Cast sterling silver vessel with spout and natural cork stoppers.
Cast sterling silver vessel with spout and natural cork stoppers.
Sculptural vessel cast in sterling silver with two spouts and a natural cork stopper.
Bulbous vessel cast in sterling silver. Densely applied punch marks cover the vessel's surface.
Vessel cast in sterling silver with densely applied punch marks. The apertures applied throughout the vessel have been filled with natural cork stoppers.
Two sterling silver hand raised bowls with attached feelers.
Hannah Keddie
I am a contemporary graduate silversmith, currently specialising in sculptural jewellery and vessels, inspired by organic themes of growth and proliferation.
This collection came to fruition through studying the characteristics and behaviours of sessile sea creatures found in Scottish waters.
Through reinterpreting and merging these creatures’ forms and surface textures, I have crafted four playful and tactile vessels cast in sterling silver. I hope for the onlooker to view each piece as though they are living creatures in the process of repopulating until the surface they sit on is fully covered with a colony of vessels, alluding to themes of growth and proliferation.
Punch marks have been densely applied to the Porifera and Tunic Vessels to create a porous exterior, while the spouted vessels focus strongly on form. Natural cork stoppers fill the apertures placed throughout the bodies of each vessel, which are a necessity for the chosen casting method.
I was generously supported in making this work after being awarded a silversmithing grant from the South Square Trust.
