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Thank you for visiting my website! I am Abbie, a mostly self taught jewellery designer/maker working from my home studio just outside Belfast, County Down.

My inspiration comes from nature always. I am especially interested in textures, patterns and natural formations. My work explores my love of forest and woodland, where I am intrigued by the unconventional beauty of gnarled branches and the curious little growths of lichen and fungi. I love things as they naturally occur, raw, wild and unprocessed. Plants and how they grow have fascinated me from an early age and I particularly love the small scale details and transient moments.

My jewellery collection has an organic and semi abstract quality. I experiment with many processes and materials to create my jewellery compositions. These little sculptures are handcrafted in jewellers wax, and cast in precious metal by the lost wax technique. They become wearable pieces using traditional silversmithing, and some are set with natural gemstones, which I absolutely adore.