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Turbulence, Shield Series. Formed and chased bronze. Sculptural pendant form. Diameter: 2.5"

Christine Pedersen is a Calgary metal and clay artist. Her pieces are typically one of a kind, or form part of an on-going series of related forms. Christine also creates private commissions, and public art projects.

Christine has a lifelong connection to working in clay. As a teenager, she made clay animal models and figurines for a local pottery in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, UK. After emigrating to Canada, she studied in the Jewellery + Metals Program at Alberta University of the Arts (formerly Alberta College of Art + Design). Christine is a professional member of the Alberta Craft Council, the Vancouver Metal Arts Association and is part of LEXM, the artist collective created and lead by Jeff de Boer.

Christine writes and photographs extensively as part of her studio life, and for publication. Commissioned works are often accompanied by video—for the love of documenting both the making process, and the personal stories that lead to their creation.

selected publications:

Narrative Jewellery: Tales From The Toolbox by Mark Fenn. Published by Schiffer Books.

The Society of North American Goldsmith's Jewelry and Metalsmithing Survey Vol.2 includes a scuptural Plum Tree Screen made by Cory Barkman and Christine.

The Crafted Dish by Carole Epp in Partnership with National Clay Week. Published on demand by Blurb.

Reading the Clues. Article about team-firing John Chalke's wood-fired noborigama kiln. Ceramic Review 218.

Click here for Youtube videos, and see more from my studio on instagram.


Opening ring-box, private commission. Formed, repousséd, and chased. Brass and aluminium. Design inspired by the Golden Snitch, the ring-box body has removeable wings and presentation stand. Christine Pedersen & Jeff de Boer.

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obsessing in public

obsessive chasing desire: the process in which the metal artist yields to their need to strike one piece of metal with carefully shaped tools for a very, very , long time. I will be doing a chasing metalwork demonstration at Bluerock Gallery in Black Diamond, Alberta, on Saturday December 5, 2015. I will have loads of samples - flat chased pictures, works in progress - and a very special holly sprig that I have been working on for over 90 hours… Look forward to seeing you there. “Run”. Brass portrait study. Chasing and repoussé. 14.5 x 9 x 3 cms. Christine Pedersen. 2014. ‘ Chasing ’ is the use of tools to create lines or texture marks on the surface of metal, it can be just like drawing. But the artwork can also be made into a three dimensional form by hitting and stretching the metal surface from behind—‘ repoussé ’—to sculpt relief, or volume, into the metal surface. The Statue of Liberty is probably the most famous repousséd object in the world - it’s also an awful l...

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I always keep a piece from a new body of work: I need to spend time getting to know it. #15 “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow: Orange and Red Slurpee” pinched porcelain vase form. Height: 8 inches. Christine Pedersen. 2015. And so #15 stayed with us, and I schemed up a delightful challenge for myself: in the name of art—and pictures for my blog—I would fill it with flowers for every opportunity I could make up for a whole year. Sweet. First up: a lovely (and very modestly priced) bouquet from the supermarket for Christmas 2015. #15 “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow: Orange and Red Slurpee” pinched porcelain vase form. Seasonal flowers. Christine Pedersen. 2015. I always approach a vase thinking about the overall shape, as something to contemplate in my home, because most of the time it will probably stand empty. But as I make the piece, I end up imagining flowers and how they will fill it: how the stalks reach down to the bottom and push off at an angle; how wide a...

my brand: I am a nerd

His & Hers Nerd Pendants. Sterling silver. 2011. There is no point in denying it: I am a nerd. I designed these pendants for the "Branded" exhibition at the fabulous Influx Gallery in Calgary this summer. I like to bring my background in science and natural history into my art work, and in this case, I also brought some political advocacy. In an era in which some cultures still deny females equal access to education, I used the loaded motif of the apple to create a context to present the writing to the viewer. Here's the full artist statement: His and her “ nerd ” pendants confidently declare affiliation with a tribe that delights in knowledge, education and technology. Nerdism nourishes the world around us, and we are proud of that contribution. His “ nerd ” pendant is about strength in identity. Styled after a traditional branding iron, the pendant is a rugged and substantial piece of silver, designed to perpetuate this important meme beyond one life...

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