16/09/2025
Tamizan Savill, a small silver and enamel ‘Wave’ brooch, London 1996, makers mark ‘TVS‘ for Tamizan Victoria Savill, with a metal pin, approximately 2.5 cm by 2.3 cm wide (Ref S+2349)
The following is taken from an Obituary in 2022 for Tamizan by Terry Hunt, Chair for the Association for Contemporary Jewellery in 2022 ‘In 1990, now in Bristol and working at the Basement Studio, Tam attended classes in jewellery making and enamelling; “which changed my life and career path. I used to build recording studios and run music projects for young people but enamelling is much quieter!” She loved this new direction; working to commission and selling through various shows. Significant commissions included badges of office for Bristol Cathedral and Friends of Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, and she was very proud to be selected for the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Fair in 2013.
Tam became a Director of the ACJ in 2007, taking the job of Development Manager in 2009, which later became Chief Executive. She also did admin work for Contemporary British Silversmiths and as exhibition organiser/committee member of the British Society of Enamellers. She said that she was most proud of Enamoured, the BSOE exhibition she organised in 2016-17.’
The full obituary can be found here https://acj.org.uk/about-us/featured-articles?view=article&id=780&catid=2 There is also an obituary here https://www.enamellers.org/tamizan-savill-member-gallery
