Adele lives in Whaley Bridge creating jewellery from her canal side studio. Since 2003 she has exhibited her work and also teaches jewellery making workshops and courses at her studio and venues across the High Peak area.
She graduated in 2001 with a degree in 3D Design, specialising in jewellery and already possessing a HND in Textile Design. She has brought her love of these two disciplines together and applied them within her work. In 2002, she was given an award by the Crafts Council and became a Designer in Residence at Manchester Metropolitan University for several years.
Adele draws inspiration from the beautiful Derbyshire countryside. This can be seen in her colourful hand painted/printed anodised aluminium range which depict the details she observes in flowers, grasses and insects found in our hedgerows and meadows. Her silver jewellery incorporates textures, organic etched patterns and sometimes set stones. Other pieces are delicately cut to echo nature’s growth and form.
Her original textile thread and silver range which she only now makes by commission has featured in many exhibitions in the UK and abroad. Her work has also been published in several contemporary jewellery books.