Cara holds a Royal Warrant by Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Camilla. She is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths; a QEST scholar; an Associate Academician of the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts and the incoming Chair of Contemporary British Silversmiths.
Cara trained as a silversmith at Glasgow School of Art and went on to study for her Masters at the Royal College of Art, London. After obtaining her MA RCA in 1994 she returned to Northern Ireland to establish her silversmithing business creating silverware for both private and public commission. Alongside her business she taught as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Ulster from 1994 to 2022. Since 2022 she has committed to her business full time.
Her silver tableware is represented in many national and international, public and private collections. Cara works mainly to commission and exhibits her silverware internationally. Her award winning silver tableware has been showcased in numerous high profile applied art and silversmithing exhibitions. During her career Cara has also created many prestigious awards, which have been presented by prominent dignitaries.
