Ann Bruford
Ann Bruford | Jewellery | Devon
Ann is a contemporary studio jeweller working with both precious and non-precious materials. Her practice focuses on a considered design process together with laborious hand fabrication and finishing techniques. Her designs explore the passage of Time with the associated erosion and corrosion, resulting in sculpted forms with textures and patinas layered one upon the other.
Most recently, forays to the award-winning Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter have resulted in a fixation on the extensive collection of marine specimens in the Percy Sladen collection of Echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins). The resulting forms and textures have been created by forging, chasing, punching and etching designs suggestive of sea life and beach flotsam. As the wearer interacts with a piece, constant handling it, they will over time imprint their own personality on the surface and enhance the water worn finish I am aiming for.
Ann has a BA Hons degree in 3D-Design from Brighton, where she specialised in small scale metal work. Her work is available to view at galleries and curated Fine Craft shows.