Hi, I’m Jess — ocean dweller, mountain wanderer & jewellery creator.
Here's a bit about me and my journey so far.
I spent my first 18 years on the Isle of Arran, Scotland — where beach, forest, glens, wildlife, and mountain ridges shaped me. That landscape, that wind, that salty water became part of who I am, a lover of nature and the outdoors from an early age.
At the age 18, I moved to Glasgow to study Silversmithing & Three-Dimensional Jewellery Design. I may have lived in the city-but always carrying every ridge, every tide and my appreciation of the natural world and its people with me.
In my early travels (through the 90s) — I backpacked around Australia, Southeast Asia, India & Nepal with nothing more than a few Lonely Planet books to guide me. A childhood of adventures and explorations plus my love of Indiana Jones movies, hehe, inspired my itchy feet to get out there and experience the world of temples, jaw dropping mountains, jungles and coral reefs. I fell more in love with cultures, tribal mythology, ancient jewellery...and of course the outdoors.
When I finally settled back in Glasgow, I spent 18 years with one of Scotland’s largest jewellery workshops, who became my second family. During that time, I journeyed alongside many clients whose pieces held love, heritage, joy and grief. I saw how jewellery anchors memory. And, I never took for granted what an honour it was to be a part of someone else's journey.
In 2000, after experiencing scuba diving while travelling, I found a club and trained up to Rescue Diver level. After a week at the bench, there was no better escapism for me than to get my head under the waves and explore the underwater world. Other weekends may have been spent driving about Scotland and visiting new places. Again, back then the internet wasn't really a 'thing', so many places were a quiet joy you experienced alone...and then maybe took a photo if you remembered to take a camera. Changed days now, eh!
Years on, my Dads sudden passing — after years of kidney disease — shook me deeply. He was my hero. Since then, his memory and teachings of the landscapes that surround us and the natural world - has been my compass: a reason to live fully, to breathe deeply, to cherish every landscape and ocean horizon. My Dads appreciation of all the greenery, the waves, the mountains and wildlife taught me that we were so much 'richer' for having this than a big pile of money and empty material objects.
My husband and I, had island life calling us. We returned home, to watch our children grow on the coast and hills that were once our play ground, with family close and nature surrounding us.
The place that shaped us from a young age and helped heal me after my Dad died, also sparked the start of my landscape pieces. I created my first mountain range necklace many years ago now, as a memory of my Dad, representing his love of Scotland, that I could keep close....and the concept of making pieces that are reminders of mountains, the sea and adventures in wild places with loved ones was born.
Every piece I make is shaped from this life-its landscape LIVED, sea LIVED not just 'inspired'. For those of you who have the outdoors in your soul.
This business grew because of the love my Dad had for Arran, Scotland and our magnificent natural world. I.m here to honour that passion for him, for me and for you!
In my business, I use traditional, ancient and modern silversmithing and designing processes to craft textures and incorporate forms that evoke emotion and invite adventure.
Jewellery grounded in nature — carrying your wild places with you, where ever your journey takes you.
