We are pleased to introduce Menna Jones, the recipient of the 2025 Rosy Ind Emerging Printmakers Bursary Award.
In the year of our 25 year anniversary, we are delighted to introduce Menna Jones, the recipient of the 2025, Rosy Ind Award.
Follow Menna’s experience on her Bursary Programme.
About Menna
Menna is a contemporary Welsh artist and designer. Her jewellery and screenprint creations reflect a deep connection to her environment and artistic heritage.
Her educational journey began with an Art Foundation course in Swansea, which laid the groundwork for her exploration of various media. She then studied Architectural Stained Glass for a year at Swansea Metropolitan University before pursuing a part-time Silversmithing course at Gower College. This diverse training culminated in a Higher National Diploma in Jewellery and Silversmithing, followed by a top-up BA year in Design for Industry at the School of Jewellery in Birmingham – a comprehensive programme tailored to prepare students for competitive design careers by fostering skill development across specialised areas.
Menna’s first introduction to printmaking was in her teenage years as a volunteer at Swansea Print Workshop where she developed her skills across a variety of techniques including screenprinting, cyanotype, and linocut. Menna has a natural eye for design and she went on to learn Photoshop which allowed her to “explore the concept of layers and gain a deeper understanding of colour combinations, ensuring the most effective and striking prints possible”.
I’m exploring new artistic expressions that transcend traditional jewellery design. Menna
Menna’s current work is centred on the innovative fusion of screenprinting techniques with silver jewellery. By combining these two mediums, she is exploring “new artistic expressions that transcend traditional jewellery design.” Rather than focusing on everyday wearable pieces, her creations aim to be works of art. This approach allows for intricate, textured surfaces and layered imagery, making each piece a distinctive statement in contemporary jewellery art.
Menna’s primary focus during the bursary period will be on screenprinting, with particular emphasis on using the exposure bed to incorporate photographic images into her designs. “This method allows for a unique and detailed layering of imagery, enhancing the storytelling aspect of my art.”
In addition, Menna plans to expand her skills in other printmaking techniques and to experiment with texture, pattern and form through workshops in etching, wood carving and block printing as part of her Bursary Programme.
I am eager to expand my creative practice, by integrating silver with printmaking techniques to produce unique pieces of art. This evolution reflects a desire to shift my professional focus from jewellery and silversmithing to establishing myself more prominently as an artist and designer. Menna
The Bursary Award will support Menna in exploring this interdisciplinary approach and in developing a distinctive body of work suitable for gallery exhibitions.
This direction will enable me to engage with wider audiences, positioning myself within the contemporary art scene and advancing my career beyond conventional craft boundaries. Menna