Nicola becci biography
Artist Biography Nicola Becci.
Nicola progressed to Glasgow School of Art, graduating in From there, she decided to make a living doing something that she loved..
This month lovedazzle invited jeweller and baker extraordinaire, Nicola Becci, to talk about herself and her work.
My work is really an exploration of decoration using many sources of inspiration, the main ones being the rich symbolism of the Catholic Church, the trappings of royalty, playing cards and chess, calligraphy and the language of symbolism.
Making jewellery is an ongoing process.
I don’t bring out different collections in the way that a fashion designer would.
I add to my ranges all the time and get inspiration from a lot of different things. In 1990 I visited Italy and came home with the idea of incorporating aspects of Catholicism like the Sacred Heart into my work.
I then started to develop a range which had my handwriting on it which makes the work very personal.
What do you love most about being a jeweller?
Being able to make things!
One of the most satisfying things to me is to have an idea in your head of something that doesn’t yet exist, refining and