About Leah
Leah Black graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a 1st class
honours degree in Silversmithing and Jewellery, and was awarded the
Chairman’s Medal as the top student in design. Since then her work
has been exhibited across the country, and she has received many
awards and bursaries for her creativity.
Now based in Glasgow, Leah has travelled widely in Europe,
working as a jeweller and silversmith.
Leah’s vision
Leah is fascinated by the relationship between object and
memory. In particular, she is interested in the creation of
artefacts to assist the retention of memory, such as tombstones,
memorials, statues, medals and souvenirs, and in their decay,
destruction, removal or neglect.
Leah takes as inspiration the surfeit of monuments in Glasgow
and Edinburgh: once revered, high on their plinths and platforms,
these important figures of their day are now forgotten. Using a
piercing saw, she carves silhouettes of these fallen idols from
brass and silver sheet, setting some with semi-precious stones on
claw settings, to suggest decay, dust or moss that has grown over
time and through neglect.
Her unique range includes rings, bangles, earrings and
brooches.
Photo gallery
Photography by Pamela Cuthill.