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.
In the first half of the 20th Century, mother of pearl, jet, horn and other natural materials were simulated with Bakelite, phenolic resins, and other synthetics to create costume jewellery and popular functional items. Lindsay was fascinated by how these simulations have found their own value throughout the history of adornment by extending further into society, sometimes covertly. She incorporates vintage cutlery handles and reclaimed plastics from car headlights into her work alongside materials more commonly associated with luxury as a method to explore the subtleties of both the natural and the simulated.
Lindsay's new work evokes the smooth industrial surfaces linked with times of scientific innovation throughout history, (1920 -1930, 1960 - 1970). She refers to the moon, to armour, and to our mid-century fascination with space travel as a study of the material conditions of optimism.
Galileo
Hand fabricated silver, Mother of pearl, Taillights, Reclaimed cutlery handles, Acrylic; 6 cm x 6 cm x 6 cm; 2021
Galileo 2 (Side View)
Hand fabricated silver, Mother of pearl, Lathed acrylic, Taillight plastics, Cutlery handles; 6 cm x 6 cm x 6 cm; 2021
Lightkeeper Duo
Hand fabricated silver, Mother of pearl, Lathed acrylic, Taillight plastics
5.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm; 2021: Image Credit: Thomas Edelson
In Simulacra (Brooch)
Hand pierced mother of pearl, Cutlery handles, Hand fabricated silver, Lathed acrylic, Steel; 7 cm x 7 cm x 1 cm; 2020
In Simulacra (Brooch, Reverse)
Hand pierced mother of pearl, Cutlery handles, Hand fabricated silver, Lathed acrylic, Steel; 7 cm x 7 cm x 1 cm; 2020
Chain Maille Structure II (Earrings)
Hand pierced mother of pearl, Silver, Lathed acrylic; 7 cm x 2.5 cm x 0.5 cm; 2020
Chain Maille Structure I (Earrings)
Hand pierced mother of pearl, Silver, Lathed acrylic; 5.5 cm x 4 cm x 0.5 cm; 2020
Synodic Double (Necklace)
Hand pierced mother of pearl, Silver, Lathed acrylic; 90 cm x 2.5 cm x 2 cm; 2020/2021
In Simulacra II
Hand pierced mother of pearl, Cultlery handles, Hand fabricated silver, Acrylic, Steel; 12 cm x 12 cm x 1 cm; 2021
In Simulacra II (On the body)
Hand pierced mother of pearl, Cultlery handles, Hand fabricated silver, Acrylic, Steel; 12 cm x 12 cm x 1 cm; 2021
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.