British 1961 -
Jeweller Mark Woods worked as an apprentice in a shipyard from 1979-83, before studying at Southampton College of Art (1984) and Middlesex College of Art (1988).
He began developing his own work after travels in North Africa in 1991 and was awarded a Crafts Council Setting Up Grant in 1993. Early in his career he exhibited in From Paper to Platinum at the Lesley Craze Gallery in London in 1993 and New Faces at the Crafts Council Shop at the V&A Museum, London in 1994.
‘Anyone craving truly creative and highly original jewellery need look no further than Mark Woods. Incorporating the surprising shapes of irons and fishing reels, his ’jewels are truly extraordinary. His ‘knuckle duster’ ring in metal is topped with semi-precious stones bulging incongruously out of this wearable sculpture.’
- Mark's Introduction at the V&A
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