{"id":4927,"date":"2026-02-13T10:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/about-2\/cv\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T21:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:13:11","slug":"cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/?page_id=4927","title":{"rendered":"CV &#8211; Linda Connelly, Enamel Artist, Jeweller and Educator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">e. Linda@lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk<\/p>\n\n\n<div>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><br \/>I have been enamelling for nearly 40 years. I began by teaching myself from books and later attended workshops run by the <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/guildofenamellers.org\/\\&quot;\">Guild of Enamellers<\/a>. I attended jewellery Adult Education classes, firstly evenings at Croydon and later I studied under Louise O\u2019Neill at SCOLA, Sutton.<\/p>\n<p><b>Qualifications<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Level 3 in Jewellery Open College Network 2004<\/p>\n<p>Cert. Ed. (PCET) 2006<\/p>\n<p>City and Guilds in Enamelling 2008<\/p>\n<p>Advanced Enamel Techniques in Champleve and Basse-Taille, Goldsmiths Centre March 2019<\/p>\n<p>Mount Making and Gypsy Setting, Goldsmiths Centre, August 2022<\/p>\n<p>From Sheet to Form: Silversmithing Techniques with Oscar Saurin September 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jewellery Making and Silverwork, Croydon Adult Education 2004 &#8211; 2016<\/p>\n<p>Jewellery Making and Silverwork, own weekly class 2016 &#8211; 2020<\/p>\n<p>Enamelling, own weekly class 2016 &#8211; 2020<\/p>\n<p>Enamelling classes at FORGE, Leather Lane, EC1. Regular one day classes beginning September 2023 to date.<span class=\"\\&quot;Apple-converted-space\\&quot;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Various other workshops and classes for British Society of Enamellers, Guild of Enamellers and more recently a talk online for American Enamelist Society.<span class=\"\\&quot;Apple-converted-space\\&quot;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>City Lit. Jewellery and Enamelling Tutor 2024 to date.<\/p>\n<p><b>Memberships<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Member of The Society of Designer Craftsmen<\/p>\n<p>Craftsman of the <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/guildofenamellers.org\/\\&quot;\">Guild of Enamellers<\/a>, (Chair in 1998)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.enamellers.org\/\\&quot;\">British Society of Enamellers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/thesussexguild.co.uk\/\\&quot;\">The Sussex Guild<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/acj.org.uk\/\\&quot;\">Association of Contemporary Jewellers (ACJ)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Fossil-Pendant-with-Kyranite-1.jpgawards\/\\&quot;\">Awards<\/a> and Prizes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.craftanddesigncouncil.org.uk\/\\&quot;\">Goldsmiths\u2019 Craftsmanship &amp; Designs Awards<\/a> 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Fred Barnes Award 2025<\/p>\n<p>Phil Barnes Memorial Award 2025<\/p>\n<p>Peter Woolfe Cloisonn\u00e9 Cup: 1992,1996,2003,2004,2008, 2015, 2016, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Maureen Carswell Award 1992<\/p>\n<p>Chairman\u2019s Rosebowl 1992<\/p>\n<p>Winner of the themed exhibition at the Guild of Enamellers conferences in 2008, 2000 and 2023<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Enameller Elect\u2019 at the Guild of Enamellers\u2019 conference 2015<\/p>\n<p>Croydon Council Awards 2015, Grade 1 Tutor<\/p>\n<p><b>Publications<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Art of Crafts: Enamelling by Joan Bolton King; 2001 Croxford Press<\/p>\n<p>Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox; Mark Fenn; 2017 Schiffer Publishing Ltd<\/p>\n<p>Grains of Glass: A Global Community of Enamel Artists; Trish White; 2024 Bookababy<\/p>\n<p><b>Exhibitions and Shows<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I exhibit and sell my work with the Sussex Guild and take part in many of their shows. More recently I have began taking part in exhibitions with The Society of Designer Craftsmen as well as in exhibitions with Goldsmiths Craftsmanship and Design Council to celebrate award winning pieces in their annual competition.\u00a0 I have also exhibited extensively with the Guild of Enamellers and British Society of Enamellers. Here are a few of my most recent events.<\/p>\n<p>Heart of the Heat, British Society of Enamellers: School of Jewellery, Birmingham November &#8211; December 2013<\/p>\n<p>Enamoured, British Society of Enamellers: Goldsmiths Centre October &#8211; November 2016; Assay Office, Birmingham November to February 2017; Academy of Makers, Freemans, Sheffield February &#8211; March 2017; Mid Wales Arts Centre March &#8211; April 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Goldsmiths\u2019 Awards Exhibition annually from 2020: Birmingham Assay Office<span class=\"\\&quot;Apple-converted-space\\&quot;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Goldsmiths\u2019 Awards Exhibition annually from 2020 at Goldsmiths Hall and Goldsmiths Centre, London<\/p>\n<p>Six Sussex Artists, Selmeston, Sussex, October 2021<\/p>\n<p>ACJ Meanings and Messages; Touring Exhibition, April 2022 &#8211; June 2023<\/p>\n<p>FORGE Kaleidoscope Showcase, London, September 2023<\/p>\n<p>Galeri Caernarfon, British Society of Enamellers, September &#8211; October 2023<\/p>\n<p>FORGE Anniversary Showcase, London, January &#8211; February 2024<\/p>\n<p>Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester, Sussex Guild, May 2024<\/p>\n<p>Enamel Matters: R.B.S.A. Birmingham, British Society of Enamellers, May 2024<\/p>\n<p>Bankside Gallery, London, Society of Designer Craftsmen, November 2024<\/p>\n<p>Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester, Society of Designer Craftsmen November 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>e. Linda@lindaconnellyenamels.co.uk EducationI have been enamelling for nearly 40 years. I began by teaching myself from books and later attended workshops run by the Guild of Enamellers. I attended jewellery Adult Education classes, firstly evenings at Croydon and later I studied under Louise O\u2019Neill at SCOLA, Sutton. 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