Jewellery Enamelling with Sally Laing

Taranaki designer jeweller and enameller Sally Laing originally hails from the United Kingdom, where her creative side was influenced by her grandmothers, who were both 'makers'. Her innate desire to create caught up with her and she left nursing to study art and design. Laing went on to study three-dimensional design in metals and train in Germany and England. Since then she has specialised in the art of vitreous enamelling, a complex process that entails fusing powdered coloured glass on to precious metals.

Her enamel and sterling silver contemporary heirloom jewellery has featured in exhibitions in New Zealand and across the globe.

When Laing moved to Taranaki she created her own haven, of sorts, in the seaside town of Oakura and has drawn inspiration from the colours, textures, patterns, and forms of the region's natural environment and wildlife to create her distinctive pieces.

People who attend her four-day Jewellery Enamelling Workshop can expect a chilled vibe where they can unleash their creative talents and produce their own piece of unique jewellery in silver and or enamel.