Marion Kane

Marion E Kane

Studio 24
Ritchie Street
West Kilbride

KA23 9AL

Work: 0129 4829269

Fax:

silversmithing@hotmail.com

http://marionsilversmith.com

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Using a selection of old worn hammers I strike a mixture of rough and subtle surfaces onto metal objects that I have constructed from sheet silver using hand raising and traditional fabricating techniques. The textures give a contrast to the smooth highly polished finish we associate with older silverware. My ideas are drawn from textures and patterns seen in everyday life. These can be the natural twisted leaning branches of coastal trees, the ever changing markings in the sand, to the structural industrial forms. I use simple fluid forms that enhance these surfaces with burnished edges and occasional touches of gold to add warmth and contrast. My aim is to encourage the owner to feel and explore the surfaces, and no longer consider silver as too precious to be used.

Price Guide

Silver commissions from £120 to £15000

Silver stock items from £90 to £1700

Specialist Techniques

Fabrication
Hand Raising
Hammered Textures
Kumbo

Training College

1999
BA (Hons) Design

1996
Higher National Diploma

1994
National Certificate

Current Exhibition

The Scottish Gallery 16 Dundas Street Edinburgh EH3 6HZ 0131 5581200 mail@scottish-gallery.co.uk www.scottish-gallery.co.uk Roger Bilcliffe Gallery Blthyswood Street Glasgow 0141 3324027

Exhibitions

2007
Goldsmiths' Fair - Goldsmiths' Hall
Silver of The Stars, World Tour
British Craft Trade Fair

2006
Tea Party, Scottish Gallery, London

2005
Collect, V&A London
100% Proof World Tour
Shimmer, Shipley Gallery

2004
Goldsmiths' Fair

2003
Chelsea Crafts Fair
Chess, World Tour

Publications

The Scotsman - 2007
Homes and Interiors, Scotland - 2007
Uptown - Issue 22, April/May 2007
Hello! - Issue 958, 27 February 2007
Scottish Mirror - 22 Jan 2007
Spectrum, Scotland on Sunday - 21 Jan 2007
Homes & Interiors Scotland - Issue 50 Dec 2006
The Scotsman - 16 Dec 2--6
Home, Sunday Times - 3 Oct 2004
Critique, The Scotsman - 25 September 2004

Public Collections

Silver of The Stars, Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh
The Rabinovitch Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh
The Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
The P&O Makower trust, The Crafts Council, London
Robert Burns Humanitarian Award, Burns Festival, Ayrshire
Bute House, Edinburgh
Cargill-Thompson Private Collection
Paisley Bowling Association

Awards

2007
Balvenie, Highly Commended

2003
Shortlisted: Evening Standard, Chelsea Crafts Fair
1st Time Exhibitor, Chelsea Crafts Fair
Graduate Stand, Goldsmiths' Fair
Business Start Up Grant, Scottish Arts Council
Scottish Select, Made In Scotland

2001
Goldsmiths' Company Precious Metal Bursary

1998
Young Designer Silversmith, Wcog

1996
Open Class, Trades House, Glasgow