Tide Lines 2 Neckpiece

8.2 x 6.7 x 0.8 with 64.0 chain cm

Sterling silver, copper, vitreous enamel

This piece is part of the collection for Intimate Observations: A Retrospective of Jan Smith. A retrospective of Jan Smith exploring material transformation, close observation, and the beauty of nature through jewellery, enamel, and printmaking.

Jan Smith is a contemporary jewellery artist focused on the use of vitreous enamel on altered metal. Smith’s mark making is comprised of repetitive lines and dots and using enamelling methods to yield a tactile delicacy inferring surfaces from her natural environment. Born in Vancouver, BC, Smith holds a BFA, NSCAD, Halifax, NS.

Smith has exhibited across Canada, USA and Europe, including a solo exhibition Memoria at Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS. Smith’s work was included in Face à Face, Parcours Bijoux, Paris, France and Jewellery Dialogue, CCBC Gallery. Jan was AiR Summer Artist Series 2016, NSCADU, Halifax, NS, The Smitten Forum and Pentaculum. Publications include New Brooches, New Earrings, Signs of Life-2006, and five of the Lark 500 series. Smith received a four-year annual grant from the Vancouver Foundation, juror’s awards from the Northern CA Enamel Guild and Enamelist Society. Smith’s work is held in Canada Council Art Bank Collection.

photographed by Gillean Proctor Photography, Salt Spring Island, BC