Joan’s work concerns odyssey. Odyssey is rooted in human experience and has a degree of observation and intimacy.

Her childhood was spent in a North Atlantic Irish landscape of ancient rocks, wild sea and huge skies. Living now in central London, her work is about trying to make sense of these experiences and it deals with fragments of memory and the patina of time.

Her love of colour comes from her painting and her first training as a printed and woven textile designer.

Although enamel has an in built fragility, it is, for Joan, the perfect medium for creating a lasting image.

'Conserve the Irish Boglands' - Badges Enamel, transfers, steel, nickle silver

'Archives in the Peat' - Panels Enamel, copper foil, sand, gravel, steel, 6ft x 1ft

'Corn and Snail' Brooch Silver, 18ct gold and enamel

Ram Box Silver and basse taille enamel

Ram box and necklace Silver and basse taille enamel

Bird and Leaf - Brooch Silver, and basse taille enamel

Shield earrings Silver, and enamel

Green Crackle Necklace Enamel, mixed semi-precious beads

Pebble Necklace Silver, enamel and agate beads