Handshake @ Objectspace - 15 June 2013 - 20 July 2013

It has been such a pleasure to collaborate with Judy on this show!

http://www.objectspace.org.nz/Exhibitions/Detail/Handshake

Handshake

15 June 2013 - 20 July 2013

The Handshake exhibition is the culmination of the Handshake mentoring project that began in 2011 involving twelve, then emerging, New Zealand-based jewellers. The project initiated by jeweller, teacher, and jewellery activist Peter Deckers, has provided the mentees with the opportunity to work with an internationally renowned artist or jeweller of their choice, as a mentor.

The role of the mentor was to assist the mentee with establishing an ongoing practice that would extend beyond the duration of the project and provide professional support and advice during the process of them developing works for a series of Handshake exhibitions staged in Australia, New Zealand and Germany. While earlier exhibitions  focussed on the mentees, the Handshake exhibition at Objectspace presents works by all the participants and highlights the collaborative process and unique qualities of the relationships between the pairs.
The Handshake website (http://handshakejewellery.com) records the progress of the Handshake participants via blogs that chart the development and exchange of ideas which occurred through a mixture of email, Skype, and studio visits. A recently published bookHANDSHAKE – 12 contemporary jewellers meet their hero collects text and images from participants and features an essay from leading international jewellery commentator Benjamin Lignel. The book is available for purchase at Objectspace.

In the final phase of this Handshake project each of the current mentees has been given the opportunity to select a new recent graduate, whom they will mentor for of a year,expanding on the ever increasing circle of learning and contributing to the dynamic flow of shared experiences. These graduating mentees- soon- to- be- mentors are the most valuable jewellery resources generated by Handshake. 

Participants in Handshake are as follows:

Becky Bliss / Fabrizio Tridenti

Neke Moa / Karl Fritsch

Gillian Deery / Estela Sáez Vilanova

Sam Kelly / Octavia Cook

Jhana Millers / Suska Mackert

Jessica Winchcombe / Warwick Freeman

Nadene Carr / Lucy Sarneel

Sarah Read / Iris Eichenberg

Lynsay Raine / Andrea Wagner

Kristin D’Agostino / Judy Darragh

Debbie Adamson / Hanna Hedman

Sharon Fitness / Lisa Walker

Second chance for a Schmuck - Take it away Poland.....

If you missed Schmuck Munich,  and you happen to be in lovely Legnica, Poland then you can catch my work in Schmuck 2013 from 30th April - 8th June.

Raewyn Walsh - Pieces From the KIngsland Hoard

More mastery from Ms Walsh at Masterworks:

Pieces From the KIngsland Hoard

From the masterworks website:
'Circa 2012 - 2013'. Auckland jeweller Raewyn Walsh will be showing a selection of her latest creations, beautifully crafted necklaces in their most simplistic form. 

Raewyn likes to use traditional jewellery making and silversmithing techniques. Methods such as raising, chasing and repousse help create her collection. Her reference to the vessel is a feature of her pieces where it represents both form and formlessness. 

Nice Press from Italy

Thank you to Chirstiana over at Oro o mai più  for the kind words about my Take Away work ....  Check out the link or facebook page

High Five - Schmuck 2013 in Review

It has been about 30 hours since my 30 hour trip home from Munich.  I am happy to announce that I did not have a baby on the plane, even though the rumor of lifetime free flights was tempting.   I am nearly back to normal, although I did question my ability to operate heavy machinery as I got behind the wheel of the car today…..

There is so much to reflect on and share.  I will try to post everything I saw over the next few weeks.  So let’s start with the highlight and work our way from there…..

SCHMUCK 2013.

It was an amazing experience to see my my work at the show.  This is a mobile photo and doesn’t show the brooches that well, but it also glosses over how gigantic I am.  And it does show the shadows off quite nicely.

High 5 – brooches at SCHMUCK 2013

Thank you to Creative New Zealand who made this trip possible!  Hurray.