Kathie Murphy, Jeweller

Kathie Murphy is a master of colour who is known for her non-precious jewellery and vases. She has specialised in working in polyester resin since 1992 and continues to explore its possibilities with the ethic that plastic is precious. She has control of all aspects of the process, from making the masters and moulds through to the hand-tinting. Her work is in the collections of the Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art, Aberdeen City Art Gallery and National Museum of Scotland. Her books Resin Jewellery (2002) and Design & Make Non-precious Jewellery (2009) are published by Bloomsbury.