Cast Bronze, Reclaimed Wood, Wood Chips.
Britannia silver beakers with repetitive punching to celebrate the meditative craft of wood carving. Spun by Warren Martin, before final raising and planishing in the studio that mimics textures found in Pictish hoards and early Scottish carvings.
Dimension: 80x 80 x 10mm.
Cylindrical pill box with repetitive punched surface to celebrate the meditative craft of wood carving and mimic motifs from Pictish hoards and early Scottish carvings.
Dimension: 30 x 30 x 60mm
This nut dish has a repetitively punched surface with a cast wood chip serving spoon to celebrate the meditative craft of wood carving.
Dimension: 80x 80 x 10mm
This hinge design enhances the flow of the Celtic motif punched into the lid of the box. Made as part of the Contemporary British Silversmith's Skills Training Programme, alongside a variety of repetitive and meditative practises, traditionally favoured by ancient Scottish craftspeople, aims to interrogate early Pictish carvings, contemplating mark making and the authenticity of replicas.
Dimensions: 75 x 40 x 45mm
Individual Pinch Pot with sterling silver cast wood chips to celebrate the meditative craft of wood carving.
Dimensions: 25 x 35 x 15mm
Scott Smith
Early Career Silversmith Tenant at The Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop.
Currently focusing on the connection between early Scottish craftspeople, repetitive mark making and meditative traditional carving techniques.
Scott Smith is an award-winning silversmith and contemporary maker whose works explore the importance of meditative craft through the processes of carving, raising and casting. Scott uses materials such as precious metals and reclaimed wood alongside a variety of repetitive and meditative practises, traditionally favoured by ancient Scottish craftspeople, to interrogate early Pictish carvings, contemplating mark making and the authenticity of replicas.
Smith often produces pieces of handheld silverware that sits comfortably on both the dining table and in the wild Scottish landscapes that shaped their designs. Responsiveness to environment and reflective practises have emerged as qualities in Scott’s recent works; a passion for meditative practises that allows for an expansive role for materials, instinctive making and spontaneous responses.
