John & Dawn Field
Earrings (JDF1)
Silver and Brass
John Field and his wife Dawn are based in West Yorkshire, U.K. They met when studying for their degrees at Wolverhampton Polytechnic in the mid-eighties.
John Field graduated with a B.A. Hons. degree in Three Dimensiona lDesign and Dawn with a B.A. Hons. Fine Art degree. They have collaborated and worked together for most of the time since. As well as working on their own individual pieces they work on a number of different ranges together. John's work is individually designed and one-off. Natural colours and materials feature prominently in all these pieces. Rich colours are supplied by using exotic woods, amber, precious and semi-precious metals and stones. These materials are chosen from all over the world .He enjoys using a number of different materials on each piece to provide interest. John often uses a dental laboratory drill to carve wooden jewellery. This is a laborious process of attrition and it may take a number of weeks to finish one piece. The aim is to produce intrigu... [more]
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