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ROSIE COLVIN Rosie was born to work with felt and silver. Having a clay-spattered craftsman father, and a tree-cleaving sculptor uncle meant that she was immersed in the creative use of natural materials throughout her childhood, and naturally gravitated towards 3D craft as her chosen career. While completing her education, the enthusiasm for her felt work was such that she was asked to run impromptu classes to show other students how it was done. On the strength of her degree show alone she was offered a teaching job at her former place of study, which she still holds. Rosie's individual style comes from setting the soft textures of felt against the hard reflective surfaces of the highly polished silver. She exploits the surprising structural strength and hard-wearing qualities of felt in a uniquely exuberant fashion, using strong colours and unusual designs which show her love of West African culture. She also teaches
sabar (a highly complex form of West African drumming) at her local
Arts centre as well as a two evening classes in jewellery making
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