UWA Press, Perth, 2010.

This publication is 479 pp, 240 x 170mm, quality hardcover with dustjacket, colour photographs throughout, references, chronology and an index. (Currently only available on rare book sites)

This book is a distillation of doctoral research and tells the story of the many talented gold and silversmiths who have lived in Western Australia. It places the jewellery and silver plate, the craftspeople and the owners in the stylistic, social and economic milieu in which the works were created. Influences are traced and innovation highlighted. Pride in local content – materials, imagery or expertise – can be seen as a continuing thread. Artists, craftspeople and clients have remained persistently loyal to local themes while working or commissioning within international idioms. The best work of each era, or has taken, its place in the international arena being not only of its place but also of its time.