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Ola Gorie
Ola Gorie (born 27 October 1937) is a Scottish people, Scottish jewellery designer, one of the founders of the modern craft movement in Scotland. Early life Ola Gorie was born in Kirkwall, Orkney. Her mother was Minnie Gorie, her father Patrick Gorie; together her parents ran a long-established grocers and wine merchants, Kirkness & Gorie, in central Kirkwall. Despite growing up in a commercial environment, Ola decided to pursue an artistic career, and attended Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, leaving in 1960 as the first graduate of its jewellery department. A craft movement is reborn Ola Gorie returned to Orkney where three jewellery shops in Kirkwall agreed to sell her designs. When she took over her own shop, success came quickly. Her early designs, the first to be originated in Orkney since Viking times, drew heavily on Orkney's Norse heritage, featuring images such as the Maes Howe Dragon, inspired by Viking graffiti in a Neolithic tomb. Her jewellery found quick accep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola At Bench, C 1970
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