Q Firstly, tell us a little bit about yourself and your connection to Cornwall...
I’m a fourth-generation Cornish jewellery designer from the family JewellersWearnes, established in 1869. We have retail shops in Helston and Falmouth and website business. A Cornish girl through and through, I grew up in the countryside near Wheal Jane Mine, Bissoe near Truro, riding ponies and collecting rose petals from my Dad’s garden to make my own perfume as a child.
Q As part of the Wearnes generation, tell us about your long-running history with Cornish tin and gold and the role you play today?
I invented the Cornish Tin & Gold Alloysin 2007 because I had a burning desire to make fine jewellery out of precious metals which are specific to Cornwall. Addinghistoric, shipwrecked, salvaged Cornish tin, mined in Cornwall over 140 years ago to gold provides just that and embraces our ancient tin mining heritage. I often wonder who the miners were, that worked underground to bring up the tin I use. If I stop and think about it sometimes, the hairs on my arms rise!
Q How are you continuing Wearnes' proud legacy and what inspires you with your business?
This story is from the October - November 2019 edition of myCornwall.
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The Buzz About Bude
Whilst October and November might be the start of quieter months for much of Cornwall, it seems that in Bude there is no sign of winding down from the summer hustle and bustle just yet. With art shows in October, plenty of independent shops and pubs open for business, two music festivals taking place in November alone and many more events to fill your diary with, Bude is definitely a place to be enjoyed all year round.
Etsy Made Local Cornwall 2019
On the 15th-17th November, 75 talented makers, designers and illustrators will be gathering in the sports hall on the Penryn University campus, presenting stalls heavy with handmade treasure, ready to be discovered by discerning shoppers looking for cool, original Christmas presents.
My Cornish World - Sarah Corbridge
For our My Cornish World this issue we met Sarah Corbridge, a fourth-generation jeweler, whose family jewellery shop has been around for the past 150 years. Here she tells us about her family’s heritage and history with jewellery in Cornwall.
Cornwall - A Hub For Ethical Fashion
Catching on fast to the changes we need to make for our planet, is Cornwall. In the past several years we’ve been banning plastic from our homes and eateries, cleaning our beaches, and there are more refill, waste-free food stations popping up than ever. It’s a trend that’s easy to get behind, but one thing many of us tend to overlook is perhaps one of the biggest contributors to environmental waste of them all: clothing.
Call Of The Forest
It has to be said that Cornwall is probably not best known for its woodlands. In fact, there are many areas, such as Bodmin Moor, that seem almost completely devoid of trees. This scarcity of trees only serves to make the pockets of woodland that we do have even more precious.
My Launceston
The Mayor of Launceston, Margaret Young, talks to myCornwall about her busy role as Mayor and her love and plans for the town.
Meet The Chef
Head chef Dale and Sous chef Guy from Heligan Kitchen, talk to myCornwall about what it’s like using the amazing produce grown in the famous gardens to make some seriously good food.
Customs House Gallery
Customs House Gallery prides itself on making art affordable and accessible for everyone and are proud to be part of the Own Art scheme.
Lisa Wisdom
Everything about Lisa Wisdom embodies a way of life few practice today. Her forge, hidden down a bumpy road in the thick countryside of Mabe, is over two hundred years old and it is here that Lisa creates artwork the likes of which has never been done before.
Angove
AGAIN WE HAVE THE AN PREFIX, THIS TIME FOLLOWED BY GOV, OR MORE CORRECTLY GOF, MEANING ‘SMITH’, AS IN BLACKSMITH. OF JUST OVER 300 FOLK OF THIS NAME IN ENGLAND IN 1861, ALL BUT A VERY SMALL NUMBER ARE IN CORNWALL AND OF THAT SMALL NUMBER, ONE FAMILY IN DEVONSHIRE ARE OF CORNISH EXTRACT, MOVING JUST ACROSS THE TAMAR TO WORK AS COPPERSMITHS IN BUCKFASTLEIGH.
