Ewen MacDonald
Work by Silversmith Shelley Anderson
- Credit: Shelley Anderson
Cornish metalsmith Shelley Anderson is keeping the art coppersmithing alive - and his work is earning him international attention.
Born and brought up in West Cornwall, Shelley first started toying with metal in his dad’s garage. This eventually led him to Falmouth College of Art to train in Silversmithing and Metal Fabrication.
To fund his studies, he designed and produced a range of jewellery and marine life sculptures, including lobsters and swordfish, made entirely from recycled cutlery. A QEST Scholarship supported him during an apprenticeship at Newlyn’s The Copper Works in 2011 and since then he has worked on pieces for Disney, Harrods and Hilton amongst others, and regularly teaches.