Formerly the Ontario Crafts Council, Craft Ontario is a not-for-profit service organization that works to have craft recognized as a valuable part of life. We promote and celebrate professional craft through providing member opportunities, and advocate for craft practice by educating and empowering diverse audiences.
Originally from Quebec City, Marie-Eve Castonguay holds a diploma from the École de Joaillerie de Québec (2011) as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing from NSCAD University (2013), in Halifax. She is currently in the Artist-in-Residence program at Harbourfront Centre, where she was awarded a scholarship in 2014. Her work has been shown in Canada and across Europe.
Navigating within a space between toy and adornment, Marie-Eve plays with the jewellery’s form and function to generate motion, thus creating an intimate relationship between the pieces and the movements of the body. The wearer or holder participates in engaging or inhibiting movement within each piece and plays an active role in making the object reach its full potential. This kinetic potential, which is not necessarily when simply viewing the piece, becomes a secret for the wearer, as they are the only one to physically interact with the object.
A spectacle of colour, texture, and sound, the piece itself becomes not only jewellery, not only a toy, but also a meditative object. Using simple concepts from everyday life, Marie-Eve aims to create contemplative pieces in which one can find comfort, or get lost.
Garden at Sunset
fabricated Sterling silver, sewn laser-cut paper on cotton, pigments
Garden at Sunset (detail)
fabricated Sterling silver, sewn laser-cut paper on cotton, pigments
The Bird Garden
Fabricated Sterling silver, sewn laser-cut paper and 18k gold on cotton, pigments
The Slanted Garden
Fabricated Sterling silver, sewn laser-cut paper and 18k gold on cotton, pigments
Garden Geometry no. 1
Fabricated brass with enamel paint, laser cut paper with pigments, steel pins, acrylic
Garden Geometry no. 2
Fabricated brass with enamel paint, laser cut paper with pigments, steel pins, acrylic
Garden Geometry no. 3
Fabricated brass with enamel paint, laser cut paper with pigments, steel pins, acrylic
La Dispute
Fabricated sterling silver, laser cut paper with pigments and resin, steel, cotton
Eclipse
Fabricated Sterling silver, laser cut paper with pigments and resin, steel, cotton
Pluie
Fabricated Sterling silver, laser cut paper with pigments and resin, steel pin
Formerly the Ontario Crafts Council, Craft Ontario is a not-for-profit service organization that works to have craft recognized as a valuable part of life. We promote and celebrate professional craft through providing member opportunities, and advocate for craft practice by educating and empowering diverse audiences.