STERLING SILVER HANDCRAFTED JEWELLERY INSPIRED BY THE KENT COASTLINE. KATHERINE PRIEST (SILVER BY THE SEA) IS A LOCAL JEWELLER FROM ASH IN KENT. SHE STUDIED HER CRAFT IN SILVERSMITHING AND GOLDSMITHUNG AT UCA ROCHESTER, KENT; AND THEN SPECIALISED HER HAND SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AT BISHOPSLAND WORKSHOPS IN BERKSHITE. KATHERINE'S COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED NATIONALLY INCLUDING THE V & A MUSEUM AND THE SAATCHI GALLERY. GLEANING INSPIRATIONS FROM THE COASTLINE, KATHERINE SELECTS SAND, SHELLS AND SEA GLASS FROM LOCAL BEACHES. BY ADOPTING A TRADITIONAL SAND CASTING TECHNIQUE , KATHERINE HAS INCORPORATED THESE PIECES INTO HER HAND CRAFTED , STERLING SILVER CREATIONS.

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