Mr. Hillary Corney This is Me

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1. 1. News release cadcam software delcam

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   Published on: 4/16/2007   Last Visited: 4/30/2008

   A visit to Hillary Corney, the owner of The Nunney Gallery and DesignerSilversmiths.com, should convince other jewellers of the savings in both time and money that can be achieved, as well as the improvements in quality and consistency that can result.
   
   Admittedly, Mr. Corney is not a typical jeweller and silversmith in his relationship with computers.His career has varied between artistic projects and advanced technology since, as a teenager in the 1970s, he undertook an evening course in silversmithing while working in a factory assembling computers.After a Degree in Design and a diverse career using both sets of skills, he was able to combine his interests as a teacher of computer graphics and CADCAM at Southampton College of Art for eight years, before he made his latest career move into running his own company.
   
   Like most other jewellers, Mr. Corney began by using commercial casters to manufacture his designs but soon found that this was unsatisfactory."The problem is that the service from commercial casters is not ideal for small companies," he explained."They are often too busy with work for their larger customers, plus you can get the feeling that they don't work as hard on the quality when they are producing smaller runs."
   
   The answer for Mr. Corney was to produce his own waxes with a copy of Delcam's ArtCAM JewelSmith software and a Roland Jewela JWX-10 desktop engraving machine."The Delcam system has improved almost every aspect of what I was able to do," he commented."The growing reputation of my work since I started with ArtCAM JewelSmith has brought in many new customers that I wouldn't have got otherwise.In addition to my own designs, I now offer a full CADCAM design and casting bureau for other jewellers, preparing designs and making waxes through to metal masters or the finished product for retailers."
   
   "The first external job I undertook with the ArtCAM JewelSmith software was a set of cufflinks," remembered Mr. Corney.
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   "The customer couldn't see any difference between the new links and the original piece," claimed Mr. Corney."It would be impossible to duplicate work to such accuracy without the Delcam software."
   
   "I chose ArtCAM JewelSmith because it is such a comprehensive package with extensive tools for both design and manufacture," said Mr. Corney."From my lecturing background, I was familiar with traditional CADCAM systems and could see that ArtCAM was very different and much more suitable for artists."
   
   Before making his investment, Mr. Corney evaluated all the software on the UK market."Apart from the strengths of the software, the outstanding thing about Delcam was the staff's level of knowledge of the industry," he commented.

2. 2. www.goldinspirations.com

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   Published on: 5/15/2002   Last Visited: 10/17/2006

   Hillary Corney
   
   The Nunney Gallery11 Church Street
   
   NunneyBA11 4LW

3. 3. About the designer

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   Published on: 11/14/2006   Last Visited: 12/23/2007

   Hillary Corney.
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   Hillary seated at his workbench.
   
   Hillary was strongly influenced by his father who although a Museum Curator by profession was also a very fine artist."It was as a child walking with my father in the Hampshire countryside which instilled in me a life-long love of nature and natural forms.While watching my father draw and paint kindled in me an interest in art".This influence led me to study Fine Art at Portsmouth College of Art in the early 1970s.
   
   In 1975 Hillary registered a name mark with the London Assay Office.He then went on to complete a BA Hons degree in Three Dimensional Design specialising in Silver at Buckingham Chilterns University 1975 to1979.Graduating with a special commendation in 1979.
   
   On leaving college Hillary founded his own studio in Hampshire which he shared with Amanda Birkitt (nee Buckler.) In 1987, a strong desire to pass on his belief in the value of good design and craftsmanship led Hillary into lecturing.He lectured first at Hereford College of Art and Design from 1985 to 1986 and then set up a new Computer Graphics department at Southampton College of Art where he taught from 1987 to 1995.
   
   Family commitments meant that the Studio moved to Sussex, Wiltshire and finally to Gallery premises in Nunney Somerset where Hillary continues to design and make his original silver and jewellery designs today.
   
   Hillary has always had a strong clientele and over the last 22 years he has had many interesting and valuable commissions.However the highlight is without doubt a silver paper knife set with amethyst and pearls together with a pair of cufflinks which were presented to Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip respectively in December 2001.
   
   He constantly strives for perfection in his work and is often reminded of his father who said "The only thing an Artist can tell about their own work is how far short it falls of what they wanted it to be".
   
   Hillary Corney