Editor Beth Smith's Spring Fair Selection
I'm a little unwilling to examine my love of fancy dress in any great depth (although I did write about costume in Issue 25). I don't know why the thought of donning an embroidered grey rabbit head dress fills me with glee but the minute I saw Sara Lowes' costumes and props I knew I wanted one.
And I'm not alone, although many of the lovely images of Sara's work capture children at play there's also a couple on their wedding day – she's a giraffe, he's a fox and they look like a match made in zoological heaven.
Fiona Petheram manages to walk the line between romance and practicality by crafting jewellery that's made from sea glass she finds along the coastlines of Suffolk, Spain and The Isles of Scilly. Even though in my dreams I'd like to wear a rabbit headdress I often find jewellery difficult to pull off so the understated designs are very appealing. Combined with semi-precious stones, precious metals, silk and leather the time-worn glass has a quality all its own. "Whatever its age and origin, sea glass began its journey from something that was once discarded, maybe hundreds of years ago or only last summer. So there is a real pleasure in collecting and recycling it into beautiful and wearable pieces." explains Fiona.
DRIFT JEWELLERY, STALL NO. B2
, www.driftjewellery.com
Advance tickets £5 (on the door price £7.50)
The Selvedge Spring Fair, 25 April 11-5
Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Road, London, SW3 5EE
www.selvedge.org
And I'm not alone, although many of the lovely images of Sara's work capture children at play there's also a couple on their wedding day – she's a giraffe, he's a fox and they look like a match made in zoological heaven.
ANIMALESQUE, STALL NO. A13, www.animalesque.co.uk
Fiona Petheram manages to walk the line between romance and practicality by crafting jewellery that's made from sea glass she finds along the coastlines of Suffolk, Spain and The Isles of Scilly. Even though in my dreams I'd like to wear a rabbit headdress I often find jewellery difficult to pull off so the understated designs are very appealing. Combined with semi-precious stones, precious metals, silk and leather the time-worn glass has a quality all its own. "Whatever its age and origin, sea glass began its journey from something that was once discarded, maybe hundreds of years ago or only last summer. So there is a real pleasure in collecting and recycling it into beautiful and wearable pieces." explains Fiona.
DRIFT JEWELLERY, STALL NO. B2
, www.driftjewellery.com
Advance tickets £5 (on the door price £7.50)
The Selvedge Spring Fair, 25 April 11-5
Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Road, London, SW3 5EE
www.selvedge.org