My Gurus – Leah Black

WHALE Arts’ Leah Black explains how her career has been shaped by artists with a strong business understanding and her precious Clore notebook.

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By Leah Black

01 January 1970

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Alison Macleod and Jasleen Kaur

After starting my career as a primary school teacher, I trained as a jeweller and silversmith at Glasgow School of Art and worked as a jeweller for several years after graduation. As someone who made the decision not to focus on making as my main career, I have immense respect and admiration for two of my good friends and peers – Alison Macleod and Jasleen Kaur – who work in very different ways to each other.

Alison a highly skilled jeweller and Jasleen an artist communicating through a range of media, including sculpture, video and food. Both continue to push boundaries within their artistic practice whilst sustaining a creative business, something that many creative people struggle to achieve.

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