Abigail Brown studied Silversmithing and Jewellery at Loughborough graduating in 2001. She is now based in Cornwall where she teaches part-time and sells her work nationally.
Abigail Brown
What will students gain if they come on one of your courses?
Technical ability and understanding of the processes, and knowledge for diversifying the techniques.
Are there any particular techniques/processes you use in your teaching?Raising & fabrication.
What inspires your own work?My particular interest is in the lines, folds and forms of the human body and how these are continually changing. I am interested in the similarities of the recurring forms and shapes within the natural world and the human body. I am fascinated by the marriage of organic and structured form and I seek to create a union between the two.
Where can students see examples of your work?National Museum Wales, Cardiff Contemporary Applied Arts, London and on my website.
Where did you gain your training?Loughborough University School of Art & Design – BA (Hons) Silversmithing & Jewellery, Bishopsland Workshops, Oxfordshire. Edinburgh College of Art – 1 year residency.
What teaching experience have you had?I initially gained teaching experience whilst undertaking a residency with Professor Dorothy Hogg at Edinburgh College of Art. I spent a year at the College teaching one day a week in exchange for bench space. I began as teaching assistant for Dorothy whilst she taught introductory techniques to first year students and by the end of the year I was teaching the class on my own. Since the residency at Edinburgh, I have taught two evening classes a week at Truro College, one in Silversmithing and one in Jewellery. In 2006 I began teaching at University College Falmouth and I am now the tutor for Fine Metals on the Contemporary Crafts Course.
Is your work in any public or private collections?National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Do you belong to any professional groups/societies?Contemporary British Silversmiths (formerly ABDS) – Committee member and secretary and the Association for Contemporary Jewellery.