About
Our Craft/Art
Katherine White is a Chestermere, AB based jewellery maker and musician who grew up in Maple Ridge, BC. She loves to ‘upcycle’ and transform antique silverware into unique, one-of-a-kind pieces. A lifetime lover of the arts, Katherine is a classically trained pianist and she taught piano for 15 years in BC and Alberta.
Katherine started experimenting with jewellery making in 2012 on her maternity leave. This led to creating silverware jewellery. The creation process involves a number of steps: source the silverware, clean, plan the design, design execution (measure cutting lines, pre punch holes for drilling, heat piece with a torch, hammer, bend, texturize, flatten, drill, cut, sand rough edges, clean & polish). Finish – add jewellery links, clasps, chain etc. On average, a piece can take from 30 - 60 minutes to finish. She resides in Chestermere with her husband and two boys.
Deanna White, weaver, has been weaving for the past 15 years. Her award winning work has been featured and sold at the Heritage Weavers and Spinners Guild in Calgary. She weaves rugs and tea towels using 100% cotton, up cycled duvet covers and new materials.
Deanna learnt how to crochet when she was only five. During her lifetime she has knit and crocheted. Her craft always involved her love of fibers. She discovered weaving when she moved to Vancouver Island in 1997. She joined the Guild there and immediately was immersed in the weaving community. She continues to weave and experiment with new ideas. Her creation process involves: decide on the pattern, wind and beam the warp, tie the warp on and then weave it. Next, finish your product (add fringe, hem tea towels etc.). Finally, clean, dry and iron the finished product. One tea towel takes three hours on average to complete. She resides in Chestermere and enjoys spending time with her six grandchildren.
Joanna White up cycles handmade barn wood frames into beautiful jewellery organizers. After a successful career in social work in Vancouver, BC, Joanna decided to start a family.
Joanna’s love for woodworking started in highschool. She loved working & creating with wood. Years later, she was reunited to this interest when she began designing jewellery holders to compliment her sister’s items. Thus, the ReDesigned team was formed. The creation process involves: inspiration, selection of wood, cleaning, drying, designing and execution of design, (cut wood, assemble frame, drill appropriate holes, install hangers/knobs). Lastly she finishes the wood with protective varnish. On average it takes approximately one hour to make a reclaimed wood jewellery hanger. She resides in Chestermere with her husband, daughter and three sons.
Our work can be purchased at numerous festivals and artisan markets along with retail locations in southern Alberta.
Katherine started experimenting with jewellery making in 2012 on her maternity leave. This led to creating silverware jewellery. The creation process involves a number of steps: source the silverware, clean, plan the design, design execution (measure cutting lines, pre punch holes for drilling, heat piece with a torch, hammer, bend, texturize, flatten, drill, cut, sand rough edges, clean & polish). Finish – add jewellery links, clasps, chain etc. On average, a piece can take from 30 - 60 minutes to finish. She resides in Chestermere with her husband and two boys.
Deanna White, weaver, has been weaving for the past 15 years. Her award winning work has been featured and sold at the Heritage Weavers and Spinners Guild in Calgary. She weaves rugs and tea towels using 100% cotton, up cycled duvet covers and new materials.
Deanna learnt how to crochet when she was only five. During her lifetime she has knit and crocheted. Her craft always involved her love of fibers. She discovered weaving when she moved to Vancouver Island in 1997. She joined the Guild there and immediately was immersed in the weaving community. She continues to weave and experiment with new ideas. Her creation process involves: decide on the pattern, wind and beam the warp, tie the warp on and then weave it. Next, finish your product (add fringe, hem tea towels etc.). Finally, clean, dry and iron the finished product. One tea towel takes three hours on average to complete. She resides in Chestermere and enjoys spending time with her six grandchildren.
Joanna White up cycles handmade barn wood frames into beautiful jewellery organizers. After a successful career in social work in Vancouver, BC, Joanna decided to start a family.
Joanna’s love for woodworking started in highschool. She loved working & creating with wood. Years later, she was reunited to this interest when she began designing jewellery holders to compliment her sister’s items. Thus, the ReDesigned team was formed. The creation process involves: inspiration, selection of wood, cleaning, drying, designing and execution of design, (cut wood, assemble frame, drill appropriate holes, install hangers/knobs). Lastly she finishes the wood with protective varnish. On average it takes approximately one hour to make a reclaimed wood jewellery hanger. She resides in Chestermere with her husband, daughter and three sons.
Our work can be purchased at numerous festivals and artisan markets along with retail locations in southern Alberta.