Frances Marr — Hampshire and Berkshire Guild of Craftsmen

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Eyes have featured in jewellery design throughout history, this brooch is my take. It is made of sterling silver and is engraved and enamelled. The third image shows the piece part way through engraving. Small squares of gold foil have been used as h

This was a commission - signet rings are quite tricky to do because there isn't much scope for error. This one is sterling silver, hand engraved and then enamelled. I used a clear enamel (flux) and then added a very small touch of pink.
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Thunder! Looking out of the window at the thunder over the sea. This pendant uses one of the many things I love about enamel - the ability to evoke a vivid image. This is made on sterling silver - it's etched and engraved (the lines showing the rain

Finally, my 'Bramley' rocking chair, this is number 40. Also in this sequence, a new design. This is my interpretation of a traditional spinning chair, this is in Sycamore. These would have been simple 3 or 4 legged stools with a plank back and been

Next up, my Artisan dining chair. This has been slowly evolving over nearly 20 years and has been made in numerous sets. This one is the latest version and is in Ash.
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I have been working on a revised series of chair designs, five in all. These two are the Lake, my interpretation of a traditional captain's chair. Second is a ladderback. Both in Scottish Elm
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Small burnished and smoke fired work by Guild member @francesmarr

‘My intention is to create engaging works that celebrate our landscapes and are rooted in the environment. The fragments, found on my walks along our crumbling coastlines, hint

Precarious lll. Textured and burnished closed form 34cm

Smoke firing, its close contact with earth and fire and forms emerging from glowing embers, had @francesmarr hooked from her first experience of it.

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Guild member @francesmarr makes sculptural pieces, using traditional coiling and slabbing methods, that are burnished or textured and then smoke fired. The slow hand building technique she uses allows her time and space for improvisation, but it is t

'Oak Slice' brooch by Lindsey Mann

'Aluminium may not be a traditional metal for jewellery making but it has qualities which I find fascinating. Not only lightweight and very durable, aluminium is also one hundred percent recyclable. But for me the