Cindy Ashridge

Subjects taught:-

General Silverwork

Silverwork Next Steps

Wedding Rings

Qualifications I have

'A' level Art, three year Diploma in Craft Design in New Zealand, light metals, jewellery, printmaking. 1994 awarded grant 'New Emerging Craft Artist' from Arts Council New Zealand.

People I have been

Assistant jeweller to Ralph Rowe for six years. Lived abroad in Australia and New Zealand. Travelled in Asia, India, Thailand, Burma, Nepal and Indonesia.

People I am now

Self employed designer jeweller, part time tutor at MCSJ, I enjoy designing, making, exhibiting, pottering in sheds...evolving collections of contemporary jewellery, experimenting, learning, playing.

People I hope to become

I hope to travel, collecting, learning, teaching, visiting far flung corners of the globe (carbon footprint allowing). Learning arts and crafts of different cultures, collecting curiosities and knowledge to share, perhaps open a little gallery one day.

People I imagine I have been in a previous life

A rock star.

During the next decade I hope to...

Enjoy life even more and finish everything that I've started.

Three things I want to do before I die are...

• Build a house
• Do a road trip (America possibly)
• Go to Rio Carnival and Cuba

If I had a motto in life it would be...

If at first you don't succeed try, try again...preferably with a large cocktail

What I like about being involved with MCSJ

Great people, inspiring, motivational, a great place to work, flexible, fun, fantastic...