Who is Alison?
Once upon a time, I was a central London window dresser & visual merchandiser, enjoying the bright lights and noise of the West End.
Always a creative person, over 20 years ago I began to train to make jewellery. First as a hobby but eventually, as the passion overwhelmed me, as a full time occupation.
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Moving out to the Chilterns has meant I have the best of both worlds. I still have great access to London, & Hatton Garden, but I am constantly inspired by the beauty of the countryside which surrounds me & influences my work everyday.
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The years in display have heavily influenced my approach to the creative process. I feel strongly about reusing as much as possible. I never throw anything away that may still have life left in it.
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I am a real one for 'designing on the back of a napkin'. I have many loose scraps of paper, despite buying myself lovely sketch books.
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A lasting habit from my west end days!
As a creative, what I love today, is working with client's to understand their ideas, hopes and dreams. Seeing the joy on their faces when they collect their commissioned piece makes me feel good for days.
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Painting has become such an important part of my creative life, and brings me much joy & calmness. It underpins my jewellery making. Mostly I work in watercolours or water based mediums. The images I paint often relate to my local surroundings, and my love of water & swimming.
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Some of these images have made their way into my jewellery via etching and design.
Prints, cards, and now, bone china mugs & glass coasters of my art work are also available on my website.
They make wonderful greeting cards and gifts.
I like to continually challenge myself to learn new skills & take different creative paths.
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Amersham Art Unlocked
5 years ago I was part of a small local group that set up Amersham Art Unlocked art trail. It was to fill the gap left in 2020 by Bucks Art Weeks that was cancelled. We had a tiny window of opportunity in the September
I felt that it had room to grow, and in 2021the first AAU art fair took place. It was so successful in supporting local talent, that the 3 of us that now run it, decided to move to a bigger hall (2024) and run it for a weekend (2025).
We want it to be the kind of high standard art fair that we are proud to show our work at.
And we are x
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Follow the links below to see what this years fair was like...
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