Betty Pepper
Betty Pepper’s work links jewellery, textiles and fine art. Her ongoing project Book Keeping is inspired by the old adage ‘never judge a book by its cover’. The artist finds inspiration in stories, poems and fabrics. In most of her work Betty uses old books to inspire, provide materials and present the jewellery and to reflect the story-telling aspect of what she does. Betty graduated from the Birmingham School of Jewellery with a First BA (Hons) degree. She is an award-winning artist and has exhibited her work nationally and internationally including at the prestigious Origin, the annual selected Crafts Council show in Chelsea that shows work by the UK’s top designer makers and New Designers at the London Design and Business Centre. All of the work is wearable and pieces can be box-framed so that they can be wall mounted or loose for display in a cabinet. The artist also works to commission to create bespoke pieces of jewellery and uses books and text specific to the commissioner.