Kyra Bobby Lambert
she/they
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
K.Bobby is currently a Goldsmith's Apprentice under an established Master Goldsmith.
She has completed artist residencies under the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and built community through shared experience and exhibited her most recent works 'Fragments of Sappho' at the Mary E. Black Craft Gallery.
“Lambert's work celebrates worship, queer devotion and the divine.
With a grounding in Pagan practice, K. Bobby's pieces are emblematic of times past, bodily worship and nature's place in erotic play.”
"Sappho 31", brass, 4" x 8'', 2024 How does your work relate to the theme connection?
“The 'Fragments of Sappho' works celebrate enduring themes of queer devotion and connection. 'Fragments for Sappho' calls on the lost historical pillars of queer love that inform the legacies of sexual- identity, innate understanding through shared lived experience and the breadth of queer community. The queer and trans community has a storied past of adornments that signal identity to other individuals within understanding and jewellery has always held a strong foothold in those signalling tools.
The works are devotional in nature to the legacy of Gay women in antiquity that transcends two thousand years."
(Clockwise from top left):
"Sappho Song", brass, 1.7'' x 1'', 2024
"Sappho 31", brass, 4" x 8'', 2024
"Sappho 16", brass, Baroque pearls, 2.8', 2024What role does connection play in your creative process?
“Connection is entirely central to my practice both in practicality and in spirit. In the field of metal work you're connecting matierals of varying mineralities and chemical compositions and the emotional side of that dynamic is not at all lost on me. Playing with the power of connection forges forward a new way of adorning our communities and empowering self expression throughshared history."
What connection(s) does your queerness make to the world around you?
“My entire world is queer, my friends, my coworkers, my lover, my art, my body and my references are all steeped in queer experience and expression. 'Fragments of Sappho' leans into the legacy of intrinsic care among queer community and the enduring nature of our devotion to community care."