Events
A Little Bit Of Whimsy
Calgary, AB, Canada
2017, April 6 to May 27
Christmas Artisans Market
Canmore, AB, Canada
2015, November 14-15
ACC Feature Gallery
Calgary, AB, Canada
2015, April 4 to July 4
Christmas In The Country
AB, Canada
2014, November 27 to 29
Christmas Artisan's Market
Canmore, AB, Canada
2014, November 15 to 16
Mountain Film & Craft Festival
Banff, AB, Canada
2013, October 26 to 27
Mountain Film & Book Festival
Banff, AB, Canada
2013, November 1 to 3
Three Elements
Canada
2013, May 7 to 31
Transformation
Canada
2013, April 11
Personal Connections
Canada
2012, June 18
Superstition
Canada
2012, April 12 to May 26
Artist Statement
Personally the joy of working in precious metals and gems lies in the art it can create. I strive to fashion pieces of jewellery that will empower the wearer through meaning and content transforming it into a precious entity to be valued beyond the purely ornamental.
It is the timelessness of art that fascinates me. Since time began, artists have portrayed their environments as well as humanities strengths and weaknesses. Those who study history look at the art of past cultures to better understand the ideals and values of those times. In this manner of speaking the artists role is to immortalize the human course through time.
I believe that I have a responsibility to learn from what has come before us and to imprint the values and ideals of our own culture through my work. William Morris called Art "the expression of man's delight in his labour; a joy to the maker and the user". This is my defining artistic motivation, an intense appreciation for the love of making and to continue the chain of knowledge throughout my time by learning and teaching.
Biography
Sonja is a jewellery designer and metalsmith currently residing in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. She has been practicing her craft for over 15 years, exhibiting and selling her work in Canada, the United States as well as Europe and Japan. Sonja is a graduate of the Jewellery & Metals program at the Alberta College Of Art & Design in Calgary, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with distinction in 2005. Sonja has received numerous awards acknowledging her artistic achievements, including the ACAD Board Of Governors Award as well as the Alberta Craft Council's Fine Craft Award Of Achievement in 2006.
When not hard at work in her studio Sonja enjoys gathering inspiration by spending time in the Rockies skiing, biking and hiking with her twin girls Elisa and Josie and partner Jay.