Caitlyn Purcell – Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design

Caitlyn Purcell

Caitlyn Rose is a jeweller inspired by the sea, shore, rocks, sticks and mountains of her birthplace, Cape Breton. Her work intends to share the energy and magic ignited by this place. Caitlyn graduated from NSCAD in 2009 with a passionate desire to make a career of jewellery design and creation. She was the Centre’s first Artist in Residence and followed that with two solo shows in Halifax. Now she can add entrepreneur to her CV, having opened her own shop, Salty Rose’s and the Periwinkle Café, in Ingonish.