The BlueCoat Display Centre and New Pieces...

Last week I went to visit my family back home in Ayr and spend some time with them and especially my gran as I had designed a pendant for her. My new pieces were all inspired by the pendant I made for my gran...all very simple with a tinny weenie sparkle.






I also got some extremely exciting news about a new stocklist. In Octber I will be supplying the BlueCoat Display Centre in Liverpool with my latest collection. The BDC is a nationally and internationally recognised contemporary craft and design gallery and they sell, exhibit and promote over 350 selected contemporary craftspeople each, so I am more than flatter to be asked to supply them with my jewellery.

After a failed first attempted at using tweeter, I've recently been trying my hardest to get to grips with it and I think I've finally got it. From tweeter I have found a brilliant bit of advice from Creative Boom all you bloggers out there....70 of the best blogs for creative inspiration!

New Work ::

Goodville Pin::

Onyx Earrings::

Forever Necklace::

Angular Pin::

Onyx Ring::

Just a couple of images to update you of what I'v been up to the last wee while....I do actually still make jewellery...amazing, I know lol. These were some of the pieces I'v had exhibiting at the Womens Work exhibition at the Link Gallery which has just recently finished. As well as some new pieces to add to my commercial collection ( I'm loving my onyx stones and beads at the mo). You can check out these and some other new pieces at ::My Shop.

Apart from working like a trooper these last few weeks I have also been painting a lot more...and finding it so relaxing! My sister has invited me to join the craft fair at the mother and toddler group she attend with my nephew Nathan. They are having a craft day in August and as well as selling my jewellery, I thought I would do a few children's paintings. Hopefully they sell or my nephews room will be covered in them.

Duncan of Jordanstone's 2011 Degree Show

Duncan of Jordanstone's 2011 Degree Show is currently in full swing and this years Jewellers really have outdone themselves! I was feeling a bit nostalgic that my own degree show was this time last year but I was so excited to see that the 4th year jewellers have all done so well!

All there hard work has paid off and the result is a visual and technical pleasure. I would definitely recommend that you treat yourselves and get along to the show.

Elspeth Lauder

Kerrianne Flett

Lauracet

Filipa Oliveira

New Shop!!! Exciting times

Online Shop Now Open.....



Iv finally taken the time to set up my first ever shop with Big Cartel. I have a selection of new pieces now available to buy and more coming soon. Commissions welcomed!

Have a look @ nicolawyllie.bigcartel.com and tell me what you think....Enjoy :)

Here's to 2011 :)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone!

Its crazy how quick the time has passed. And i'm hoping that 2011 will start to slow down soon or ill never be able to keep to my resolution of being more organised and prepared for all things jewellery related.

So the time has come and Lovely Pigeon pop-up exhibition has come to an end. And thanks to Kirsty's hard work the show has been a great success and I cant wait to work with her again.

Its also come to the half way mark of the YSP MADE exhibition...but don't worry, the exhibition doesn't end till the 27th of Feb so there is still lots of time to pop down to York to see the show and take in the beautiful gardens that surround it.

:)

Lovely Pigeon Pop-Up Christmas Sale

The Pigeon presents a Pop-Up Christmas Extravaganza featuring more than 40 artists and makers, vintage, homewares, stocking fillers, hand-made Christmas workshops for all ages (and abilities), music and more. And my jewellery will be featuring in this exciting event!



It will be opening its doors on Saturday 27th November and will be open every day from 10-6 right up until the 24th December. And if buying handcrafted gifts isn't enough you can also try your hand at making a few presents too. Details are all featured on the Pigeon Pop Up Christmas page...

I want this for christmas...

After showing my degree show collection at the wonderful Junction gallery in Aberdeen for the last 2 and a half months, they have now been whisked off to York to the Yorkshire Sculpture Gallery where they are currently on sale :). The YSP has four gallery is set in the beautiful 500acers 18th century parkland and my pieces are going to be talking part in there Christmas exhibition.



These little beauties above, which are on my list to Santa, are skillfully created by Nora Rochel. Nora Rochel explores the world of flowers and organic growth as visual formgiving and expressiveness in both jewellery and everyday objects.

Life has changed a lot for me recently and only over the past few days have I realised that life really is too short. I'm fed up spending too much time worrying about things that might happen and intend on just letting go a bit more...and I'm hoping this will show within my new collect I'm currently working on. And like Nora's inspiration, nature, things are constantly changing so lets change with them :)

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