08.07.08
My Interview with Kerry, Owner of Penny Dog
Please meet Kerry Wilkinson, owner of www.penny-dog.co.uk.
Where are you located? Leicestershire, UK
What do you design? Resin and Silver jewellery, but also photography.
Where/How did you learn this? Self taught from books and the Internet. Had one silver clay session at Quicksilver in Jersey.
Favorite Artist who inspires you? Sherri Haab, Claire Marie Adams, David LaChapelle.
Where does your inspiration come from? Nature and our present society.
Where do you design your creations? I do all the drilling and silver clay stuff in the kitchen, some sanding in the living room whilst watching TV, and all the smelly stuff in the study, which is really just my work space now.
What does your work space look like right now? Messy!
How does your family feel about what you do? They’re supportive, if I found it worthwhile to go full time they’d be worried but proud that I can do it on my own.
Do you have any advice for someone looking to make their own creations using this method? You can cut out some of the finer sanding stages by spraying your pieces with a few coats of car lacquer.
Favorite part of owning your own business? Can do what I want, when I want, and there’s little I don’t like about it.
Least favorite? Filling in forms.
If there were more hours in the day, what would you be doing? Housework!
A sample of Penny Dog products. For all products please visit Kerry’s website.
