About Me

 

Claire is a silversmith and artist based near Annalong; at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. Rural life and the landscapes she grew up around have a strong influence on her practice, something explored through the use of texture, form and material in her metalwork.

Her work uses traditional silversmithing techniques to explore heritage, landscape and folklore. Graduating from Ulster University in 2018, specialising in Silversmithing and continuing study in 2019 to complete a Masters in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, Claire has continued to create metalwork for exhibition including Collect (2025), HomoFaber (2024) and New Designers in (2018 & 2022). Claire annually takes part in Bangor's FoRM exhibition which places handcrafted pieces in a natural setting.

Claire has a particular interest in metal spinning, silver spinning being listed as an endangered craft on Heritage Crafts' Red List. Claire discussed spinning and metalwork in UTV's History in the Making; and also created an installation for Highgrove Gardens as part of Bill Bailey's Master Crafters: The Next Generation.

Alongside making work Claire also delivers workshops with community groups and through the festival circuit with GreenCrafts Village at Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, as well as other local festivals including Under the Drum.

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