A GREENOCK woman is set to sell her jewellery for the first time as she brings a sparkle to McGilps alongside another talented artist.
Jeweller Charis Carroll, from Greenock, will put her remarkable pieces on sale at the Gourock pop-up shop between August 17 and August 23.
She will be showing off her works alongside Glasgow-based artist Meg Rose Thomas.
Most of the pieces on sale will be made from sterling silver including earrings, bracelets and rings.
Some of the incredible creations will be stone-set while others will incorporate materials such as sea glass.
Charis has never shared her work before and is hoping her first showcase and sale will be a success.
The 21-year-old added: “I’m just excited to get some of my jewellery out there, see some of the community, and hopefully start building a bit of a name for myself.
“It [her work] is a bit of everything, but I love that even when you're making similar pieces, not every piece is exactly the same.
“Even if you're doing the same design, because they're made by hand, everything's a little bit different and unique."
Charis was previously an apprentice at Vanilla Ink CIC in Glasgow before going on complete its professional development programme.
She now works there as jeweller in residence and as a freelance tutor teaching beginner classes.
Charis said: “I've always been interested in creative fields, but just drawing and painting was never quite it for me.
“I always liked working with my hands and fiddling with things – making bracelets, bead making.
"As I got older, I started hunting the beaches for sea glass and doing some like sea glass wire wrapping.”
Meg, who is originally from Huddersfield, but has lived in Glasgow for 12 years is thrilled to be joining Charis in the Gourock pop-up shop.
She said: “I’m so excited.
"It's the first time I've done anything like this. I've done a lot of markets and pop-up events but never in a physical shop location.
“A lot of my pieces are inspired by Gothic windows or archaeological discoveries while Charis’s are inspired by nature and the seaside.
“We both have a lot of pebbles, sand and natural material in our displays because, so I think it'll be an interesting blend together.”
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