Welcome to Jenna Barnes Jewellery

My story and Inspiration

As a jeweller I am passionate about the qualities of the sterling and fine silver that I am working with and the processes which forms the work. As I play with form, shape and surface texture, ideas come to me. It is like there is a dialogue between myself and the work. The qualities of the silver, how malleable it is when forming, or the way that two pieces can seamlessly be soldered together are so pleasing. Shapes I have come across through playing inspire new designs, and textures and different finishes can create visual contrasts within the same piece.

Adding stones for interest and reproducing leaves or shells found in nature also inform my work. Using techniques such as riveting, enamelling or hammering, is a great way to develop ideas in new ways. I love discovering different design elements as I am creating at my work bench, and seeing where my creativity will take me next! I am not sure what creative ideas will come, as I work in a way which allows many possibilities to develop. I then make decisions on compositions and aesthetics which are the most elegant to form the design. 

I work from my small home studio in Saltash, Cornwall.  

Jenna Graduated in 2003 from Sheffield Hallam University Studying Fine Art Sculpture, with Metalwork and Jewellery.