Anna Fine Jewellery
I’m an ethical designer/goldsmith specialising in remodelling old jewellery into new.
https://www.annafinejewellery.co.uk
I’m very new to Pledge 1%, but helping to make other people happy has always been at the heart of my small business, based in Gloucestershire, UK. I’ve been working as an ethical goldsmith for many years now. Being extremely picky and always asking lots of questions about where my materials come from and specialising in recycling heirloom pieces of jewellery, destined to spend their lives sat in drawers, turning them into new and desirable pieces that will be cherished and most importantly “worn” again.
Alongside, making to commission, I also offer couples the chance to come and make their own wedding and/or engagement rings, but following being fortunate enough to receive a Covid recovery grant in 2021, I decided to take things a step further, by opening up a bigger studio space that could be used by other jewellers and makers that may have lost their teaching space due to all the extra restrictions that were now in place. This has resulted in a fantastic collaboration with another local jewellery designer/maker - Wendy Murphy. Wendy was an established jewellery tutor, but as she taught most of her adult education classes in schools and village halls, had lost most of her teaching opportunities, and therefore her income for many months. Wendy now uses my “non-profit” space as her own, teaching a large number of jewellery making workshops, all under the heading of “The Studio Jewellery School”.
Moving forward, my current pledge is to offer at least 1% of my time to help, advise and do my best to inspire and encourage anyone considering a creative career. With time for creative subjects being reduced and even dropped by so many UK schools, I can totally understand how so many just don’t see creativity as an important skill. They are so wrong though, and I’m goign to keep down my best to convince people otherwise!
