Sarah Drew
What will students gain if they come on one of your courses?
Practical skills that are usable straight away; confidence to just ‘have a go’ and try out new techniques; inspiration to re-evaluate materials that can be found and used to make jewellery.
Like to get inspiration from fashion magazines and books: encourage students to sketch ideas (doesn’t matter what the sketches look like) to develop their own designs.
Encourage 2-way process with students requesting help with techniques they’d like to do and cross-discipline development of new techniques (such as textiles/papercraft/ceramics) to create original pieces.
Like to remake old pieces and use things that are found easily and cheaply to make new jewellery.
Fashion: like to work in seasonal colours and incorporate current looks.
Art: bright, abstract artists such as Terry Frost, Sandra Blow, Matisse and Barbara Hepworth
Deco: design, architecture and fashion from 20s/30s
Coast: colours, textures and found objects from the beach, sea and sea-side towns.
On my website
Where did you gain your training?Mostly self-taught: took evening classes in silver and enamelling whilst a student, and have done top-up courses at Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery. I have been making jewellery for 21 years and selling it through galleries and boutiques for 10 years and teaching it for 6 years.
What teaching experience have you had?I teach evening classes at Cornwall College; weekend workshops at MCSJ and my own workshops at beach cafes and nice boutique hotels.
Is your work in any public or private collections?I don’t know!
Have you written any books/had articles published?Just finished a recycled jewellery book ‘Junkbox Jewellery’ which will be out next September, published by A and C Black.
Do you belong to any professional groups/societies?Hidden Art