by Nikki Perry | Jun 30, 2020 | Handshake6, Nikki Perry
The world is undergoing a rather large task. And failing miserably in so many places with Covid-19. What a mess! Here in New Zealand our government shut our borders quickly to give our health professionals time to prepare for the unknown and uncontrollable future. As...
by Nik Hanton | Jun 29, 2020 | Curation Stanley Street, Nik Hanton
The magic of taking the everyday and transforming it into something beautiful is perhaps no clearer than with the stunning creations of the Dassanech tribe of southern Ethiopia. From bottle tops, to watches, to sim cards, the ingenuity is stunning. They mix their...
by Antonia Boyle | Jun 23, 2020 | Antonia Boyle, Handshake6
This post was written 23 March 2020, due to technical issues (dead laptop charger) it could not be published earlier. Isolation day 32 (feels like 3000). March has been a month of chaos in many different ways. I worked, I taught, I suffered from illness and fear, and...
by admin | Jun 23, 2020 | Exhibition, Handshake6, News
A CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY EXHIBITION WITH PORTRAITS BY HANNAH IRELAND 8 JUL – 1 AUG. 2020 OPENING NIGHT 10 JUL / 4–6PM Weasel C O N T E M P O R A R Y A R T G A L L E R Y 260 Victoria St / Hamilton / New Zealand MORE image: Aphra...
by Nina van Duijnhoven | Jun 17, 2020 | Handshake6, Nina van Duijnhoven
Impermanence is a feature of everything that lives. All things, feelings and states pass away and are not permanent or graspable. Trying to hold onto material possessions, people, or experiences, knowing that life is moment to moment and constantly changing, can make...
by Aphra Cheesman | Jun 14, 2020 | Aphra Cheesman, Handshake6
Through my practice, I try to cultivate an attentiveness to the world around me. I think of making as a way of connecting to the world of people and things. Recently, I came across an essay by documentary photographer Dorothea Lange, which discusses how ‘the...
by Sarah Walker-Holt | Jun 11, 2020 | Curation Stanley Street, Sarah Walker-Holt
How can utilising basic drawing techniques [abstractly] and then taking them through an impromptu rendering process at the bench, via materials and techniques, inform an established contemporary practice in an effort to comprehend and reinterpret drawing from a...
by Michelle Wilkinson | Jun 9, 2020 | Handshake6, Michelle Wilkinson
Up until now my work has often been quite literal – forms are easily identified, stories are quickly understood. The experimental nature of Handshake has presented me with an opportunity to push myself into a different kind of outcome. I want to find a way to...
by Macarena Bernal | Jun 8, 2020 | Handshake6, Macarena Bernal
The contrast in time Monika sips green tea, I sip wine. NZ is easy to contain, she says. She is speaking about bloody Covid. This strange continuity with online graduations is forcing creativity. I learn that working naked (meaning...
by Caroline Thomas | Jun 8, 2020 | Caroline Thomas, Curation Stanley Street
A delicious refreshing spin on the origins of gemstones and the various treatments used to enhance their colour and beauty. RECIPE INGREDIENTS Assorted shiny things e.g. faceted gemstones, shattered hard drive, glass beads Polymer clay Rolling pin Baking paper Baking...
by Kylie Sinkovich | Jun 4, 2020 | Curation Stanley Street, Kylie Sinkovich
‘Holding space’ An act that is at once present and totally invisible. – Harrison Owen The trust of self organisation, the force that created the universe and brought us to this point, will continue to work its magic. A principle in submitting yourself to...
