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2 Minutes With Celine Siani Djiakoua
Tuesday, December 08, 2009, 09:20
Celine Siani Djiakoua, aged 37, of Chatham Street, Shelton, is a jewellery maker who sells and showcases her French-inspired creations in a variety of ways.
How did you get into making jewellery?
I started making pieces when I was a teenager and it was trendy to design and make your own jewellery from polymer clay, which gives you a variety of colours and shapes.
What else do you do for a living?
I've just graduated from Staffordshire University in fine art, as well as being a qualified primary school teacher. I am, officially, a visual artist, creating multi-layered, ephemeral installations using various mediums.
Is jewellery-maker your profession?
Making jewellery is just one of my many hobbies, but now I have graduated I am trying to go into business with it. Although it is not yet official, I am gathering all the information I can about getting my jewellery up-and-running in a successful business.
How long does it take to make a piece of jewellery?
The pieces vary in how long it takes. For the Atlantic Seashell collection, I have to find the seashells in France – I was born in Nantes, moving to Staffordshire seven years ago, but still visiting France several times a year – clean them and arrange them by colour and shape. I then sand them and make the jewellery with them. It can be a long process.
Have you showcased your work in the area?
I recently organised and curated some of my jewellery at Artwaves Gallery, Burslem. It was essentially going to be just my pieces at first, but then I ended up with nine other people showcasing their work too, ranging from crafts to photography. I also have some pieces on sale at the Burslem Art Gallery.
Do you sell all the pieces you create?
I don't sell anything I haven't made myself, but I've started to collaborate with two friends. One makes wallets for my jewellery to be sold in from recycled wallpaper and the other makes felt to line the wallets. So when a customer buys a piece, they are getting the work of three people.
Do you enjoy making jewellery?
I will always make jewellery as I love it and, as the Seashell pieces are quite successful, I think people love the jewellery too, which is nice to know.
Or read here :
2 Minutes With Celine Siani Djiakoua
Tuesday, December 08, 2009, 09:20
Celine Siani Djiakoua, aged 37, of Chatham Street, Shelton, is a jewellery maker who sells and showcases her French-inspired creations in a variety of ways.
How did you get into making jewellery?
I started making pieces when I was a teenager and it was trendy to design and make your own jewellery from polymer clay, which gives you a variety of colours and shapes.
What else do you do for a living?
I've just graduated from Staffordshire University in fine art, as well as being a qualified primary school teacher. I am, officially, a visual artist, creating multi-layered, ephemeral installations using various mediums.
Is jewellery-maker your profession?
Making jewellery is just one of my many hobbies, but now I have graduated I am trying to go into business with it. Although it is not yet official, I am gathering all the information I can about getting my jewellery up-and-running in a successful business.
How long does it take to make a piece of jewellery?
The pieces vary in how long it takes. For the Atlantic Seashell collection, I have to find the seashells in France – I was born in Nantes, moving to Staffordshire seven years ago, but still visiting France several times a year – clean them and arrange them by colour and shape. I then sand them and make the jewellery with them. It can be a long process.
Have you showcased your work in the area?
I recently organised and curated some of my jewellery at Artwaves Gallery, Burslem. It was essentially going to be just my pieces at first, but then I ended up with nine other people showcasing their work too, ranging from crafts to photography. I also have some pieces on sale at the Burslem Art Gallery.
Do you sell all the pieces you create?
I don't sell anything I haven't made myself, but I've started to collaborate with two friends. One makes wallets for my jewellery to be sold in from recycled wallpaper and the other makes felt to line the wallets. So when a customer buys a piece, they are getting the work of three people.
Do you enjoy making jewellery?
I will always make jewellery as I love it and, as the Seashell pieces are quite successful, I think people love the jewellery too, which is nice to know.
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