Iona Hall Silversmith
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Training Bursary 2023
The Royal Mint and Heritage Crafts announced their partnership to award bursaries to preserve and champion traditional craft skills related to precious metals. In 2023, Iona Hall from Bristol trained with Kent-based silversmith Ray Walton. She spent her time with Ray making silver boxes, focusing on various techniques of hinge construction. During this training opportunity, Iona took her box making to the highest level, creating unusual objects that evoke a strong emotional connection.
About
Iona is an award-winning silversmith and jeweller, graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 2018 and Bishopsland Educational Trust in 2019,where she won the Goldsmiths Bullion Precious Metals Bursary. Iona has exhibited in renowned exhibitions including Around the table, Make Southwest, and won prestigious awards such as Heritage Crafts Precious Metals bursary funded by the Royal Mint and the Goldsmiths Craft and Design Awards.
Dividing her time between studios in Bristol and Moray, Iona produces high-quality craft that reflects her passion for the tactile nature of objects.
At the heart of Iona's work is her fascination with small objects which she views as vessels of discovery, a theme that extends to her creation in both silverware and jewellery.
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