Robert Radford Welch
(Born 1929 in Hereford, West Midlands)
Welch trained as a silversmith in Birmingham but was influenced by the modernism of Scandinavian designs and created clean and functional designs.
An overview of silversmith
A Silversmith makes hollowware (bowls, vases, urn etc) from sheet silver.
A history of silversmith
British silversmiths of the Georgian era like Paul Storr and Hester Bateman, had a big influence on the craft and were popular in their time and are popular with collectors now. They were know for the high quality of craftsmanship.
Ideas and inspiration
I have lately been inspired by nature and created organic type rings using reticulation to enhance leaf and bark effects. I have also started making Silver barbed wire rings which are certainly different - Little Anvil.