Creating beautiful silver jewellery infused with Cree Culture.
Erik Lee started making silver jewellery about ten years ago while living on Vancouver Island. Prior to that he sculpted stone, antler, wood, and worked in many other Cree art forms such as hide tanning, tool making and beadwork. Also trained as a graphic designer, all these creative skills come together in designing his pieces. His jewelry is an expression of plains Indian aesthetic in a unique contemporary style.
To Lee, designing and creating is fun. He likes to follow his heart and instincts and draws inspiration from his travels. He loves seeing new places, experiencing other cultures, and meeting new people. He is always pushing himself creatively – learning new and sometimes very technically complicated methods of fabrication to unlock more artistic outlets, and certain master jewellers from other tribes have provided technical teachings and advice along the way.
Erik Lee started making silver jewellery about ten years ago while living on Vancouver Island. Prior to that he sculpted stone, antler, wood, and worked in many other Cree art forms such as hide tanning, tool making and beadwork.
Lee’s beautiful silver bracelets and earrings are embellished with Cree symbols, incorporating his culture with every curve. His passion to create is obvious in every piece.
Lee’s work is carried by the Alberta Craft Council and can be found at exhibitions there.
“Making jewellery and having the ability to create work I believe in is what makes me the happiest and most fulfilled; that’s what keeps me at it.” – Erik Lee
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