Statement
I see my jewellery as a container for wearer’s emotions, memories and hopes. My pieces refer to the body in an abstract way, exploring the relationship between people and their subconscious mind.
Qualifications:
2014 - 2016
Royal College of Art, London
MA Jewellery and Metals (Distinction)
2009 - 2013
Glasgow School of Art, School of Design
BA Hons (First Class) Silversmithing and Jewellery
Aug - Dec 2011
NSCAD Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
exchange study program
Academic work & Publications:
Teaching Fellow at ECA, University of Edinburgh, since 2019
M.Janeckova: Designing and Making Glass Jewellery, Crowood Press, 2019
Selected Awards & Bursaries
2017 Visual Artist and Craftperson Award, Edinburgh Council
2016 Winner, ‘Jewellery Unlimited’ Professional Development Award,
Association for Contemporary Jewellery
2016 Finalist Stanislav Libensky Award, DOX, Prague, Czech Republic
2016 Swarovski sponsorship (RCA)
2016 Finalist, Scottish Graduate Craft Awards, The Inches Carr Trust, Dundee
2015 National Association of Jewellers Centerary Trust Award
2015 The Most Innovative New Collection - Editor's Choice Award at IJL
2015 Kickstart Bursary, International Jewellery London
2015 Behrens Foundation Bursary (awarded by RCA)
2014 Creativity Contest, Torino, Italy - 2nd prize winner
2014 Finalist, BKV Price , Munich, Germany
2014 Jacob Ladder Residency
2013 Richard H Arroll Memorial Price
2011 Friends of GSA Travelling Grant (Exchange at NSCAD, Halifax, Canada)
2010 Ede&Ravenscroft Price
Residencies:
AiR, Glass and Ceramics Department, Wolverhampton University, 2018/19
Cove Park Craft Residency, Jul 2014
Glasgow School of Art, Sept 2013 - Jun 2014
Hospitalfield Graduate Residency, Aug 2013