Cresta Browning

Cresta makes handmade unique sterling silver and ceramic jewellery. She enjoys exploring surface decoration and pattern, her experience in clay started with slip casting, here she learnt a passion for colouring porcelain which she now uses in her jewellery. In her studio she has many test tiles recording percentage and outcome, this allows her to choose from a broad spectrum of coloured clay.

Fashion plays a part in her process by researching the colours for the seasons and
spending time mixing up porcelain with glaze stain and oxides to get the desired
palette and tests each batch. Working with clay is an essential part of each collection
by introducing a pop of colour and experimenting with texture during the
silversmithing process which contrasts beautifully against the shiny silver surface.

Cresta’s intention is to marry one craftsmen’s material with another to create a
cohesive and individual collection of affordable jewellery. Inspiration comes from
organic and found objects and continued experimentation. Pieces over 7g are
hallmarked, Cresta’s hallmark is registered with the London Assay Office.

Cresta trained at the University of Plymouth and holds a three-dimensional design
degree 2:1, her home studio is in Exeter, Devon.