After graduating with a Masters of Design from Glasgow School of Art in 1999, Bryony set up her own workshop and business in central Glasgow. After three successful years at London's Cockpit Arts studios, she has returned to Scotland, and based in Edinburgh producing a wide range of semi functional objects, from napkin rings and decanters to sculptural wall lights, all of which have movement as an intrinsic part of their design.
Bryony's work is based on a love of storytelling, movement and colour. The wonderfully humorous yet slightly macabre world of playing cards, circus and Punch & Judy have provided recent inspiration. The mythical beasts found in Greek legends and Heraldry also intrigue her. She enjoys making visually intricate, articulated metal objects, which she wants the observer to touch and play with, discovering unexpected movement, functions or metalwork details as they handle them.
Bryony works in silver or copper, brass and steel, utilising their different colour combinations and patination to enhance the richness of the object. Repousse, chasing, fretwork, etching and simple mechanics are the main techniques she employs in her work.
For the past nine years Bryony has been selling and exhibiting in galleries throughout the UK and abroad.