stories, provoke senses and arouse emotions. 

In this collection I select fabric fragments to integrate into necklaces, pins and earrings where they become protagonists, telling a different story and leaving the whole pattern to discover, to imagine.…

Julie Blyfield  

An Insight into Contemporary Jewellery and Objects

Leading Australian jeweller Julie Blyfield will talk about her practice and the ideas that have motivated her during 25 years of practice. She will include…