Dorset jeweller creates collection based on Russell-Cotes

Dorset jeweller Kathryn Arbon was delighted to rise to the challenge when invited to create a special limited edition range of jewellery based on Bournemouth’s quirky Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum. Her Russell-Cotes range includes handmade silver swallow jewellery and anodised aluminium pieces.

The range is now on sale at the museum, priced from £6.00 to £42.50. Income from sales goes towards to the conservation and development of the museum as part of its new income generation strategy.

Dorset-based Kathryn has worked alongside goldsmiths in the south of England throughout her career to extend her skills. Her Russell-Cotes jewellery collection includes pieces made using her latest method of anodised aluminium in which she hand paints individual sheets of metal ensuring exclusivity and individuality of each piece.The metal is specially hand-dyed and printed allowing an array of patterns to be sealed into the metal. This range includes chunky bracelets, earrings and key fobs.

Kathryn’s range of hand-crafted silver swallow jewellery is directly inspired by the swallow motifs that run throughout East Cliff Hall (the museum's historic house). The silver swallow range includes brooch, pendant on silver chain and earrings.

Kathryn said, “I often visit the museum with my two daughters, aged seven and ten. I’m thrilled to have been able to create work based on the museum – it’s such a rich source of inspiration!”

Kathryn Arbon works from her riverside studio at Walford Mill Crafts, a converted 18th Century watermill in Dorset.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum is a Registered Charity (no. 306288) administered by Bournemouth Borough Council.

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum in Bournemouth is a dramatic experience for visitors. The exuberance and variety of styles found within the building creates a unique atmosphere that is a mixture of both private house and public museum. Created by two dedicated collectors, the Russell-Cotes is a museum of national importance.

The galleries display a regularly changing programme of significant art. Famous permanent artworks include Dante Gabriel Charles Rossetti’s Venus Verticordia (oil on canvas (1864-68)) which has toured the world as one of the UK’s most acclaimed works of art.

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays (closed Good Friday & Christmas Day), from 10am – 5pm and is at East Cliff Promenade, Bournemouth, BH1 3AA, UK, T. +44 (0)1202 451 858, www.russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov.uk

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