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Creating work with concern for the body can be a powerful engagement. Jewellery contains the ability to be an influential art in which history, politics, and storytelling can be evoked. Jewellery is the oldest artifact ever to be found. The act of adornment reaches back into history and touches every part of the world. All cultures have embraced this art form to speak of beauty, strength and of community. Adornment held the power of worldly and personal story. The intimacy of jewellery holds many messages and memories. Fabricating this work is about creativity through a sculptural object that acquires intimacy through its scale and relationship to the body. Whether used as a powerful social statement or as a gentle memory of your mother’s hands, jewellery has the ability to impact emotion. My practice is the continuation of this history. As I design each object, it is a shared part of the story of my life. For each object that I make which becomes someone else’s, that piece can begin to hold their history as well.
gillian hillerud metalsmith My creative process begins with a line. Design evolves from the beauty of a soft curve or the angle of a sharp corner. The space around the lines holds as much importance as the line itself. These elements create a balance which is essential to my recent body of work. The work evolves into a series of wearable pieces which stand together as a completed thought. Repetition is a strong element of my work as is a sense of space.
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