Discover sustainable jewellery and original art at KATA in Tunbridge Wells
Find unique fine Jewellery, handmade using 100% recycled gold and platinum, and curated art Exhibitions
When you walk through the doors at KATA Jewellery, you quickly realise they are much more than a Jewellery shop.
Beautiful pieces of unique fine Jewellery, handmade using 100% recycled gold and platinum, glint from within the bespoke display cases.
From their welcoming store on St John’s Road, Tunbridge Wells, husband and wife team, Anton and Jennifer Kata, specialises in handcrafting Bespoke and, Remodelled jewellery as well as offering their ‘Ready to wear‘ collections.
When you manage to tear your eyes away from the gorgeous jewels and gemstones on offer, and cast your eyes upwards, you will see the walls are adorned with the most amazing fine artworks curated by Jennifer.
KATA play host to three exhibitions a year, each showcasing two unique artists. Jennifer hand-picks each pairing to complement each other, and yet stand strongly on their own, creating a unique interplay between the two.
KATA’s final art exhibition for 2024 unites the works of intuitive painter, Caroline Martin, and the unique abstract photography by Lena Bruce.
Both artists prompt the viewer to interpret the textural forms and details within their works.
Caroline Martin lives in East Sussex and describes her work as intuitive painting. Caroline focuses intensely for lengthy periods of time whilst listening to music; letting the song carry her to a creative zone as she translates her experience of natural forms onto the blank canvas.
This sensory element comes across in the fluid movement of her broad brush strokes and her abrupt staccato watercolour ink splatters from which a sense of rhythm is derived. During this sensory immersion Caroline builds us layer upon layer creating depth and texture.
Her pieces are then finished with her signature neon paint and Copper Leaf gilding, evoke visual intrigue.
The photographic art created by Lena Bruce is textural and detailed – immediately eye-catching and captivating.
Lena’s work focuses on the intensely beautiful details found within nature. Her images bring us incredibly close to her subjects, revelling in the textures and forms that are only captured when one draws in close, looking beyond the big picture to the beauty within. The result is compelling images with a graphic quality.
KATA Jewellery & Arts gallery will have three more exhibitions in 2025, while each exhibition at KATA Jewellery & Arts gallery has a hotly anticipated ‘Meet the Artist’ event. To be the first to hear about the next one, I’d recommend signing up to KATA’s newsletter at katajewellery.com
