WHAT IS PEWTER?

 Modern pewter is an alloy consisting of mainly tin with a small amount of copper. It doesn’t contain lead unlike old pewter which means it’s safe for use with food and doesn’t tarnish.

The pewter industry is regulated by the guild of The Worshipful Company of Pewterers. Ella regularly exhibits her work at the Worshipful Company of Pewterers hall, London and there her work received two awards in 2016

Pewtersmiths use a touch marking system to mark their pieces. Ella uses her signature stamped into the pewter to sign her handcrafted work.

Pewter can be crafted using a variety of skilled techniques. Ella uses a combination of pewter ingots and sheet metal to cast, hammer, forge, solder and polish to achieve her contemporary designs.