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General information

  • If you would like to buy an existing piece, you can do so through the website. If you're looking for a custom piece, please feel free to contact me

  • If one of my pieces breaks, I am more than happy to repair it, however there is a limit to the amount of damage I am able to repair.  

  • Prices are non-negotiable.  

  • The price of custom pieces will vary depending on size, materials, and time spent on the piece. 

  • A deposit will be required before attempting a custom piece, the amount will be about half the price of an estimate that I will give before I start to work on the piece. 

Jewelry

Jewelry general info: 

  • I mainly work with silver, however I also have experience in working with copper and brass.

  • I won't replicate existing custom pieces exactly out of respect to previous customers, these designs are significant to those who ordered them.

  •  I do not do jewelry repairs, however I can direct you to other jewelers who might be able to. 

Pricing: 

  • For custom pieces, pricing is determined by cost of materials, as well as hours spent on the item. The time taken to design these pieces is also factored in.

  • If shipping is involved, it will be added onto the existing price of the jewelry.

  • For pendants, if you would like the chain/ wire to be provided as well, there will be an additional cost. 

Custom Pieces: 

  • I will try my best to bring your concept to life! I work with floral imagery, and sometimes abstract imagery, and prefer to work within these themes.

  • I will not etch existing images onto metal, only my own designs. If you have an idea of an image that you would like to be etched, I can draft designs, and work with you to create something you are happy with!

  • If I feel that your design is something I won't execute well, I will most likely direct you to another jeweler that I feel could most accurately create this piece. 

Welding/ furniture

  • I work with iron bar, and focus on creating patterns with quarter inch round bar. 

  • These pieces are often extremely intricate, and take lots of time to make. 

  • I have done many custom pieces, and work in floral and abstract styles.

Drawings

  • I enjoy drawing floral and abstract imagery, however I do not do portraiture.  

  • Prices vary depending on the size of the drawing/ complexity of it. 

  • I do tattoo designs as well as imagery for promotional material and illustrative projects


Artist Statement

Raised in Hong Kong and Taiwan and now residing in Halifax, I am a multicultural artist exploring identity, cultural displacement, and the concept of “home.” As a third-culture kid, I’ve never felt fully rooted in one place, living in the in-between of cultures I simultaneously belong to and feel distanced from. My art serves as a way to navigate this ambiguity and reflect on my ever-shifting sense of self.

My practice incorporates photography, jewelry, printmaking, collage, and mixed media, blending imagery from Hong Kong and Taiwan’s urban landscapes with studies of native Taiwanese flowers, especially orchids. Orchids captivate me for their paradoxical nature: delicate in domestic spaces yet resilient and thriving in the wild. They symbolize adaptability and strength, qualities I see in my own journey.

I also explore the contrast between Taiwan’s bustling cities and tranquil rural life. These environments hold distinct and complementary beauty, offering inspiration through their opposing qualities. When one overwhelms, the other offers solace, fueling my creativity.

Having lived in three countries, my identity is an evolving narrative of past and present selves. My work examines the interplay of belonging and displacement, permanence and change, inviting viewers to consider their own perceptions of “home.”


Artist Biography

Christie Melville is a multicultural artist, with an upbringing in Hong Kong and Taiwan. As a multidisciplinary artist, she has explored a wide range of mediums, from music and photography, to printmaking and jewelry. She is currently living and working in Halifax while attending NSCAD University, pursuing a BFA in Interdisciplinary arts, with a minor in jewelry. This exhibit showcases her photography work, through a narrative and experimental lens.

Growing up, Christie attended school in Hong Kong for 15 years, then moved to Taiwan to complete her schooling. Here she decided that she wanted to pursue art for her University degree. 

Her work explores organic forms and biomimicry, as she naturally gravitates towards flowers and fauna in her artistic practice. Within recent years, she has delved into exploring how her cultural background has altered her worldview, whilst discovering how these ephemeral emotions can be translated in her work. 

Christie’s illustrations have appeared in a Poetry book, “夢的截圖/ Vignettes of a Dream”, and has had lithography and intaglio prints displayed in the Anna Leonowens Gallery. She is also a burgeoning jeweler, creating her own pieces as well as custom pieces.