Sometimes the material suggests the design to me; once I know its attributes all these ideas pop into my head. Then often I’ll get another idea part way through making it, so I can go straight to the next one. Other times I might see an object or texture and that is the inspiration for the next piece.

Enamelling is quite a time consuming process; test pieces need to be done and there are a few constraints. The metal needs to be a certain thickness and shape; then the enamel is put on in layers depending on the kind of look I'm going for. I use a torch to do some pieces and a kiln for the others. As enamel is a mixture of glass and other compounds it needs to be heated to a high temperature to melt.

It’s a very old process; the oldest examples date back to the 13 century BC!

Probably necklaces are my favourite; when you wear a big, colourful, beautiful necklace you are really making a statement.