Fia's work is guided by curiosity and an intuitive approach to form and design.

Her practice is led by inquiry into the design process, following ideas, testing forms, and seeing where they lead. The work she produces is best described as a “one-of-a-kind series.”

In the studio, she often develops multiple designs and compositions at once, allowing ideas to move between pieces until the most compelling direction emerges.

Fia studied metal and jewelry at the Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson, BC. She later worked as a studio assistant in bronze casting and blacksmithing before moving into steel fabrication, where she designed, built, and installed custom metalwork. This work developed a strong spatial understanding and an intuitive approach to problem-solving, particularly in the integration of material within existing structures.

While she no longer works in fabrication in the same capacity, these ways of thinking continue to inform her approach to design, making, and collaboration.

She works from her studio on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia.


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