WILDE WORKSHOPS


AILSA WILDE IS THE FOUNDER OF WILDE WORKSHOPS AND THE JEWELLER BEHIND THE JEWELLERY.


AILSA’S OWN PASSION FOR JEWELLERY MAKING BEGAN IN 2005 WHEN SHE EMBARKED ON HER BA (HONS) IN 3 DIMENSIONAL DESIGN AT GRAY’S SCHOOL OF ART IN ABERDEEN, SPECIALISING IN JEWELLERY MAKING.


AFTER LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND FOR 3 YEARS, SHE CAME BACK TO SCOTLAND TO SET UP A SMALL JEWELLERY BUSINESS, CRAFTY WOLF, AND STUDY A PGDE TO BECOME A SECONDARY DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY TEACHER.


AFTER 6 YEARS OF TEACHING IN EDINBURGH, AILSA HAS RETURNED TO HER HOMETOWN IN THE HIGHLANDS WITH HER FAMILY, WHERE SHE CONTINUES TO TEACH AS A DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY TEACHER. AILSA HAS WRITTEN COURSE MATERIAL AND INTRODUCED A NATIONAL PROGRESSION AWARD (NPA) IN JEWELLERY. THIS IS THE FIRST, AND CURRENTLY ONLY SCHOOL IN THE HIGHLANDS TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION TO YOUNGpeople.

AILSA IS A DEDICATED AND DRIVEN TEACHER AND A PASSIONATE JEWELLER. SHE IS INCREDIBLY APPROACHABLE, PATIENT AND UNDERSTANDING, THE PERFECT COMBINATION FOR A JEWELLERY TUTOR.



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