Hannah W Craig

she/her

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Hannah W Craig is an art jeweller and silversmith from rural Manitoba, currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she earned a BFA in Jewellery Design & Metalsmithing from NSCAD University. Her practice centres around traditional metalsmithing techniques, appreciating these slow skills and the link to history that they provide—a means of energetic connection to a long lineage of ancient jewellery production. Hannah’s work is motivated by a desire to bring an element of the magical and mysterious into the everyday; her intricate pieces encourage one to find wonder in the commonplace, and to take delight in both the spiritual and material joys of life. Hannah’s work is driven by a desire to imbue her pieces with the potent energetic qualities of intensively hand-worked objects.

I am drawn to jewellery for the way it connects us to our shared human history, and to one another. I specialize in the metal sculpting technique of chasing & repoussé, a method which has existed since pre-historic times, discovered independently by cultures worldwide. Part of the magic of this technique is the fact that humans have been expressing themselves in this way for thousands of years, and that knowledge has been passed down through so many individual craftspeople. My work aims to make the viewer feel connected to the mysterious undercurrents of life; I explore this space with jewellery.

www.hannahwcraig.com

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"Dermaptera", copper, 18k yellow gold, brass, vitreous enamel, garnet, tiger’s eye, agate with natural copper inclusions, tiger’s iron, silk; 11.8" x 7.1" x 2" (not including sash), 2024