ARTIST STATEMENT
danniella Jayne wilde
I wouldn’t believe anybody if they tried to tell me that they had never received or bought flowers before. Maybe for a wedding, a funeral, a thank you, an “I love you”… “I’m sorry”. A flower always means something.
My work aims to preserve this sentiment which may otherwise be forgotten or discarded when the flower dies. I do this by delicately capturing the key aspects of flora in a precious everlasting medium – silver. I am devoted to making each of my pieces unique, by completely hand crafting them using a variety of silversmithing techniques.
About
Danniella Jayne Wilde, born in 1998, grew up on the edge of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. She moved to Surrey in 2016 to study a BA degree in Glass, Ceramics, Jewellery and Metalwork at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, which is where she set up her contemporary silver and jewellery business Wilde Flower. Since graduating in 2019 she has moved to Madrid and set up a small workshop whilst she was learning the Spanish Language. She is now back in the UK working for Lawsons Goldsmiths in Henely-on-Thames and also growing her own business.
Like many other creatives Danniella finds inspiration in the natural world, however, its not solely the beauty of flora itself that inspires her but also the role it plays in peoples lives.
You can follow Danniella on Facebook and Instagram where she regularly posts about her daily life and sneak peaks of new pieces she is currently working on…
Upcoming Exhibitions
To Be Confirmed . . .
Previous ExhibiTIons
SPRING Craft Collection: Crafts with the Local Heart
NEW ASHGATE GALLERY / FARNHAM, SURREY / 18 JANUARY - 5th september 2020
spring to life: opening exhibition
Chalk’s art and craft gallery / lymington, the new forest hampshire/ 28th march - 21st september 2020
gahanaa: a wilde-smith collection
crafts study CENTRE / university for the creative arts, farnham / 23 november 2018 - december 2020
HANDMADE CHELSEA - THE CONTEMPORARY CRAFT AND DESIGN FAIR
CHELSEA OLD TOWN HALL / CHELSEA, LONDON / 8 - 10 NOVEMBER 2019
NEW DESIGNERS
BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE / LONDON / 26 - 29 JUNE 2019
GRADUATION SHOW
UNIVERSITY FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS / FARNHAM, SURREY / 6 - 15 JUNE 2019
awards & achievements
GETTING STARTED 2020
Danniella was selected to take part in the one-week introduction to business course “Getting Started” run by the Goldsmiths’ Centre for 30 of the most talented UK designer-makers who have graduated from a certificated Precious Metal course in the last five years.
ARTS THREAD EMERGING TALENT 2019
Danniella was selected to exhibit at Handmade Chelsea in November 2019 as part of Arts Thread Emerging Talent. This was Danniella’s first solo exhibition since finishing university and it was a huge success for her.
You can view Danniella’s Arts Thread portfolio here.
CONTEMPORARY BRITISH SILVERSMITHS GRADUATE AWARD 2019
Whilst exhibiting at New Designers 2019 Danniella was spotted and selected by the Contemporary British Silversmiths organisation to win a years free graduate membership. The judges loved Danniella’s silver flowers and thought she had huge potential in the silversmithing industry.
You can view Danniella’s Contemporary British Silversmiths portfolio here.
TALENT SPOTTED 2019
Danniella was ‘Talent Spotted’ by The Goldsmiths’ Centre when her graduation collection first went on display to the general public at New Designers 2019. The judges loved Danniella’s choice of subject matter and the way she had presented her highly detailed silver flowers.
Read about the other makers that were selected and what the judges had to say about Danniella’s work here.
INSTITUtE OF PROFESSIONAL GOLDSMITHS MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME
Danniella was selected to take part in The Institute Of Professional Goldsmiths’ pilot mentoring scheme in association with The Goldsmiths’ Centre. Danniella was mentored by both Jennifer Bloy and Russell Lownsbrough. At the end of the programme along with the other mentees Danniella was granted a membership with the IPG.
FIRST CLASS HONORS DEGREE
After completing three years of studying Glass, Ceramics, Jewellery and Metalwork at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, Danniella graduated with a First Class Honors Degree in Jewellery.