Elizabeth is a professional Jewellery artist, maker & educator. She has been designing & making jewellery for over 30 years, exhibiting & selling in the UK, Europe, America & Japan
Elizabeth’s work has been featured in numerous jewellery publications & purchased by private collectors from all over the world
Elizabeth is passionate about sharing her knowledge, She has a wide range of teaching experience covering a broad spectrum of levels & subject areas
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
1993 Stage One City and Guilds 730 Further and Adult Education Teachers Certificate
1984 – 1987 B.A. Crafts Combined Studies wood, metal, ceramics, textiles. Crewe and Alsager College of Higher Education, Cheshire
1983 – 1984 Foundation Course in Art and Design. Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Cluster at London Craft Week with Reclaim Collective Silbury & East, London 2024
Fun and Games - Dialogue Collective at Munich Jewellery Week 84 GHZ Gallery, Munich, Germany 2024
Past Present Future Precious Collective, Bury Art Museum, Manchester, UK 2024
Re-Claim Collective The Onion Garden, London 2023
Scrap Merchants Live @Work Gallery, London 2023
75: Ceramics and Jewellery Contemporary Applied Arts, London 2023
40 Brooches for 40 Years Dazzle, Edinburgh 2021
Joya Art Jewellery Fair, Barcelona 2016
Palimpsest Young Gallery, Salisbury 2015
30 Years in the Making Lesley Craze Gallery, London 2014
Unconventional Jewels: Wearable Talent & Creativity Fiera Abilmente, Vicenza, Italy 2013
Craft into Industry a Contemporary Applied Arts exhibition for the British Ceramics Biennial, The original Spode Factory site Stoke-On-Trent 2013 & Contemporary Applied Arts London 2014
Jewellery – Identity, 2013 Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial Beijing, China 2013
Special Lesley Craze Gallery, London 2013
A Form of Perfection: Geometry in Precious Metal Electrum Gallery, London 2011
Artist Cups, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe, UK 2010
Open Shop Kobe Fashion Museum Shop, Japan 2010
Contemporary Jewellery 5 Gallery Si, Kobe Japan 2009
Red Electrum Gallery, London 2009
The Earring Show Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA 2007, toured to SNAG conference USA 2008
Loot! Museum of Art & Design New York, USA 2006
On the Cuff from Fabergé to Fashion Statement A Celebration of Cufflinks Goldsmiths’ Hall, London 2005
Brilliantly Birmingham RBSA Gallery, Birmingham 2005
200 Rings Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA 2004, touring to – Obsidian Gallery Tucson, Arizona, USA 2005 Gallery M, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 2005, Shaw Gallery, Maine, USA 2005 & Facere Gallery, Seattle, Washington, USA 2006
Looking Over My Shoulder Lesley Craze Gallery, London 2004
Jewellery - Unlimited Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery 2004
Heavy Metal Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool 2003
Solo Showcase Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland 2002
Spoons Lesley Craze Gallery, London 2001
SOFA (International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art) Chicago, USA 2000
Metalsmith Exhibition in Print 2000 published by the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), USA 2000
Wendy Ramshaw with Catherine Hills & Elizabeth Bone Contemporary Applied Arts, London 2000
Design Resolutions Royal Festival Hall London 1999
New British Jewellery, British Art & Design Festival, Nana Hellwege, Stilwerk Hamburg, Germany 1998
Form and Content, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham 1998
Fifty Pieces of Gold Contemporary Applied Arts, London 1998
The Best of British Facere Gallery, Seattle, USA 1998
Britain Now Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA 1997
Adorn & Adore Portcullis Gallery, Gateshead 1996
Parure Michèle Zeller Gallery, Switzerland 1995
New Jewellers Crafts Council Shop Islington, London 1995
Decorative Arts Today Bonhams, London 1995, 1996
PUBLICATIONS
2022 Silversmithing for Jewellery Makers – Techniques, treatments & applications for inspirational design. Search Press UK 2022 (Updated second edition) Also published in Germany, Italy, France, USA.
