1956 Born England
1960 Arrived Australia
Education & Qualifications
1989-present Studio/Workshop in St.Kilda supplying custom made jewelery to order & having regular studio exhibitions.
1982-1988 Studio Space at Meat Market Craft Centre, North Melbourne.
1976, 1977, 1979 Diploma of Art (Gold & Silversmithing Design) RMIT Melbourne
1975 Started Bachelor of Economics – Monash University Melbourne
Applied Further Studies
2012 Not knowing, Not Wanting, Just Playing. Transformation from a drawing to a 3d object. Doris Betz.
2011 Longings & Belongings Workshop with Manon Van Kouswijk RMIT University
2010 Coronet , Gallery Coronet & 3 piece Setting & Knife edge shanks Graeme Kellet & Chris Sherwin GSGA at GAA House, Melbourne.
2010 Where Did I Come From? Helen Britton, RMIT University.
2009 Hydraulic Press workshop with Dominic Lowe , Apecs Investment casting Factory.
2008 Texturing Metals , Sturt Workshop, Mittagong, NSW.
2007 Computer training CAE.
2002 Computer Training Swinburne Prahran
1986 Weaving and Knitting Mary Lee Hu , Meat Market Craft Centre.
1984 Stone setting with Godwin Baum
1984 Hand Engraving – Collingwood Technical College
1984 Melbourne Chamber of Commerce- marketing Seminar
1983 Small Business Development Corporation- Planning & starting a small Business
1983 Workshop- Inlay of gold and Silver foil into mild steel- Professor Sakai, Japan
1982 Design Workshop – Herman Junger, Munich Academy
1981 Marketing – Melbourne Chamber of Commerce
1981 Study Tour of Jewellery in Europe, Goldsmiths Hall London,
Pforzheim, Jewellery Museum, Germany.
Teaching
1982-1984 Melbourne College of Advanced Education-Professional experience provided for Gold and
Silversmithing students.
1982-1983 Victoria College Burwood-Professional Experience provided for students.
1982-1983 Council of Adult Education- Country Craft teaching programme.
1983 National Gallery of Victoria- Demonstration & Exhibition of Jewellery in conjunction with Eighteenth century Jewellery Exhibition.
1981 Guest Tutor, George Grant Workshop , UK.
1981 Monash University – short course – Jewellery Making
Awards
1980 Awarded Minstry for the Arts Grant for traineeship
1979 L.Puzsar Special Jewellery Award.
1977 L.Puzsar Best 2nd year Student.