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by Neena Shilvock
(Nuneaton, UK)

Hi, my name is Neena - I live in the UK and am a doctor, turned handmade jewellery maker.

I always loved jewellery, but never thought I had a creative bone in my body until one day I went to a beading class - this has now spiralled into wire work, precious metal clay and polymer clay.

I lived in India for over 28 years, and a lot of my jewellery shows its origins from the sub continent - however I have been in the UK since 1989, and I like my jewellery to be worn with Western outfits, and to capture the ethos of both worlds if at all possible.

Jewellery making has taken over my waking, and some of my sleeping hours - I fall asleep thinking up ways to make a particular design work.

I am fussy about finishing touches and don't leave bits of wire hanging around - all neat and tidy - unless I am making a deliberately 'messy' look - which I adore.

I took some photography lessons, and from being an IT phobe, have set up my own website and put together a collection of necklaces and other items.

My main fetish is the statement necklace - I simply adore them - will make a pair of earrings happily, and many friends have availed of that service (free I might add), but it is the show piece necklace I love.

I wear my jewellery to work, and get loads of compliments - would love to be able to set my pieces free into the wider world, so they can put some zing into other peoples' lives - that would really make me happy.

Neena Shilvock
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