Rebecca Halstead

Edinburgh

Work: 0131 447 1463

Fax:

http://www.rebeccahalstead.com

Inspiration for my current range of jewellery comes from a love of nature; of plants, seed pods, leaves and flowers. I work primarily in silver, often with different gauges of wire. I create soldered linear structures that have a bold, tactile quality; forms which respond to the movement of the body and the interplay of light.

Gemstones (both cabochons and beads) often feature in my work and I also incorporate oxidised (blackened) silver into some pieces. This oxidised finish gives a beautiful contrasting surface to the metal.

Each piece of jewellery is hand made using traditional workshop skills. I strive to create striking yet elegant pieces of jewellery, which are not only comfortable to wear but have a strong contemporary feel.

As well as running my jewellery studio, I have worked as a designer in the jewellery industry in both London and Birmingham. I also spent many years as an art college lecturer teaching workshops in model making.

Price Guide

Jewellery stock items from £30 to £500

Specialist Techniques

Oxidising
Hammering
Piercing
Soldering
Stone setting
Texturing
Wire forming

Training College

Edinburgh College of Art: BA (Hons) in Design and Post Graduate Diploma in Design

Exhibitions

2002
- Twenty-one years of the Open Eye, Edinburgh
- Celebration in Silver and Gold, Goldsmith’s Hall, London

2001
- Source (Craft Gallery, Royal Museum, Edinburgh

Rebecca Halstead has also exhibited in the following galleries:

The Bowie Gallery (Hay on Wye), Bluestone gallery (Devizes), Argenta (London), Heart Gallery (Hebden Bridge), Harley Gallery (Nottinghamshire), Strides Gallery and Gallery 18 (Driffield), Strathearn Gallery (Crieff), Celia Colman (London), Craft and Design Centre (Leeds), Church House Designs (Bristol), Royal Exchange Craft Shop (Manchester), Broughton Gallery (Biggar), Lesley Craze (London), Open Eye Gallery (Edinburgh), Collective Gallery (Edinburgh), Crawford Arts centre (St Andrews), John Mckeller (Hereford), Bluecoat Display Centre (Liverpool), Just Art (Moray), Pyramid (York), Aberdeen Art Gallery, Roger Billcliffe (Glasgow).

Rebecca has also exhibited for many years with Dazzle.