Meet Kelly

Hello, I am Kelly and welcome to my page, I am happy to have you! 

I am a western bright cut engraver and silversmith from Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada. 

My husband Stewart and I live on our ranch in the beautiful foothills of the Rocky Mountains. This is where I have my studio where all my products are made and where I hold all my classes.

I started engraving in 1996 with the tutelage of my dad, bit and spur maker Jim Hyde. At the time there were very few engravers in Canada and even less that were women. It was also a time when engravers did not share their knowledge of the craft, we had no google and there were no books on the subject. You worked hard at trial and error! The Traditional Cowboy Arts Association started offering scholarships to learn with one of their esteemed members in 2001and in roughly 2006 I applied and was absolutely delighted and terrified to be a scholarship recipient.

With my scholarship I got to work with Scott Hardy twice and was hooked on learning. Throughout my engraving career I have traveled far and wide to attend classes and workshops by such artists as Mark Drain, Dave Alderson, Shawn Didyoung, Jeremiah Watt and Diane Scalese. I continue to learn to this day and am currently attending a yearly class with a group of multi-talented lady engravers at the GRS training centre in Emporia, Kansas

Over the years I have attended a multitude of events with my engraving including countless numbers of trade shows big and small, the Great Western Silver Exhibition in Sheridan, WY, the Emerging Artist event hosted by the TCAA in Mesa, AZ, and the Pendleton Cattle Barons engraving competition where my work was awarded first place in 2017

In 2021 I was awarded Engraver of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists. I am only the second Canadian engraver to receive this award and the first Canadian woman, this is a special award that I will treasure for the rest of my days.

In fall of 2020 I branched out and started teaching. It all started small and over the past few years has grown from 4 classes to 13 a year. The addition of an online class came in the fall of 2022 and is available through Be A Maker School. Along with my students I have also grown an incredible amount from teaching.

I love the places engraving has taken me and I look forward to the places it will take me still!