My handmade sterling silver jewellery is inspired by texture & movement. My pieces are made to catch the light, to move when you move, and to make them come to life. I start with an idea plus sterling silver sheet and wire. I cut by hand using a fine-tooth fretsaw, then add texture with hammers, acid, heat etc. A personal favourite is reticulation, bringing the pure silver to the surface to create random relief on the item.
Born and raised in Reading, I work from a studio in my Tilehurst home.

I gained my NDD in 1965 from Byam Shaw School in London. In 1981, we moved to Toronto where I became a member of Gallery 306, an artists’ co-op. We returned to the U.K. in 1996 and now live near Checkendon.
I like to paint places I know well and am inspired by nature, in particular water - rivers and lakes. I compose from a number of sketches and quick colour studies working mainly in watercolour and also acrylics.
Once started I follow the way the painting is developing rather than sticking closely to the studies.

I draw inspiration from the ever-changing effects of weather and light. I use colour and texture as both a starting point and a form of language to express the profound vitality of nature.

My work reflects the places I have visited, and I try to re-create the atmosphere I felt at the time. My art is a fusion of nature, colour and emotion, seeking to evoke not only the landscape, but the feeling that goes with it.

Growing up in Reading, I then graduated with a BA Hons degree in Art/ Art History from Goldsmiths College, London University. I have exhibited in a number of venues in the West End and around London and have produced commissions for a number of restaurants and clubs.

My work has been purchased by an international audience including the USA, China and Australia as well as across the UK.

I am an experimental artist I and I enjoy using combinations of mixed media and methods, such as watercolour collage and printing techniques. printing techniques. I love to work with various inks and am a little bit obsessed with pens.

Sally Castle was born in Reading. She graduated from Maidstone College of Art and worked as a designer in London for ten years. Since then she has worked as an independent designer and illustrator and has designed covers and/or illustrated over forty books for Two Rivers Press. In 2022 Sally’s illustrated book The Happy Prince was long-listed for the World Illustration Awards; she also had her first solo exhibition at
The Caversham Framer. Public work includes the Walking Words panels at Chatham Place and
the Forbury Square Stone both in Reading.