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Jewellery exhibition for Weston Beamor ’ s prize-winning Katy Tromans
Katy Tromans , a 3D print and CAD technician at Weston Beamor , is a woman of many talents . In addition to her work at Weston Beamor , Katy is a prize-winning silversmith recently awarded a Gold Medal for her CAD presentation in the prestigious Goldsmiths ’ Craft & Design Council Awards .
Katy is also Artist in Residence at the School of Jewellery at Birmingham City University , where she trained . Her latest work went on display in the ‘ One Year On ’ alumni exhibition staged by BCU at its Park Side Gallery from 12 - 30 June .
In advance of the show , she said : “ I shall use the exhibition to showcase the ‘ Alice in Wonderland ’ piece for which I won the Goldsmiths ’ Craft Award , together with two new collections entitled ‘ Home is where the Bench Is ’ – which is all about jewellery making , and ‘ One Stitch at a Time ” which is for sewing enthusiasts .”
Katy describes her work as ‘ objet d ’ art ’ and all of her collections feature a sculptural hero piece – a pocket watch inspired design for Alice in Wonderland , and a jewellers ’ bench and a sewing scene with wearable dressmaking busts , for the two new collections . These are not purely decorative and can also be used to store the jewellery when it is not being worn .
“ I have had great support from the team at WB in bringing these very complicated and detailed designs to completion and I have learnt a huge amount in the process , knowledge which I can now hopefully pass onto our customers ,” says Katy .
Glen Day , head of business Development at WB , is delighted by Katy ’ s ongoing success . “ As a practising designer herself , Katy brings real understanding and empathy to her work with our customers . We are all very proud of what she has achieved and of the part the company has played in helping her to develop her very distinctive collections .”
Katy ’ s jewellery retails from £ 45.00 to £ 2,500.00 and full details can be found on her website katytromans . weebly . com . Make sure you take a look at her Instagram to see how the pieces come to life www . instagram . com / katytromans
July 2017 | jewelleryfocus . co . uk JEWELLERY FOCUS 27