About
Photograph by ©️Kinga & Maciej Krzymiscy
Bonnie Mustoe-Whitehill crafts mindful jewellery that embraces the elegance of nature. Offering a minimalist aesthetic, she incorporates traditional techniques such as fusing, reticulation and wax carving with cast organic forms, using recycled sterling silver and gold-plated silver.
Bonnie grew up in the heart of the Cotswolds, Stow-on-the-Wold, where the natural landscape shaped her creative perspective. In 2017, she completed an Art & Design Foundation Diploma at Falmouth University, exploring a variety of artistic disciplines. In 2022, she graduated with a First-Class degree in 3D Design Crafts from Arts University Plymouth, focusing on creating thoughtfully crafted, nature-inspired designs. Since graduating from university, Bonnie has remained in Plymouth and begun slowly growing her small-scale jewellery business from her studio, alongside working part-time.
In 2023, following the 'Making It' exhibition, Bonnie participated in the Make Southwest Emerging Makers Programme and was mentored by artist Helen Snell. She was also selected as a winner of the Devon & Plymouth Chamber of Commerce’s 30 Under 30 award 2023. In 2022, Bonnie won the runner-up New Designer of the Year Award at the Business Design Centre, London, and was a visiting lecturer at Swansea College of Art UWTSD.
Contact.
For commissions and general inquiries, feel free to reach out via email or direct message through the links below.
Based in
Plymouth, Devon
CV
Associate Member, September 2024 - Present
MAKE Southwest, Bovey Tracey
Director, April - September 2024
Flameworks, Plymouth
'Evergreen', Llantarnam Grange, November 2023 - February 2024
Llantarnam Grange, Cwmbran
Jewellery Maker for Rebecca Furze Jewellery, September 2023 - April 2024
Rebecca Furze Jewellery, Totnes
Devon & Plymouth Chamber '30 Under 30' Award Winner, April 2023
Plymouth, Devon
Emerging Makers Programme 2023, Mentor: Helen Snell, January-October 2023
Make Southwest, Bovey Tracey, Devon
'Making It', Make Southwest, January-March 2023
Make Southwest, Bovey Tracey, Devon
Studio Holder, January 2023 - Present
Flameworks, Plymouth
Guest Lecture & Workshop, November 2022
Swansea College of Art UWTSD, Swansea
'Commended' in the CGS Graduate Review, November 2022
Graduate Review, Contemporary Glass Society
Artist Assistant to Abigail Reynolds Project: 'Between', October 2022
Flameworks, Plymouth
'Touchy Subject', Aspex, October-December 2022
Graduate Makers Winter 2022, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth
Artist Assistant to Amy Whittingham, September 2022 - Present
Flameworks, Plymouth
Beatrice Mayfield, August 2022
Material Matters 2022, OXO Tower Wharf, London
3D Design Crafts Graduate Show, July 2022
Studio 11, Plymouth College of Art, Plymouth
Runner-up New Designer of the Year Award, June 2022
New Designers, Business Design Centre, London
BA (Hons) 3D Design Crafts (1st Class), 2018 - 2022
Arts University Plymouth
New Designers, June 2022
Business Design Centre, London
Photography Feature, June 2022
Charlotte Ralph / Maia Cazzani, Arts University Plymouth
Jewellery / Fashion Collaboration, January - June 2021
Mia Cooper, Plymouth
Dis/place Exhibition, February 2019
Leadworks, Plymouth
Body Space Narrative Exhibition, February 2019
PS1, Plymouth College of Art, Plymouth
Kaleidoscope Collection, May 2017
Ian Taylor, No.15 Great Pulteney, Bath
Art Foundation Graduate Show, May 2017
Foundation Building, Falmouth University, Falmouth.
Art Foundation Diploma, 2016 - 2017
Falmouth University