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Jane Short
Jane has had training both as a jeweller and silversmith,
graduating from the Royal college of Art in 1979. She has been
enamelling since 1974, and has a wide experience of enamelling on
silver both on a smaller and larger scale. As well as producing her
own work to commission, Jane has many years of teaching experience.
Her work can be seen in several collections including the V&A,
Fitzwilliam and Ashmolean museums, and the Queens Collection, and
she is a Liveryman of the Goldsmiths Company.
Describe your approach to teaching:
In my teaching I aim to share my love of enamelling and many years
of experience of it's technical demands to suit each student's
interest in the subject.
What inspires your own work?
I am endlessly fascinated with the vitality, subtlety and beauty of
enamel on silver, and each of my pieces is an exploration into it's
possibilities.