Caroline Finlay

I am a designer/jeweller based in Fife, Scotland and make silver and enamel jewellery inspired by the coastline and Western Isles of Scotland.

I am inspired by my natural surroundings, in particular the coastline and am interested not only in the textures, colours and patterns it evokes but the symbiotic relationship of plants, creatures, the tide, seasons and life cycles. I hope to echo this in my jewellery and in the relationship with the wearer. 

I work mainly in silver and vitreous enamel. Enamel allows me to introduce colour into my work and I use a palette that echoes my inspiration. Oxidised silver contrasts well with matt and transparent enamel finishes.

I am motivated by the process from start to finish of gathering inspiration through photographs and sketches and developing it at the bench, evolving at each stage. I am happy to let a piece develop in the making process; allowing the natural characteristics of different techniques to interact, creating a more unusual form or texture and tactile pieces. 

Graduated 1988 - Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, B.A.(hons)