About the Designer

Glenice Lesley Matthews grew up in the jewellery industry and in 1974 went to the USA to pursue her goal to become a jewellery designer. During her time in America she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design and a Master of Fine Arts in Design and was appointed an Adjunct Professor of Art, teaching jewellery, silversmithing and design at various universities before becoming Director of the Wichita Centre for the Arts. Her mentors were Heikki Seppa, Carlyle H. Smith and Harold B. Helwig.

During this time in American, Glenice wrote the definitive text Enamels, Enameling, Enamelists (1983) which is now in its fourth edition. Currently she is the editor of the Australian Enamel Newsletter which is available by subscription with 4 editions annually.

Well known for her cloisonné enamelling, Glenice has also won the jewellery industry's most prestigious award: The Jewellers Association of Australia's Grand Prix Award for Jewellery Design in 1994 and their inaugural award for a unique marketing initiative in 2000.

In 2002 Glenice received a commission from Edith Cowan University to design and make a ceremonial mace for their Centennial Celebrations, and has established a reputation for designing and making specialized ecclesiastical service, corporate gifts and trophies. Recently she completed a precious metal model of a rotary drilling rig for a petroleum company, a series of lidded vessels for an overseas venture and a chalice, paten and ciborium for an Anglican chapel.

Glenice Lesley Matthews is a member of the Jewellers Association of Australia Limited, The Gold and Silversmiths Guild of Australia and The Gemmological Association of Australia.