Having originally studied Three-dimensional Design, Gill
Forsbrook’s main area of interest is in exploring the possibilities for
making inherent in materials. For some years the potential of
plastics as a material for making jewellery was the primary focus of
her work. Over recent years experimentation has resulted in
jewellery made from a wider variety of materials including paper,
metal and wood.
A wish to further investigate the fundamentals of colour and light,
and of form and space led to a recent period of study resulting in
an MA in Fine Art. Gill’s work now encompasses both wearable
jewellery and non wearable sculptural objects. Gill comments that
‘Whether the results are sculptural pieces or jewellery, it is the
making; the collaborative action between myself, material and
process, that is at the core of my practice. She hopes that the objects she
makes reflect some of the joy and excitement of discovery
experienced in the process of making.’