Jewellery collection in progress

I am currently in the process of fabricating the pieces that will form my first jewellery collection. Consisting of one off bangles and rings, these are to be sold at Darkroom London upon completion. Here are the first few. I hope you like them. 

A change of material

Here is a mitten I have just made from porcelain complete with box and 'fake' labels.

My daughters first Converse. Plaster casts.

Recent things

A dressing up box for Bo.

Eggs in their cups

Walnut cup and Ash egg turned in one piece












Black MDF bowl

Slate like appearance of polished MDF just has such an amazing quality.














Spinning tops

An m for Marnie

Trophy

I made this trophy for the inaugural Arts Legends Weekend, a competition involving current UAL sports teams playing matches against UAL old boys and girls. A close fought event with Rugby, Hockey, Netball and Football all being played, the Legends won through with me, the eldest, part of the winning Football team!! 
http://www.artslondonnews.co.uk/20100505-suarts-brings-ual-sports-legends-together






  

St Margarets Bay, Kent

Beautiful wooden sculptures formed naturally by the sea. 

Images from my recent exhibition 'Showing signs'

June 30th 2010. Cookhouse gallery. Chelsea College of Art and Design.

‘The greatest glory of a building is not in its stones, nor is it its gold, its glory is in its age’ - John Ruskin
Showing Signs is an exhibition of work by Stef Willis, focusing on what he refers to as ‘architectural wrinkles’.Our buildings are subject to timely decay. A gradual change where structures are affected by natural and physical  forces  leading to an ever-changing patina, the occurrence of which happens long after the  human act of architectural creation.
Patterns, textures, cracks and imperfections formed upon and within the buildings original materials, give rise to the structures  new personality and soul. A crack becomes a character line, an imperfection a wrinkle. The architectural signs of ageing.

'Showing signs'

I thought I would start my blog with a link to where some of the work from my recent summer exhibition 'Showing Signs' can be seen. Head along to what is fast becoming one of Londons most talked about stores, Darkroom.

 Darkroom is a new concept on Lamb’s Conduit Street, London WC1. We curate an eclectic mix of high-end fashion, interior and lifestyle accessories alongside bi-monthly art and sculpture exhibitions.


My work is shown, as part of the Strobing season- an exploration of darkness & light, alongside some of the most beautiful objects and accessories to which I am currently working on a range of rings and bangles which will be sold in the store in the new year.
http://www.darkroomlondon.com/index.php/news/darkoom-is-strobing/