Ella Hamilton

Ella finds her inspiration within the topic of craft and identity, the interconnected nature of what we make, who we are and the world we are a part of. How does who we are affect the object’s outcome and how does its outcome affect us in turn?

Making helps her to interrogate this question, it being a constant physical reminder of the connection between our identities and the intuitive creative processes and outcomes.

The traditional and ancient skills involved in Ella’s making, such as hand engraving and the fusing of metals together allows her to bring into focus the integral relationship between body, environment and material. 

Within her pieces she utilises the properties of japanese alloys to create  makes use of traditional Japanese alloys whose textures and colours recall fabric and fibre, which is added to with engraving of stitch marks of gold and silver. With this she references the stitches of past crafters and designers in hopes of reminding the wearer of the relationship between the object and its maker, inviting them to be a part of this.

Instagram: @ellahmetal