Katie Buchanan
- Work
- Biography
My latest body of work explores rituals of memory focused around the paper-making town of Penicuik, a landscape which is deeply rooted in my personal history. Through the development of physical artefacts and Memory Vessels, I consider how a deeper connection with the landscape can ground our sense of place within the wider world.
Paper, clay, copper, eggshell, and colour pigment are all earth-bound materials with their own narratives and tied to my experience of this special landscape. Through earth, water, air, and fire, the materials share their life cycle, bearing the scars of interaction, celebrating imperfection, and honouring the passing of time.
Working directly with the materials at the bench, compositions evolve intuitively, allowing discovery as components naturally come to sit side by side. The work distills down a psychological shift from engaging the wider environment to intimate forms and arrangements informed by place. The effect of this shift is a series of pieces that connect us through the body to a deeper understanding of all that has come before and, through my ongoing studio practice, to all that is still to come.
Paper, clay, copper, eggshell, and colour pigment are all earth-bound materials with their own narratives and tied to my experience of this special landscape. Through earth, water, air, and fire, the materials share their life cycle, bearing the scars of interaction, celebrating imperfection, and honouring the passing of time.
Working directly with the materials at the bench, compositions evolve intuitively, allowing discovery as components naturally come to sit side by side. The work distills down a psychological shift from engaging the wider environment to intimate forms and arrangements informed by place. The effect of this shift is a series of pieces that connect us through the body to a deeper understanding of all that has come before and, through my ongoing studio practice, to all that is still to come.
Awards
• Visual Arts Scotland – Graduate Showcase Award 2025
• Double Doors Studio – Talent Spotted 2025
• BAMS Student Medal Project, Grand Second Prize 2024
Exhibitions
• Visual Arts Scotland, Graduate Showcase, 2025
• Baltimore Jewelry Centre Graduate Exhibition, 2025
• New Designers Exhibition, London 2025
• Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, 2025
• BAMS Student Medal Project Exhibition, 2024
• FLOW Graduating Exhibition, Silverhub Studios, 2022
• Heirloom of The Future, Aberdeen Art Gallery 1996
• Modern Homes Exhibition - NTS 1995
• Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow - 1995
• New Designers Exhibition, London 1995
• Edinburgh College of Art, Graduate Exhibition 1995
• New Designers Exhibition, London 1991
• Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, 1991
• RSA Student Awards Travelling Exhibition 1991
Education & Training
• Jewellery Design & Metalwork – B. Des. (Hons.) First Class. Sept 2022 – May 2025
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art / Dundee University
• One Year Foundation Course – Jewellery & Silversmithing 2021–2022
Silverhub Jewellery School, Edinburgh
• Furniture Design – PG Diploma 1994–1995
Edinburgh College of Art / Heriot Watt University
• Interior Design – B. Des. (Hons.) First Class 1987–1991
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art / Dundee University
• Visual Arts Scotland – Graduate Showcase Award 2025
• Double Doors Studio – Talent Spotted 2025
• BAMS Student Medal Project, Grand Second Prize 2024
Exhibitions
• Visual Arts Scotland, Graduate Showcase, 2025
• Baltimore Jewelry Centre Graduate Exhibition, 2025
• New Designers Exhibition, London 2025
• Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, 2025
• BAMS Student Medal Project Exhibition, 2024
• FLOW Graduating Exhibition, Silverhub Studios, 2022
• Heirloom of The Future, Aberdeen Art Gallery 1996
• Modern Homes Exhibition - NTS 1995
• Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow - 1995
• New Designers Exhibition, London 1995
• Edinburgh College of Art, Graduate Exhibition 1995
• New Designers Exhibition, London 1991
• Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, 1991
• RSA Student Awards Travelling Exhibition 1991
Education & Training
• Jewellery Design & Metalwork – B. Des. (Hons.) First Class. Sept 2022 – May 2025
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art / Dundee University
• One Year Foundation Course – Jewellery & Silversmithing 2021–2022
Silverhub Jewellery School, Edinburgh
• Furniture Design – PG Diploma 1994–1995
Edinburgh College of Art / Heriot Watt University
• Interior Design – B. Des. (Hons.) First Class 1987–1991
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art / Dundee University
- Katie Buchanan
- REMEMBERings Collection
- Silversmithing
- Katie Buchanan
- REMEMBERings Copper Bowl No. 1
- Silversmithing
- Katie Buchanan
- REMEMBERings Copper Bowl No. 2
- Silversmithing
- Katie Buchanan
- REMEMBERings Copper Bowl No. 4
- Silversmithing
- Katie Buchanan
- REMEMBERings Collection
- Silversmithing
- Katie Buchanan
- REMEMBERings Reflection Vessel 01
- Silversmithing
- Katie Buchanan
- REMEMBER ME Vessel 01
- Silversmithing
- Katie Buchanan
- REMEMBER ME Vessel 02
- Silversmithing
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