Jack and the Beanstalk:
Sterling Silver

Artist Statement
For years I created burnished porcelaine, pit-fired goddesses. Each piece was a one of a kind, carved with prehistoric symbols. Eventually I came to understand these to be, “the Language of the Goddess”. Now I forge precious metals, sterling silver and gold, into representations of this ancient language so that women may wear them directly on their bodies.
Spiral- symbol of rebirth, regeneration
Double Spiral- symbol of fertility, healing
Rams horns- sacred to the Bird Goddess, the rams are a representation of fallopian tubes
Curly-Q- the spiral and the symbol for water or embryonic fluid combined. In my mind this reads as abundant creativity and rebirth
Creativity, in any form is, in my opinion, a state of ultimate fertility and birth. Fertility is not solely the forum/place of childbearing. Our hopes, dreams and aspirations are empowered by faith in our ability to tap into the flow of our personal creativity.

Biography
In 1994, inspired by a series of dreams, Shona Rae began studying goldsmithing and the metal arts. Shona graduated in 2005 with a BFA with distinction from the Alberta College of Art and Design. After nearly 30 years as a ceramist and sculptor, she discovered that metal is clay and has been enthusiastically applying that knowledge to her creative works.
Shona Rae has won numerous awards and garnered acclaim for her sculptural art jewellery in Europe and North America. She returned to Calgary in 2002 after teaching jewellery at the Kootenay School of the Arts Cooperative for two years.

Shona Rae runs a private art practice that includes sculpture, jewellery design, painting and mixed media. She also teaches part-time at the Alberta College of Art And Design, and is a co-founder of the INFLUX Jewellery Gallery.