The Jewellery SA group had it's 4th meeting last night at Gray Street Work shop. In Melbourne at the same time last night a lecture was being held at RMIT as a fundraiser for the RMIT Gold & Silversmithing 2011 graduate exhibition. Four internationally acclaimed luminaries of the jewellery world, goldsmith Robert Baines, artist and curator Susan Cohn, jeweller Benjamin Lignel, and art historian and curator Damian Skinner spoke on the topic, ‘The contemporary jewellery movement is more alive than dead’.
We thought it would be interesting to have a satellite discussion on the same topic because over the past ten years I have gnashed and grinded this topic to a pulp with my best friend and jeweller Jane Bowring. I really wanted other makers perspectives on how they view themselves and what Contemporary Jewellery means to them. Here are some of the thoughts that came up...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Jewellery SA: The Curio at Gaffa Gallery
Jewellery SA: The Curio at Gaffa Gallery: I have my work in the Gaffa retail space at the moment in a project devised by Zoe Brand called The Curio. Origami Bird Brooch Vintage t...
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Pieces of Eight: PIECES OF FATE: Image Gallery
Pieces of Eight: PIECES OF FATE: Image Gallery: In this post we share with you a selection of beautiful images from Pieces of Fate , a new exhibition set to launch at Pieces of Eight Gall...
Pieces of Eight: Opening Night Recap: Pieces of Fate
Pieces of Eight: Opening Night Recap: Pieces of Fate: Many thanks to everyone who attended our opening last night for Pieces of Fate ! Even though winter has arrived early this year, we had a h...
Places & Spaces: Artist of the month - Kat Freene!
Places & Spaces: Artist of the month - Kat Freene!: Butterfly I first met Kat during an artist residency in the Metal Studio at the Jamfactory , Adelaide during 2003. Her work was always e...
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