Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Jewellery showcase

	A series of cabinet based exhibitions within the Craft Shop by contemporary makers. Cyfres o arddangosfeydd yng nghypyrddau'r Siop Grefftau gan wneuthurwyr cyfoes.

Kathryn Partington
	Kathryn produces one-off pieces of jewellery influenced by her background in ceramics & printed textiles. By combining these skills she explores surface pattern and ornamentation using a range of processes and materials. Her work include the combination of natural and hand dyed screen-printed silks, hand engraved slip cast bone china, decorative applications of pattern to silver and metals in unconventional ways. This enables the creation of jewellery pieces that are extremely unique and which can be considered pieces of art within their own right. Kathryn is currently Artist in Residence at the School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University. Mae Kathryn Partington yn cynhyrchu tlysau cwbl unigryw a ddylanwadwyd gan ei chefndir ym meysydd serameg a thecstilau argraffedig. Trwy gyfuno’r sgiliau hyn bydd yn archwilio patrymau arwynebol ac addurniadau gan ddefnyddio ystod o brosesau a deunyddiau. Mae ei gwaith yn cynnwys cyfuno sidanau a argraffwyd â sgrîn naturiol ac wedi eu lliwio â llaw, tsieni esgyrn cast slip wedi ei addurno â llaw, defnyddio patrymau mewn modd addurniadol ar arian a metelau mewn ffyrdd anghonfensiynol. Mae hyn yn ei galluogi i greu tlysau sy’n hynod o unigryw ac y gellid eu hystyried yn ddarnau o gelf ynddynt eu hunain. Ar hyn o bryd mae Kathryn yn Artist Preswyl yn Yr Ysgol Emwaith ym Mhrifysgol Dinas Birmingham.



Emma-Kate Francis
	Emma-Kate moved to Wales in 2008 and opened a beautiful studio and gallery in Cardiff. She creates unique, handmade pieces using silver, gold, platinum, diamonds, semi-precious stones and pearls. She has won the 2009 Gold award for best jewellery in Craft & Design Magazine Awards and recently commissioned by the Victoria & Albert Museum to design a range of homeware. Symudodd Emma- Kate i Gymru yn 2008 ac agorodd stiwdio ac oriel hardd yng Nghaerdydd. Mae hi’n creu darnau unigryw wedi’u gwneud â llaw gan ddefnyddio arian, aur, platinwm, diemwntau, cerrig drudfawr a pherlau. Enillodd yr wobr Aur yn 2009 am ei gemwaith yng Ngwobrau Cylchgrawn “Craft & Design” ac yn ddiweddar cafodd ei chomisiynu gan Amgueddfa Victoria ac Albert i ddylunio ystod o nwyddau i’r cartref.