by admin | Sep 29, 2019 | News
The HS craft-writers’ programme is open for submissions HANDSHAKE Project is launching a pilot craft writers’ programme, running from January 2020 to December 2021. The online programme will nurture the writing skills of craft and art professionals with a view to...
by admin | Sep 29, 2019 | News
CALL for New Zealand artists with jewellery interests APPLICATION ENTRIES ARE CLOSED The first of the NZ masterclass workshop series is with IRIS EICHENBERG, in Auckland (Epsom) Workshop dates: 31 January, 1 and 2 February 2020 Entry is on application Click here for...
by admin | Sep 29, 2019 | News
CALL for jewellery ARTISTS, deadline Tuesday, 29 Oct 2019 Click here for more information
by Nik Hanton | Sep 21, 2019 | Handshake5, Nik Hanton
I’ve been spending an increasing number of hours with sand and all of the pieces I’ve made for the work for the Te Uru space reflect this. It’s incredible how each beach has a different look and feel in both the landscape and the sand. From sand...
by Vivien Atkinson | Sep 3, 2019 | Handshake5, Vivien Atkinson
With the CODA work packed up and now (I guess) on the way to Apeldoorn it seems like a good time to look back on this part of the HandShake project. All the ‘bracelets’ packed in their cotton bags I’ve had a lot of fun investigating ideas that came up in...
by Sarah Walker-Holt | Sep 2, 2019 | Handshake5, Sarah Walker-Holt
I’ve always been a maker that is completely comfortable working with a material that has seen better days. I like how I can transform it into something new yet retain something of its original form. One of the biggest challenges can be dissecting the original object...
by Sarah Walker-Holt | Sep 2, 2019 | Handshake5, Sarah Walker-Holt
For a change, I am working with the rules of thumb and not against them. Normally, overlooking procedures and finding my own way is my true nature. Sometimes it is good to learn the correct way first before breaking the rules but not knowing them in the first place...
by Nik Hanton | Sep 2, 2019 | Handshake5, Nik Hanton
When making work in response to the Te Uru space I thought about the bringing of the outside, in. I looked at the gallery rooms and saw that from one of the spaces there’s a window from which you have a view of trees and the sea. It was this that informed my...
