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DISCOVERY GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
April 15 - May 27, 2017 Reception: Saturday, April 22 from 2-4 pm
Discovery Gallery
10186 - 106 Street, Edmonton (MAP)
Ceremony - Kenton Jeske (Edmonton) creates furniture with beauty and integrity by using quality materials and maintaining a high level of craftsmanship.
I hold every step of the furniture making process in ceremony from its design, to the material selection, crafting, finishing and finally, the enjoyment of the client. Ceremony describes my intensive level of engagement that I adhere to while crafting furniture. It also expresses the degree of reverence I have for the process from start to finish. Designing in this sense takes wisdom and commitment, with great consideration taken to each step. My sensitivity and intuition bring about lasting designs that enhance daily life. I strive to bring attention to the familiar ways we interact and live with furniture, creating quiet moments of ceremonial celebration.
Kenton Jeske (Edmonton) is a craftsman/designer of hardwood furniture. In 2007, Kenton learned the foundations of furniture making and woodworking at N.A.I.T. (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology). Since, Kenton and his wife Amy have established their own little home, family and small shop. Kenton dedicates his time in the shop to working out his designs, studying and teaching himself the craft of woodworking.
Simpler Slower Silver - Jewellery artist Soma Mo (Edmonton) works by hand in silver using traditional techniques she has learned from a Tibetan region master silversmith.
With this exhibition of handmade silver jewellery, I am trying to keep old traditions alive through my understanding, style and creativity. Although I immigrated to Canada over ten years ago, I still have a strong connection to my cultural identity, and my philosophy of life as a descendant of the Yi tribe in China remains the same. There is a belief in my culture that the most beautiful objects are handmade. In my region, silversmiths traditionally worked only with very basic hand tools and they have a long established lifestyle that is simple and slow. In keeping with tradition, my silverwork is entirely handmade through a long and gradual process using traditional tools to carve pure pieces of silver.
Since studying modern methods of working with silver at Vancouver Community College, bringing traditional and modern methods together has become an essential element of my artistic growth. It is through this combination, I find the key inspiration that drives my art practice.
Edmonton jewellery artist Soma Mo was born and raised in China, in the mountains of Tibet. Breaking traditional conventions, Soma is one of the only female artists in her tribe, Yi, practicing the craft of jewellery making. Every year, Soma returns to her village to continue her study under her master/teacher who mentors her growth as an artist. Recently, Soma received a diploma degree in Jewelry Art and Design from Vancouver Community College.
For more information, please contact them directly at: Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/281096125644985/
Ruta Nichol, Exhibition Coordinator: ruta@albertacraft.ab.ca