Rie Taniguchi, a Japanese born artist living and working in London, started silversmithing and jewellery making because she thought that “it would be more practical and useful than making art”. Using a mixture of techniques such as press forming, raising, constructing and carving with silver, she makes objects to admire as well as wear. Animals are one of her favourite subjects but her work is also influenced by the environment, the wildlife, folk tales, myths and memories from her childhood. She draws a lot which often leads her into deciding what to make – smaller pieces directly in silver while for the bigger ones she also makes paper and copper models – each process is different and can take anything between a week and six months.
Rie Taniguchi
