Jo Bull Jewellery

Jo Bull Jewellery Jo Bull is a jewellery designer and lapidarist. Creating unique silver jewellery incorporating milk sea glass from the North East of England.

She creates irregular and one-off pieces of jewellery, working with the erosion and texture of the glass. Visit to Studio - Appointment Only

The finished piece — City of Suffragettes 💜🤍💚After sharing a few glimpses of this piece in progress, I can finally revea...
12/09/2026

The finished piece — City of Suffragettes 💜🤍💚

After sharing a few glimpses of this piece in progress, I can finally reveal my finished brooch for City of Suffragettes, the ACJ exhibition at Manchester Craft and Design Centre as part of .

My brooch responds to the 1913 suffragette attack on Manchester Art Gallery, when several paintings were deliberately damaged as part of the campaign for women’s voting rights.

I was particularly drawn to reports of a gallery attendant hearing the sound of cracking glass. At the centre of the brooch, beach-found fragments of safety glass represent the impact point of the hammer blow — that moment of fracture and disruption. Surrounding them are pieces of rare milk sea glass, individually cut and shaped by me, with colours reflecting the palette of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Astarte Syriaca, one of the paintings attacked.

Using glass that has itself been discarded, weathered and transformed over time felt particularly appropriate for a piece exploring damage, resilience and visibility.

Today is the opening preview, from 2–5pm at Manchester Craft & Design Centre. I’ll be there along with some of the other exhibiting jewellers, so do come along, see the work and say hello if you’re in Manchester.

The exhibition brings together work by over 30 ACJ members responding to Manchester’s suffragette history and runs until Christmas Eve.

City of Suffragettes
Manchester Craft and Design Centre
12th September – 24th December 2026

24 Carat Party People is now open! ✨🎶I’m delighted to be exhibiting as part of 24 Carat Party People, the Manchester Jew...
08/09/2026

24 Carat Party People is now open! ✨🎶

I’m delighted to be exhibiting as part of 24 Carat Party People, the Manchester Jewellers Network exhibition celebrating Manchester’s incredible music and musical heritage.

My work for the exhibition is inspired by Sometimes by Manchester band James, and particularly the lyric “I swear I can hear the sea.” I’ve explored the connection between soundwaves and ocean waves through layered silver forms, bringing together music, movement and the sea.

Pictured is my Resonance Ring, one of the pieces available in the exhibition, featuring rare orange milk sea glass — a subtle nod to the colours of the original Sometimes EP artwork.

Come along and see work by 11 Manchester Jewellers Network makers, each with their own response to Manchester’s music scene.

📍 Manchester Art Gallery Shop
📅 8 September – 4 October
Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–5pm


Manchester Art Gallery

View the exhibition catalogue via the link in the Manchester Jewellers Network bio.

ManchesterJewellersNetwork

A little glimpse of my work in progress for City of Suffragettes…I’m keeping the finished piece under wraps for now, but...
29/08/2026

A little glimpse of my work in progress for City of Suffragettes…

I’m keeping the finished piece under wraps for now, but here’s a peek at some of the materials and early stages at the bench.

The starting point for my piece — researching the events surrounding the 1913 attack on Manchester Art Gallery and exploring how elements of that story could be translated into jewellery.

You’ll have to wait a little longer to see how it all comes together…

City of Suffragettes, the ACJ exhibition for , opens 12th September at Manchester Craft and Design Centre, featuring work by over 30 ACJ members.

Manchester Jewellers Week
25/08/2026

Manchester Jewellers Week

✨ WORK IN PROGRESS… ✨A sneak peek at one of my new pieces for 24carat Party People — the upcoming MJN exhibition celebra...
29/07/2026

✨ WORK IN PROGRESS… ✨

A sneak peek at one of my new pieces for 24carat Party People — the upcoming MJN exhibition celebrating the energy, rhythm and spirit of Manchester’s legendary music scene. 🎶

At my bench, ideas are becoming silver… shapes are evolving, and soundwaves are turning into something you can wear.

