Crafts CouncilDirectoryCatherine HartleyGoldsmithLondon, EnglandJewelleryMetalworkingGoldsmithingWebsiteE-mailInstagramAboutInfoNewsAn interest in the ancient, elemental story of metals is woven throughout Catherine’s practice. Their rich colours and textures are drawn out and highlighted in her work, and she often joins various alloys so that the contrast between them creates a relationship that amplifies each. Seeing jewellery as a vessel for narrative and memory, her work echoes the cosmic origins of metals and speaks of natural forces and forms, such as the warmth of the sun, layers of the earth, or the movement of waterFocus:Jewellery & ObjectsCV:Download documentCommissions:Available for commissionsStockists:Contemporary Applied Arts (CAA) GalleryGoldsmiths North7-9 July 2023Contemporary Silverware & Jewellery Selling Fair at Cutlers’ Hall in the heart of SheffieldACJ touring exhibition, 'Meanings and Messages' 2022-2023To celebrate our 25th anniversary this year, the ACJ is organising a major show of excellence, touring several venues throughout the UK in 2022. The exhibition is titled Meanings & Messages. The exhibition will showcase an exciting and varied collection of 60 unique brooches portraying a range of meanings and messages. We have chosen to focus on brooches for this exhibition, as they form the ideal jewellery archetype for conveying meanings and messages. Brooches can be subversive and are often used by people in the public eye, by political figures or sovereignty to convey important messages. These messages may be hidden, subtle or occasionally more of an overt protest! Elements Festival26-29 October 2023Elements will take place from 27-29 October 2023 at Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers in Edinburgh.'Wood, Metal, & Paper' Exhibition12 September - 7 November 2023Celebrating 75 years of excellence in craft at CAA Gallery in London'Awe & Alchemy' Exhibition15 September - 4 November 2023The exhibition is taking place at The Market Place Theatre Gallery in Armagh, from September 15th to November 4th 2023. ‘ACJSNI the Northern Ireland regional group of ACJ, are launching ‘Awe & Alchemy’, a members exhibition of new works, to take place in The Market Place Theatre Gallery, Armagh. As the oldest city in Ireland, Armagh grew from an important archaeological hill fort site ‘Ard Macha’, dating from 95BC. Since then, myth and reality have continued to inform the rich character of the city. With two cathedrals, an observatory and planetarium, Armagh is recognised as a place of learning where culture, the arts and sciences continually merge; a place where awe and alchemy co-exist.’AboutAn interest in the ancient, elemental story of metals is woven throughout Catherine’s practice. Their rich colours and textures are drawn out and highlighted in her work, and she often joins various alloys so that the contrast between them creates a relationship that amplifies each. Seeing jewellery as a vessel for narrative and memory, her work echoes the cosmic origins of metals and speaks of natural forces and forms, such as the warmth of the sun, layers of the earth, or the movement of waterInfoFocus:Jewellery & ObjectsCV:Download documentCommissions:Available for commissionsStockists:Contemporary Applied Arts (CAA) GalleryNewsGoldsmiths North7-9 July 2023Contemporary Silverware & Jewellery Selling Fair at Cutlers’ Hall in the heart of SheffieldACJ touring exhibition, 'Meanings and Messages' 2022-2023To celebrate our 25th anniversary this year, the ACJ is organising a major show of excellence, touring several venues throughout the UK in 2022. The exhibition is titled Meanings & Messages. The exhibition will showcase an exciting and varied collection of 60 unique brooches portraying a range of meanings and messages. We have chosen to focus on brooches for this exhibition, as they form the ideal jewellery archetype for conveying meanings and messages. Brooches can be subversive and are often used by people in the public eye, by political figures or sovereignty to convey important messages. These messages may be hidden, subtle or occasionally more of an overt protest! Elements Festival26-29 October 2023Elements will take place from 27-29 October 2023 at Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers in Edinburgh.'Wood, Metal, & Paper' Exhibition12 September - 7 November 2023Celebrating 75 years of excellence in craft at CAA Gallery in London'Awe & Alchemy' Exhibition15 September - 4 November 2023The exhibition is taking place at The Market Place Theatre Gallery in Armagh, from