Siân Elizabeth Evans

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“Marrying knowledge from a traditional apprenticeship in a forge with a love of natural history, Siân produces exquisite oxidised pieces of copperwork. Her mirrors, bowls, boxes and vases are narrated by fine metal appliqué and punctuated by set gemstones and rivets. Here contemporary elegance meets traditional values and craftsmanship. This is the unmistakable touch of a woman’s hand.”

During the 1990s I undertook a traditional apprenticeship to one of the last coppersmiths in the country, Sam Fanaroff. Over those four years I was taught antique restoration, ecclesiastical commissions and one-off pieces in copper for the high end of the crafts market.

In 2004, after a decade away raising four children largely alone, I returned to the craft I so loved, thanks to a scholarship from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust. I enrolled at London Metropolitan University to be taught by Jerwood prize-winner Simone ten Hompel and completed my MA by Project (Metal) in 2005.

After completing the New Entrepreneur Scholarship in 2006, I began “Coppersmithing by Siân” in early 2007 and now create (by hand) unique bowls, mirrors, boxes and vases. Some of these are commissions, whilst others are creations of my own - sold to the customer at exhibitions or via my website.