Inspired by Nature, Handmade in Copper
My name is Katy Evett Taylor, and 'Cider Tree Copper Works' is the name I gave to my little business and home workshop space based in Cheshire, where I design and make jewellery and metal sculpture inspired by my love of nature, wildlife, folklore & magic.
Throughout my work you will see, plenty of foxes, hares and birds made from a fusion of mixed metals including copper, brass, and sterling silver. My work is hand crafted and always incredibly detailed, so no two pieces are ever the same.
I first discovered metalsmithing on a B.A Contemporary Crafts course that I took in the early 2000's. Whilst there, I tried my hand at a wide range of disciplines from ceramics and textiles to printmaking and willow sculpture, but it was always the metalwork department that I gravitated to.
I loved the cosy warm desk lamps on the jewellery benches, especially at night when students would work late into the evening to get something finished. Each sat at a bench peg, sawing, filing, or stamping, completely lost in their own creations. Even now the noise of quenching metal, fizzing water and blow torches igniting take me straight back there.
After graduation I found myself working in several creative environments, but it wasn't until 2018 that I rediscovered my passion for hands on designing and making and especially working with metals again. Not long after, with help from friends and family, I built a home studio, filled it with equipment and recreated that cosy vibe and pretty soon I started making and selling work alongside my day job as I relearnt skills, developed new ones and picked up tools that I hadn't used in years. In 2021 I took the plunge and went fulltime, and the rest, as they say is history.
I now have my work in galleries in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland, Scotland, and the Isles of Scilly and have exhibited my work throughout the UK.
Visit my website at www.cidertreecopperworks.co.uk
For updates on current work find me on Instagram @cidertreecopperworks