Member of the Month: Harriet St Leger

Harriet studied jewellery at Central School of Art and touched on enamelling but did not take it up seriously. Many years later after running her jewellery business and teaching she returned to enamelling and was hooked! Her inspiration comes mainly from nature and she works both on copper and on silver. Recently Harriet has been practicing engraving to use on silver under the enamel. Last year she won an award for her Rodmarton brooch which can also be worn as a necklace. This was a Development Award and enabled her to study at West Dean College with master enameller Jane Short. The study piece of work is still in progress, but should be finished early next year, it takes a long time! The Rodmarton brooch is based on an Arts and Crafts house called Rodmarton Manor which is built around a circular lawn. If worn as a necklace there is a central green enamelled lawn with fits on the back to hide the pin.

Harriet loves to work to commission and another very recent necklace was commissioned by artist Monica Cuellar and is based on one of her paintings. Monica intends to wear it when she is exhibiting her work!

Harriet is a member of the Gloucestershire Guild and often exhibits with them as well as having work in the Guild shop. She has exhibited at Goldsmiths’ Fair a number of times as well as many other fairs and galleries.

Find Harriet on her website.

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