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Katharine S Boyd is a Sheffieldbased<br />
designer and maker who<br />
works in stained glass and fine<br />
metals. Her work features on the<br />
cover of this edition of Impact.<br />
We asked her to tell us a little<br />
about her craft.<br />
Beautiful gifts made with love<br />
5 Meadowhead, Woodseats,<br />
Sheffield S8 7UA<br />
0114 327 4270<br />
www.facebook.com/fallingmoongiftshop<br />
► Gifts<br />
► Jewellery<br />
► Homeware<br />
► Soft furnishing<br />
I<br />
have now been an independent<br />
designer maker for over 18<br />
years and my studio is situated<br />
in the heart of Sheffi eld’s<br />
cultural Industries Quarter at<br />
Yorkshire Artspace’s Persistence<br />
Works. Having trained in threedimensional<br />
design specialising in<br />
metalwork and jewellery, initially my<br />
work was exclusively metalwork but<br />
I soon added stained glass work to<br />
my repertoire. I enjoy both crafts<br />
very much and love working with the<br />
extensive range of beautiful materials<br />
available.<br />
My metalwork is mainly handraised<br />
and patinated copper bowls<br />
and I fi nd the process of chemically<br />
colouring and texturing the surfaces<br />
fascinating; you never know quite<br />
what you are going to get but it<br />
seldom disappoints. After a long<br />
hiatus I have recently taken up<br />
chasing again. This is a technique<br />
of producing patterns and designs<br />
on fl at or formed metal using various<br />
different shaped punches.<br />
I recently made a small communion<br />
set for my church, St Mary’s in<br />
Walkley, and I am about to start work<br />
on a chased panel for an aumbry<br />
door for them.<br />
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats<br />
Church Offi ce: 9 Linden Avenue, Sheffi eld S8 0GA<br />
Tel: (0114) 274 5086<br />
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email: offi ce@stchads.org<br />
website: www.stchads.org
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