Artist Statement

Adele lives in Whaley Bridge creating jewellery in her canal side studio. For the last 23 years she has made her work and taught workshops and courses in the High Peak within adult education, teaching many local jewellers her skills.

With a degree in 3D Design, specialising in jewellery and an HND in Textile Design, she has brought together this love of metalwork and surface print and applied them within her work. She was awarded a Crafts Council placement as designer in residence at Manchester Metropolitan University 2002-2004.

Adele draws inspiration from the beautiful Derbyshire countryside. This can be seen in her colourful hand painted anodised aluminium range which depict the details she observes in flowers, grasses and insects found in our hedgerows and meadows. Each piece is unique due to the process. Some recent designs are more stylised and even depict woven textiles and architecture from her travels.
Her silver jewellery incorporates textures, organic etched patterns or pieces are delicately cut to echo nature's growth and form, sometimes with semi-precious stones.
Her jewellery has featured in many exhibitions in the UK and abroad and been published in several contemporary jewellery books.

If you are interested in day workshops in jewellery making or textiles at her canal side studio and other venues, please visit https://www.instagram.com/highpeakschoolofjewellery

Or if you would like to see Adele’s jewellery ranges then please visit https://www.instagram.com/adelekimejewellery

Adele is a member of the High Peak Artists selling at The Gallery in the Gardens, in the Pavilion Gardens in Buxton. Also exhibits at many shows/events throughout the year. Commissions welcome.