Ringing The Changes 2026
In our 20th Anniversary year we are delighted to welcome back our Ringing The Changes Exhibition which runs from the 7th February to 11th May 2026. This exhibition is a regular feature in the gallery and highlights four wonderfully talented designers who bring to the exhibition their own unique style of contemporary rings.
Warmest wishes, Victoria and the gallery team.
Kumiko Kihara
Inspired by Japanese heritage, Kumiko's jewellery is drawn from her fascination with shapes and searches for them wherever she goes. Forms in nature, carved details in sculpture or shadows from the corner of a building.
Kumiko's day usually starts with calligraphy and the enjoyment of the lines that brushstrokes make. She sees that some straight lines are brave and some curved lines generous and considerate, each finding space to live in harmony. Kumiko's rings are created from Mitsuro Hikime, a lost wax technique using beeswax. The wax dictates its own movement and Kumiko simply follows it.
Kelda Young
Kelda's work is centred around play and the physical act of making, allowing the qualities of the material and the intuition to build composition and create balance within each piece. Kelda looks to natural textures for intricate details balanced with man-made forms to create harmonious works.
Disa Allsop
Disa is inspired by ancient jewellery. Egyptian, Etruscan and Roman pieces and loves the colour of the gold finishes and gemstones that were used to create rings, earrings and necklaces.
Forging, Reticulation, Patination are all techniques that Disa uses in her collection. Using precious and semi-precious gemstones to add colour to the work. Her travels to East Africa and her origins in Barbados can be seen in her use of gemstones, with golden citrines, rich garnets, rubies and sapphires being just a few of the stones that she uses. White and coloured diamonds are set on unique bands while rough and rare cut gemstones make Disa’s work contemporary and current while maintaining a timeless charm.
Maddie Jarvis
Maddie Jarvis, the founder of M-JAY jewellery, is a jewellery artist and designer based in Cornwall, and is no stranger to the gallery having taken courses here with Victoria. Her practice explores how the motion and pattern of the natural world, in particular the coast, can be translated into jewellery that communicates a sense of rhythm.
Maddie uses wax casting as her main practice to create all her jewellery, often embedded with sea glass and other precious stones. Maddie has a passion for reintroducing nature into the urban environment, believing that in a world often shaped by frenetic structures, her jewellery offers a softer counterpoint, a way to reconnect with the calm, freedom and energy of nature. Maddie aims to reinterpret these elements through bold, streetwear-influenced silhouettes and tactile surfaces.
At its core, her practice is about creating art that holds story, place and presence. Every piece is thoughtfully designed and made to carry the textures and spirit of the landscape into everyday life.