Balanced-Earth has lived alongside me, undercover, gestating, for longer than any other of my creative work.  I continue to refine my kinetic sculptures with new ideas for this year.  They unite the many branches of my creative making history.  Balanced-Earth in their ability to interact, support living creatures and repurpose otherwise waste products, feel more in harmony with me and my life.

Screenshot from interview video with Design Nation

What is Precious?

I was interviewed by Hayley Banks from Design Nation , just before the Design Nation Showcase at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair in October 2024.  The interview was recorded.  Click on the image to be taken to the recording on Vimeo.

I discuss how Balanced-Earth is a creative evolution from my previous work as a jeweller and environmental arts educator (aka Footprint Arts).  Images of this previous work can be found in “About

Seven paperpulp vessels suspended in frames, ethically handmade with upcycled materials and hanging from stainless steel branches.

Introducing Curving Stainless Steel Branches!

Click here to go to my gallery of image to view the new look steel branches.  With the loop underneath the curve, it echoes the loop in the vessel suspension handle.  I’m very excited about introducing this latest development.

Workshops/Community Arts

For many years I was an environmental arts educator (Footprint Arts).  There is a new page with image gallery about this.

Image and link to new blog post

Blog post: Rediscovering...

I have finally produced a new blog post…, there has been a bit of a gap since the last!  In advance of adding fresh revamped items of jewellery to my online shop, I thought I would write the story of how there is jewellery on the Balanced-Earth website.