Joanne MacFadyen Jewellery

Joanne MacFadyen Jewellery Artisan Jeweller, Designer Maker, doodler & Dreamer

www.JoanneMacFadyen.com

💚Bella💚My darling girlI’m so sad to share that we said goodbye to our darling girl Bella on the 21st December. She left ...
06/01/2026

💚Bella💚

My darling girl

I’m so sad to share that we said goodbye to our darling girl Bella on the 21st December. She left us on the winter solstice.

Bella was close to 19 and we’ve been together since she was a tiny kitten. I’ve been tucking her in before her wee eyes were open, and I’ve been tucking her in close to every day since.

She would’ve been by my side every minute of every day if she could. All she ever wanted was for her people to sit with her. I always looked forward to getting home to be with her.

I’ve spent so much of my life beside her, it could have been every minute of every single day and it still wouldn’t feel enough now she’s gone.

I’m heartbroken, my world revolved around her. I wanted to make sure she was the most loved, comfiest & happiest girl. She really was a comfy girl, reaching levels us mere humans can only dream of!

Never was she not tucked in, atop a fluffy blanket throne, with Barry or me sat with her. Especially in her last few years, she was very rarely without her people at home with her. She loved her people so much.

She was my purpose & I looked after Bella better than I looked after myself.

I’ve been dreading this for years, in the end her wee body couldn’t go on, her kidneys failing.

I’m grateful she was able to pass peacefully in my arms with her 2 favourite people there with her. A small mercy that I was where I needed to be when she needed me most.

My darling baby girl Bella. A queen with the most beautiful wee face, always wide eyed & looking for her people.

A special wee soul & my soulmate. The most precious & magical purr. A sweetheart & a diva! A personality and character like a wee human, eye contact unlike any other cat I’ve ever met. We are forever so deeply connected & I’ll miss you forever.

My devoted wee best pal, my baby, my purpose, my whole world.

I’ll miss all her wee ways, I’m so thankful to have had you as my faithful wee companion, at my side through it all. I was blessed to be able to look after you for so long. I’ve lost such big part of me.

A cliche but true,

If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.

We love you so much baby Bella, our hearts are broken.

Hello again! It’s back for the last of my takeover posts for the the Dundee Open Studios: The Jewellery Edition, coming...
10/09/2025

Hello again! It’s back for the last of my takeover posts for the the Dundee Open Studios: The Jewellery Edition, coming up on the 20/21 and 27/28 September 2025!

Find me at venue G! Open 11-4

This is where I should be showing a picture of my bench/studio…..but the studio is still a mess 😳 and my bench is empty for now!

So I thought I’d take the opportunity to show some images from previous creative spaces and of the other parts of my practice and older work that will likely all be looked back on as I move my practice forward!

So here you will see some of my drawings, some fun new product collaborations, silk scarves with and signature bowly boards with my drawings of Dundee buildings, all made for a back in the early days! (Those who know Tea Green and the team behind it will know Louise is my Tea Green ride or die and has been helping make things happen since the start!)

I’ve also included some of the final pieces from my MFA in 2012 and from my 2010 undergraduate degree show!

Finally I’ve also included some visuals of when I learned how to facet gems! This was years and years ago (pre Tea Green!) and since then it’s been a dream to get the tools to facet gems! I’m so excited to now be able to start that journey properly and this will likely have a huge impact on how my practice develops!

I’m really looking forward to getting my dream studio space all organised so I can properly start playing and making again!

Thank you for following along today! It’s been great to look back and remind myself of old work and be excited and inspired for what to come! I’ve really missed making!

Hiya! here again with my second takeover post ahead of the Dundee Open Studios: The Jewellery Edition, coming up on the...
10/09/2025

Hiya! here again with my second takeover post ahead of the Dundee Open Studios: The Jewellery Edition, coming up on the 20/21 and 27/28 September 2025!

Find me at venue G! Open 11-4

It’s been nice to look back at some of my key pieces of work as well as the gorgeous images by .on.the.sea & video by for my last big jewellery collection in 2012 ‘Eden Collection’.

I’ve always been really drawn to gem stones, the more imperfections the better and use stones as much as possible in my work. I’ve always loved experimenting with ways to set them and this will definitely be something I’ll continue to develop as I start to spend more time exploring my creative practice.

The opportunity to open the studio has been a great deadline to actually get it all fully functional (I’ve got a busy week coming up to actually do that! 😂) and I have some exciting new equipment to start to play with and see where it takes my work!

What exactly I’ll have for you to see when you visit hasn’t quite been decided but I’m hoping to having some archive pieces on show as well as lots of inspirational materials, drawings and sketches and other bits and pieces!

Hello! here on today’s takeover for the Dundee Open Studios: The Jewellery Edition, coming up on the 20/21 and 27/28 Se...
10/09/2025

Hello! here on today’s takeover for the Dundee Open Studios: The Jewellery Edition, coming up on the 20/21 and 27/28 September 2025!

Find me at venue G!

I’m a jewellery graduate and the founder of .

I’m looking forward to opening my new studio on both weekends and it will be the start of me getting back into working on my jewellery practice, that’s been sat on the sidelines for far too long!

My jewellery is inspired by lots of things with nature, materials and an organic creative process leading it, but I’ve been working on my new studio for a while and I am at an exciting time in my creative practice!

With not much development or time spent on it over the past 11 years as I’ve built Tea Green, I’m looking forward to seeing how my practice develops after years of having lots of ideas that I’ve been waiting to explore!

Photography credits - image one Son of the Sea - Video and Photography
Images - 2 - 4 Gillian Eilidh O’Mara Artist

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