IK SLATE JEWELLERY
HAND CRAFTED WELSH SLATE JEWELLERY
Welsh slate – a beautiful, natural material that was laid down about 500 million years ago.
I first started working with slate in 1988. Although this early work only lasted for a short period it formed the beginnings of a lasting fascination with slate.
The tactile texture, colour variations and veining mean that there is always something different to find.
In 2005 I started experimenting with slate again. This has developed into the range of jewellery now being produced.
By utilising the variations in slate it is possible to produce items that are individual in nature. The slate is split, cut and polished to bring out its best features. The aim being, as far as possible, to produce items that are unique.
I am based in Bangor near the traditional slate towns of Bethesda and Llanberis, and use slate from a variety of Welsh quarries.