Andrea Hildebrand is a local craftsperson working primarily in ceramics and jewellery. Her one of a kind handmade jewellery features rare and unusual stones, bones, feathers and found natural objects. Many of the these items have been collected for years through her extensive travels around North and South Asia, Tibet, Nepal, and India, as well as from the Six Nations Reserve located near Brantford, Ontario. She uses fine waxed nylon cord, knotting each fibre intricately to create bezels for the stones and beads.

“I wish to thank the land that offers up such perfect crystalline treasures. They serve as reminders to me of our evolutionary potential when we are immersed in the incredible processes of nature. And also my deepest gratitude to the many diverse and beautiful humans who have gifted, traded or sold me these stones and beads. To exchange beads and stones is an act of sharing our cultures, our traditions and our identities.”