❦About the Archive

The Archive began as a practical solution.
 

I needed a way to organise ideas, record experiments, and keep track of the symbols, patterns, and themes that kept appearing throughout my work. Alongside commissions, wedding bands, inscriptions, and trade engraving, I found myself collecting sketches, notes, recurring motifs, and unfinished concepts that did not yet have a place to belong.
 

What started as random notes and drawings gradually became a reliable system.
 

Today, The Archive is an ongoing body of work. It brings together symbols, historical lettering, illuminated ornament, wedding bands, provenance and other collections that continue to grow through research and experimentation.

Some find form as a finished piece. Others remain unfinished for months or years while I continue to learn, refine techniques, or wait for the right solution to appear.
 

One of the things The Archive has given me is permission to begin before everything is finished.
 

Many of the pieces in The Archive begin life in silver. There are practical reasons for this. Working in silver allows me to explore ideas more freely, refine techniques, test proportions, and understand a piece properly before deciding where it may lead next. 

While many studies remain in silver, others later find expression in yellow or rose gold, whether as completed pieces or through individual details.
 

That does not make these pieces unfinished. Every piece is made to stand on its own and be worthy of wearing in its own right.
 

I am still learning. There are skills I hope to incorporate into future work that I have yet to master. New ideas often lead me towards new skills, and new skills often lead me towards new ideas.
 

The Archive records not only what I make, but how I arrive there.