September 15th to November 4th 2023. ‘ACJSNI the Northern Ireland regional group of ACJ, are launching ‘Awe & Alchemy’, a members exhibition of new works, to take place in The Market Place Theatre Gallery, Armagh. As the oldest city in Ireland, Armagh grew from an important archaeological hill fort site ‘Ard Macha’, dating from 95BC. Since then, myth and reality have continued to inform the rich character of the city. With two cathedrals, an observatory and planetarium, Armagh is recognised as a place of learning where culture, the arts and sciences continually merge; a place where awe and alchemy co-exist.’WebsiteE-mailInstagramProjectDrimnin ShoreProjectHarvest Moon RingProjectClouds SeriesProjectMilky Way RingProjectSun RingProjectMonument SeriesProjectSediment Series
Goldsmiths North7-9 July 2023Contemporary Silverware & Jewellery Selling Fair at Cutlers’ Hall in the heart of Sheffield
ACJ touring exhibition, 'Meanings and Messages' 2022-2023To celebrate our 25th anniversary this year, the ACJ is organising a major show of excellence, touring several venues throughout the UK in 2022. The exhibition is titled Meanings & Messages. The exhibition will showcase an exciting and varied collection of 60 unique brooches portraying a range of meanings and messages. We have chosen to focus on brooches for this exhibition, as they form the ideal jewellery archetype for conveying meanings and messages. Brooches can be subversive and are often used by people in the public eye, by political figures or sovereignty to convey important messages. These messages may be hidden, subtle or occasionally more of an overt protest!
Elements Festival26-29 October 2023Elements will take place from 27-29 October 2023 at Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers in Edinburgh.
'Wood, Metal, & Paper' Exhibition12 September - 7 November 2023Celebrating 75 years of excellence in craft at CAA Gallery in London
'Awe & Alchemy' Exhibition15 September - 4 November 2023The exhibition is taking place at The Market Place Theatre Gallery in Armagh, from September 15th to November 4th 2023. ‘ACJSNI the Northern Ireland regional group of ACJ, are launching ‘Awe & Alchemy’, a members exhibition of new works, to take place in The Market Place Theatre Gallery, Armagh. As the oldest city in Ireland, Armagh grew from an important archaeological hill fort site ‘Ard Macha’, dating from 95BC. Since then, myth and reality have continued to inform the rich character of the city. With two cathedrals, an observatory and planetarium, Armagh is recognised as a place of learning where culture, the arts and sciences continually merge; a place where awe and alchemy co-exist.’
Goldsmiths North7-9 July 2023Contemporary Silverware & Jewellery Selling Fair at Cutlers’ Hall in the heart of Sheffield
ACJ touring exhibition, 'Meanings and Messages' 2022-2023To celebrate our 25th anniversary this year, the ACJ is organising a major show of excellence, touring several venues throughout the UK in 2022. The exhibition is titled Meanings & Messages. The exhibition will showcase an exciting and varied collection of 60 unique brooches portraying a range of meanings and messages. We have chosen to focus on brooches for this exhibition, as they form the ideal jewellery archetype for conveying meanings and messages. Brooches can be subversive and are often used by people in the public eye, by political figures or sovereignty to convey important messages. These messages may be hidden, subtle or occasionally more of an overt protest!
Elements Festival26-29 October 2023Elements will take place from 27-29 October 2023 at Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers in Edinburgh.
'Wood, Metal, & Paper' Exhibition12 September - 7 November 2023Celebrating 75 years of excellence in craft at CAA Gallery in London
'Awe & Alchemy' Exhibition15 September - 4 November 2023The exhibition is taking place at The Market Place Theatre Gallery in Armagh, from September 15th to November 4th 2023. ‘ACJSNI the Northern Ireland regional group of ACJ, are launching ‘Awe & Alchemy’, a members exhibition of new works, to take place in The Market Place Theatre Gallery, Armagh. As the oldest city in Ireland, Armagh grew from an important archaeological hill fort site ‘Ard Macha’, dating from 95BC. Since then, myth and reality have continued to inform the rich character of the city. With two cathedrals, an observatory and planetarium, Armagh is recognised as a place of learning where culture, the arts and sciences continually merge; a place where awe and alchemy co-exist.’