Holly Belsher


When I started making jewellery 26 years ago, I was inspired by ancient artefacts. But now I am becoming fascinated by my own heritage. The beauty of the British countryside. Textures and colours of the landscape, the flora and fauna. Pebbles from a beach. The patterns of bare twigs in winter.
I also love playing with metal. Heating it till it melts, teasing it I love the softer more organic look that this gives, so all my work has this surface texture. I also like to use the colours of semi-precious stone beads, and pearls in my work to bring colour and warmth to the wearer. I have a range of cast jewellery, brooches, earrings and cufflinks for men. But in the necklaces I make, each bead has to be individually made. Thus each necklace is a unique compliment to its wearer.


Born 1956, Exeter

Education 
1972-4 Ipswich art School. Foundation Art Course
1974-7 Central School Art & Design, London. BA (hons) Jewellery design
1977-80 Royal college of Art, London. MA (RCA) Jewellery design

Awards
1980 Craft Council “New Workshop” Grant

Recent exhibitions
2000-2009  Leeds City Art Gallery. 25th birthday celebration
1991- 2009 Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool.
1994 -2009 Nottingham University. Djanogly Art Gallery,
1998- 2009 Contemporary Applied Arts, 50 years celebrations. Gold exhibition. Toured on to Brewery Arts, Cirencester,
1991-2008 Newcastle Art Centre.
2001-2008 Dazzle Manchester
2008-2009 Dazzle National Theatre, London 
2007-2008 Bovey Tracey Contemporary Craft Fair,
2007 “Fresh Air 2007” Quennington, Sculpture Show. Cirencester, June
2003 New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham. “Rarefind”
1980-92, 1996, 97, 21st Birthday 2000, & 2004 Chelsea Craft Fair,
2002-2004 The Rope Store, Stroud
2001,2002, 2004 Dazzle Edinburgh Festival.
2000 Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Exhibition,
 

 

Exhibitions

Archive

2009

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