Suzanne Jewellery

individually hand-made glass bead jewellery

Using a technique known as lampworking (the art of melting glass rods in the flame of a torch), Suzanne Tweddle individually makes each of the glass beads she uses in her truly beautiful collection of jewellery. ‘I love watching each bead grow and develop,’ says Suzanne, who works from a workshop at her home in County Durham. ‘And I still get a real buzz opening the door of the kiln 12 hours later. It’s the anticipation of what I might find.’ Suzanne’s feel for colour - and how she contrasts this with the silver and other materials she uses - is what really sets her work apart. ‘It’s colour that inspires my designs,’ she says. ‘From the brightest oranges to the coolest blues, I am always experimenting with different combinations. I use mainly Venetian glass for its spectacular colour range and clarity.’