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Wayne Guest - Caddy X 10

Caddy 1

Sterling Silver, Copper, Stainless Steel [L80 x 80 x H85mm] [$7,000]
 

Caddy 2

Sterling Silver, Copper, Stainless Steel [L75 x W75 x H85mm] [$6,800]
 

Caddy 3

Sterling Silver, Copper, Stainless Steel [L85 x W85 x H85mm] [$7,000]
 

Caddy 4

Sterling Silver, Copper, Stainless Steel [L80 x W80 x H85mm] [$6,900]
 

Caddy 5

Sterling Silver, Copper, Stainless Steel [L85 x W85 x H85mm] [$6,800]
 

Caddy 6

Sterling Silver, Copper, Stainless Steel [L80 x W80 x H80mm] [$7,200]
 

Caddy 7

Sterling Silver, Copper, Stainless Steel [L80 x W80 x H85mm] [$7,800]
 

Caddy 8

Sterling Silver, Copper, Stainless Steel [L80 x W80 x H85mm] [$7,000]
 

Caddy 9

Sterling Silver, Copper, Stainless Steel [L75 x W75 x H75mm] [$6,800]
 

Caddy 10

Sterling Silver, Copper, Stainless Steel [L80 x W80 x H85mm] [$7,000]
 

Caddy X 10: the container, the spoon, and the in-between

Caddy X 10 explores two of my favourite silversmithing forms: the container and the spoon.

Traditional functionality brings these two objects together, and historically, each one has maintained their own dedicated forms.

My interest in whether these two forms could become a more unified object inspired me to explore other ways that they could be connected, combined, and assembled. What proved most fruitful involved ways of hiding the handle of the spoon within the external surface details of the container. To achieve this, various creases, folds, and incisions on the surface — themselves containing inserted copper elements — become an in-between space within which the two objects can become one. This led to the exploration of alternative surface compositions or fenestrations upon each container. Interestingly, these elements also give the thin-walled surfaces an added sense of thickness and depth.

Each of these surface compositions, these fenestrations, required the exploration of other ways in which the spoon (both the handle and the bowl) could inhabit the in-between space and the inner space of the container. Some of the containers and their spoons inhabit the space beyond the surface. While other explorations shifted the form of the spoon well beyond functional considerations, while still maintaining their functionality.

My main aim in creating these caddies is to inspire puzzlement, surprise, and a sense of discovery in the viewer when they disassemble the caddy.

The caddies are numbered from 1 to 10 according to the sequence in which they were made.

- Conversation with Wayne Guest and Steve 2024.

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