2012 Silversmithing for Jewellery Makers – Techniques, treatments & applications for inspirational design. Search Press UK 2011 & Interweave USA
WORK PUBLISHED IN
Design for Jewellery Makers, Louise Seijen ten Hoorn, Search Press UK 2023
Stonesetting for Jewellery Makers, Melissa Hunt, Search Press UK 2022
Joyería Contemporánea Anuario 2016 - 2017 (Contemporary Jewellery Yearbook 2016 – 2017), Grupo Duplex Spain 2016
Art Jewelry Today: Europe, Catherine Mallett Schiffer Publishing USA 2014
21st Century Jewelry: The Best of the 500 Series, Lark Books USA 2011
500 Silver Jewelry Designs, Lark Books, USA 2011
Jewellery Focus magazine September 2010
Goldsmiths’ Review 2009/2010, Palladium Feature, The Goldsmiths’ Company 2010
Bangles & Bracelets, Amanda Doughty, A&C Black London 2009
Art Jewelry Today 2, Jeffery B Snyder, Schiffer Publishing USA 2008
500 Pendants & Lockets, Lark Books, USA 2008
The Earring Book. Yvonne Kulagowski. A&C Black London 2007
500 Earrings. Alan Revere. Lark books, USA 2007
New Directions In Jewellery. Jivan Astfalck, Caroline Broadhead, Paul Derrez. Black Dog Publishing London 2005
500 Brooches. Marthe Le Van. Lark Books, USA 2005
1000 Rings. Robert. W. Ebendorf. Lark Books, USA 2004
Jewellery Unlimited. The Association for Contemporary Jewellery, Bristol 2004
The Art of Jewelry Design – From Idea to Reality. Elizabeth Olver. Quarto Publishing London 2002 Marie Claire, Italy, August 2001
Jewelry Design: The Artisan’s Reference. Elizabeth Olver. Quarto Publishing London 2000
Metalsmith, Exhibition in Print 2000. Published by The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), USA 2000.
The Metalsmith’s Book of Boxes and Lockets. Tim McCreight. A&C Black Publishers London 1999
Design Sourcebook: Jewellery. David Watkins. New Holland Publishers London 1999
TEACHING & Facilitation
2023 Team building workshop for The De Beers Group
2023 Tutor Mixed Level and Intermediate - Advanced Level Jewellery Making K2 Jewellery Academy London
2023 Tutor Mental Wealth Festival workshop around the theme of connection, City Literary Institute London
2019 – 2022 Tutor Jewellery Level 1 Diploma London Jewellery Workshop
2017 – Present Visiting Tutor Fine Jewellery City Literary Institute London
2017 – Present Tutor Try It Out Jewellery Making City Literary Institute London
2016 – Present Course Leader Contemporary Jewellery (year-long course) City Literary Institute London
2016 – Present Tutor Soldering Masterclass City Literary Institute London
2012 – Present Course Leader Develop your Jewellery Design & Making City Literary Institute London
2018 Tutor 20 Pieces in Five days: Jewellery Production (summer school) City Literary Institute London
2017 Tutor Working with Recycled Materials City Literary Institute London
2016 – 2017 Visiting Tutor: Advanced Jewellery Developing a Collection City Literary Institute London
2016 Tutor Transformed Treasures from Trash City Literary Institute London
2016 Tutor Geometric Jewellery (summer school) City Literary Institute London City Literary Institute London
2014 – 2016 Tutor Setting up a Jewellery Business City Literary Institute London
2015 – 2016 Tutor Selling at Trade & Retail Events City Literary Institute London
2012 – 2015 Tutor Jewellery Introduction to Metalwork Camden College (WMC) London
2012 – 2014 Visiting Tutor City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Jewellery City Literary Institute London
2011 – 2016 Tutor Jewellery Making All Levels City Literary Institute London
1999 – 2001 Visiting Lecturer BA Hons Crafts Manchester Metropolitan University.
1997 Visiting Lecturer BA Hons Applied Arts University of Derby
1992 – 1995 Jewellery and Silversmithing tutor West Hertfordshire College
1989 Assistant to the Course Leader of Jewellery and Metalwork UCLA / RCA summer school.
MENTORING
2024 Mentor De Beers Group / Morley Scholarship Scheme
2024 Mentor for individual jewellery designer maker. Providing tutoring, advice, information, guidance and constructive feedback, where appropriate, acting as the facilitator to develop the mentee’s understanding and awareness of best practice and, objectively evaluate the mentee’s plans and decisions
2022 - 23 Mentor for individual jewellery designer maker. Providing tutoring, advice, information, guidance and constructive feedback, where appropriate, acting as the facilitator to develop the mentee’s understanding and awareness of best practice and, objectively evaluate the mentee’s plans and decisions
2013 – 2014 Mentor for Cockpit Arts / Prince’s Trust Creative Career Programme. Responsible for identifying the craft and design skills and knowledge areas that require strengthening, providing advice, information, guidance and constructive feedback, where appropriate, acting as the facilitator to develop the Mentee’s understanding and awareness of best practice and, objectively evaluate the Mentee’s plans and decisions
2008 – 2009 Mentor for Palmer Hamilton. One of 39 industry professionals who were linked to an emerging jewellery designer to give a year of one to one support, advice and guidance