Awards

• January 2003 – Awarded the First Year Prize by the Edinburgh College of Art School of Drawing and Painting.

• February 2004 – The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths’ Design and Craftsmanship Awards 2004, Silver Award in Fashion Jewellery 2-Dimensional Design Section.

• June 2004 – Awarded  Michael Grant Travel Award of £170 by the Edinburgh College of Art Centre for Visual and Cultural Studies.

• February 2005 – The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths’ Design and Craftsmanship Awards 2005, Commended in Platinum 2-Dimensional Design Section.

• June 2005 – Departmental award for high standard of work in Portfolio section of course.

• January 2006 – The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths’ Silversmithing Award 2006, Commendation for the design of a Dragon Fruit Bowl.

• February 2006 – Received The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths’ Precious Metal Bursary Award.

• March 2006 – The Scottish Branch of the Gemmological Association Innovative Use of Gemstones Award 2006, Highly Commended.

• June 2006 – Marcia Lanyon Stonesetting Competition, awarded 1st prize.

• June 2006 – Edinburgh College of Art awarded the Helen A. Rose Bequest for distinguished final year work and best degree show.

• July 2006 – Received the Edinburgh College of Art Chairman’s Medal for “A contribution to the Degree Show which was innovative, beautifully designed and executed as well as consistently high performance throughout the course of study.”

• November 2006 – Awarded the Stephen Maer Award by the Designer Jewellers Group.

Exhibitions

• January 2005 – Work in Progress Third Year Exhibition at the Edinburgh College of Art.

• June 2006 – Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show

• July 2006 – New Designers 2006, Business Design Centre, London

• September 2006 – New Designers Selection 2006, Old Truman Brewery, London

• October 2006 – ‘Design For Europe’ as part of the Biennale Interieur 2006, Kortrijk, Belgium.

• November 2006 – January 2007 – Designer Jewellers Group Plus, the Barbican Centre, London

• November 2006 – January 2007 – Treasure, The Dick Institute Gallery, Kilmarnock

Achievements and Interests

• Travelling the world is a passion – has been to the USA, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Denmark and Japan.