EMMA WILLCOCKS

Jewellery Making
Metal is a wonderful material to work, with its versatility and strength but also for me, its connection to the people who have worked it throughout the ages.

With a mind for the past and present co-existing through objects and places, I am interested in the world around me and the mark of time on things like the paths made by sheep on the downs, wear and tear on drain covers in the town and the changing shadows made by railings and trees. It is these themes and images that have shaped my work in recent years along with an experimental approach to working through ideas and making jewellery.

Teaching
I have been running course for adults and children at Phoenix since 1998. During that time my courses have ranged from jewellery making, and sewing, to scrap sculpture, wire and tin and art from found materials. I also run workshops in schools and with community groups.

As a teacher and workshop leader my aim is to inspire, facilitate and empower people to discover their own potential for making things, with a hands-on and experimental approach to learning.

Recently I have been working as part of a team, to set up and develop an outreach programme at Phoenix. Currently I am working with adults with learning difficulties as a Day Centre Officer with the Grace Eyre Foundation.

Education
Certificate of Education. Brighton College of Technology 1998 - 2000
Art and Social Context. BA(Hon's) Dartington College of Arts 1986 - 1989
Foundation Art. Southampton Institute of Higher Education. 1984 - 1985

For more information please contact emmatherese@lycos.com

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