Lucy Kelly is the creative mind and nimble fingers behind Luesday an evolving collection of unique jewellery and miniature mosaics.
While Lucy remembers wearing her own handmade jewellery at primary school it was painting that was her first creative endeavour as an adult. Painting on request for family and friends she would tackle any subject, pets, people, buildings. The recipients were thrilled. Most pieces still claiming pride of place on many a wall.
Lucy moved to Liverpool on a whim after completing her Fine Art Degree in Leeds. Looking for something to occupy her in Liverpool she took a masters degree in Creative Counselling. It was at this time that she realised the importance of setting aside time and affording herself the space to create which in effect became a form of meditation.
Later, when working in a stressful and time sensitive job, Lucy revisited these thoughts and realised that crafting was no longer an option, it had become a lifeline allowing her to relax and experience a feeling of lightness as her skills transformed something destined for landfill into a treasured possession.
It was an accident that steered her onto her current artistic path. Smashing a plate that had huge sentimental value, Lucy determined that something had to be done to preserve it beyond the usual standard repair. A mechanism to bring the item into daily use so that it could be enjoyed more regularly and not sit gathering dust on a shelf or in a drawer.
Always interested in jewellery she had begun experimenting with wire wrapping stones and ceramic shards, but the china proved too sharp to be housed safely this way. So, she began researching techniques used by other people working with found pottery but they were setting pieces into gold and silver which she decided was not for her. From several conversations with her builder dad she gleaned tips on cutting smoothing and shaping tiles techniques which she knew she could apply to her recycled ceramic pieces.
She assembled a few basic tools, a grinder, tile cutters and a Dremel and began her experimentation. After much trial and error, she hit upon a method of setting these shards of treasures pottery as wearable art.
She created a pendant from her precious plate and wore it out and about. When she received numerous compliments, she realised that there was value to even broken or damaged things if they were repurposed appropriately. Thus her range of re loved vintage crockery jewellery was born.
She worked steadily to create a wider range of jewellery where even the offcuts were not wasted. Each tiny precious piece finds a home in her beautiful miniature framed mosaics, adhering to the mantra Reduce, ReUse, Recycle.
In August 2025 encourage by friends she applied for her first market stall to sell her work. She was pleasantly surprised by how successful it was and thoroughly enjoyed the personal interactions across the trestle table.
It is always rewarding to talk to like minded people who understand the time and care that goes into realising an idea and bringing an original artwork into existence we agreed.
Lucy confided that selling at local makers markets had boosted her confidence in her work and in herself and that the markets had provided rich pickings in the form of talented stallholder friends, happy to share advice and support. “We’re like a family,” she beamed.
Increasingly Lucy has been working on commissions, using clients personal ceramics. Often cracked or broken these plates may no longer serve a useful purpose and would be destined for the bin but they hold precious memories. Lucy is now able to capture and preserve such memories in jewellery form as family heirlooms.
Imagine a set of pendants to gift to your daughters or sisters featuring the fabulous roses on your nan’s favourite saucer or that tiny figure from your Aunt’s Willow pattern.that always fascinated you as a child. What conversations would they evoke ?
If you would like to discuss what could be made from a family piece, please feel free to email Lucy at lucy@Luesday.com, on Instagram @Luesday or better still join us in person at the Next Liverpool Makers Bazaar at The Old Police Station on Lark Lane on Sunday 8 March and bring your precious ceramic with you.
We look forward to seeing you there.
