artist enameller based in edinburgh

Sheila McDonald is an Edinburgh-based Scottish jeweller and silversmith who works mainly in silver, gold, and vitreous enamel.

She brings together traditional jewellery and silversmithing skills with a range of enamel techniques. Inspired by colour and drawing, she creates contemporary pieces that acknowledge the legacy of earlier craftsmen.

She is a Freeman of the Goldsmiths’ Company, a short course tutor at West Dean College, and a Fellow of Bishopsland Educational Trust.

Glasgow School of Art
Silversmithing and Jewellery Design.  B.A. 1st Class Hons.
Royal College of Art, London 
Jewellery Design.  M.A.

Freeman of the Goldsmiths’ Company
Short course tutor at West Dean College, Chichester
Workshop - Beaverhall Studios in Edinburgh

Commission enquiries can be discussed by email.  
Please email for details of enamel workshops... these are for complete beginners and for those with some enamel experience.

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