About

I make jewellery that means something, in a shed perched next to my boat on the bank of the River Stort (Bishop's Stortford). My making is inescapably intertwined with nature and the elements.

Something magical happens when an idea that otherwise only exists in your imagination, comes into being as a beautiful, wearable piece of special handmade jewellery. 

Life so close to the water and earth inspires my creativity and gives rise to one-of-a-kind jewellery collections and bespoke pieces featuring precious metals, beautifully paired with found stones, shells, leaves and bits of sea or broken glass.

My collections also feature gemstones in watery tones of green, blue, teal and turquoise, telling of air, movement and glints of sunshine. 

I've been making and designing since 2016 and discovered the alchemy of electroforming a couple of years later.

This special process means I have the ability to transform found leaves, stones, shells and bits of broken glass into necklaces and rings. This is how I became Found by Dawn.

In 2022, having completed a Diploma in Silver Jewellery, I gravitated towards making jewellery in silver and gold. 

During a year of intense online training, I was able to experiment with everything from traditional silver smithing, to wax carving, silver clay, wire wrapping and keum boo.

In Autumn 2023 I launched The Windblown Collection, inspired by the dripping rain and glinting sunshine at the end of Storm Eunice.

This formed my first adventure into combining delicate silver and gold earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets and rings and small cacades of precious gemstones. 

The following Spring (next to our log burner, in the warmth of the boat!) the Positive Space Collection came into being.

This plays on the theme of negative space with a light touch, combining gemstones with gold and silver wire for minimalist boho style dangly earrings.

I also take commissions and orders for bespoke pieces and would love to make you a special piece of jewellery that means something personal to you, and will light up your day for years to come.  

This Autumn I will be launching Found by You

Lovers of found things from special places - or objects that hold grounding memories - are invited to design a piece of special jewellery with me. We will wrap silver or gold around your precious object, for the most personal kind of talisman you can ever wear and hold close. Join me on Instagram or Facebook and be one of the first to get the lowdown on that... soon!

There are Gift Cards too, for when you want a thoughtful and different gift for someone special. Please feel free to browse my collections.

You can learn more about my making process and jewellery-making-life-on-the-river, by joining my Inner Circle