I can’t wait to share the finished pieces with you. More to come…

📍 Manchester Art Gallery Shop
📅 8 September – 4 October 2026

ManchesterJewellersNetwork


This little beauty was made in the studio just last week and found its forever home at Manchester Made on Saturday. 💙I’m...
22/07/2026

This little beauty was made in the studio just last week and found its forever home at Manchester Made on Saturday. 💙

I’m so glad I paused to take a quick photograph of it draped over my studio pebbles before it headed off with its lovely new owner. It’s always bittersweet saying goodbye to a one-of-a-kind piece, but knowing it’s gone to someone who truly connected with it makes it all worthwhile.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by my stand, shared stories, and supported my small business. Every piece has its own journey, and I love seeing where they end up.

🌊💙

A great find

24carat Party People 8th September 2026 – 4th October 2026Manchester Art Gallery ShopTuesday to Sunday, 10am – 5pmThe in...
22/07/2026

24carat Party People
8th September 2026 – 4th October 2026
Manchester Art Gallery Shop
Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 5pm

The inaugural Manchester Jewellery Week ‘I Wanna be Adorned’ (10th – 16th Septmber 20206) will be a fabulous city-wide celebration of contemporary handmade jewellery, art jewellery and adornment.

As part of MJW, Manchester Jewellers Network is curating a exhibition in Manchester Art Gallery Shop.

"24 Carat Party People" at Manchester Art Gallery brings together a diverse collective of eleven contemporary jewellers from Manchester Jewellers Network to translate the city’s radical musical heritage into wearable art. Independent makers bridge the gap between subcultural soundwaves and tangible adornment, juxtaposing the gritty, moody, industrial minimalism of late-70s post-punk (Joy Division, New Order) with the baggy, euphoric, kaleidoscopic swagger of the Madchester era (The Stone Roses, Chemical Brothers). Through sharp geometric metalwork and unexpected textures, the artists immortalise these sonic rhythms, capturing the iconic energy of the legendary Manchester music scene using everything from precious metals, vitreous enamels, and gemstones to glass, 3D printing, and vinyl.

Exhibitors
I’ll be exhibiting along with this talented jewellers.
Amy Wilkinson
Charlotte Verity
Francesca Lobb
Gemma Scully
Helen Tiffany
Ilona Palarz
Jenny Rothwell
Kylie Yeung
Rebecca Beyond
Stephanie Mann

Manchester Jewellers Network

✨ One week to go! ✨I’m busy getting everything ready for the Manchester Made Summer Craft Fair next Saturday. I’ll have...
11/07/2026

✨ One week to go! ✨

I’m busy getting everything ready for the Manchester Made Summer Craft Fair next Saturday.

I’ll have some lovely new pieces with me, alongside a selection of my favourite designs.

With a fantastic line-up of talented local makers all under one roof, it’s the perfect way to spend a Saturday and support independent businesses.

📍 Manchester Made Summer Craft Fair
The Chambers & studio (upstairs)

📅 Saturday 18th July

🕚 11am – 5pm

Come and say hello! 💛

Michelle Keeling


Waterside

This Saturday I’ll be at Mostyn Gallery for their North West Contemporary Craft Fair. Sea Glass Jewellery by the seaside...
16/06/2026

This Saturday I’ll be at Mostyn Gallery for their North West Contemporary Craft Fair.
Sea Glass Jewellery by the seaside 😊

This weekend, from the organisers of the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, their last event of 2025, a festive one...
26/11/2025

This weekend, from the organisers of the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, their last event of 2025, a festive one-stop pop up for a handmade Christmas: GNCCFonline Gift Edition.

!! GNCCFonline goes live on www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk
from 9am, this Saturday 29 November and is on all weekend.

I am once again very happy to be taking part.
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