Emma Louise Wilson

As an artist jeweller and silversmith, Emma Louise Wilson makes collections of silver and vitreous enamel jewellery and bowls. Emma draws inspiration from the seascape around Aberdeen, capturing the essence of stormy skies and the rich colours and textures found along the coastline. The enamel is informed by her abstract watercolours, echoing the unpredictable but beautiful outcomes of the water and paint in the opaque and transparent glass, creating fragments of the seascape which look like mini works of art framed in silver.

After graduating in 1995 with a degree in 3D Design from Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, Emma spent some time in Birmingham’s Jewellery quarter learning about the business of jewellery making and working from a shared workshop. After starting a family and moving back to Scotland, Emma ran a small business hand making notebooks and stationery printed with her photographic designs of flowers. She was able to return to silversmithing and enamelling while living in Glasgow, launching her first collection in 2019. Emma is now based in her own studio in Aberdeen and has exhibited her silver and enamel work widely at various events and shows, including London Craft Week, Collect Art Fair and Goldsmiths’ Fair.