by admin | Nov 26, 2022 | Handshake7, News
HandShake 7 12 NZ jewellery artists 04-Dec-2022 till 11-02-2023 HS7 final exhibition is at galerie Marzee (curator Marie-José van Hout), Nijmegen, the Netherlands, opening ceremony Su 4 December 2022. HS7 artist, Mia Straka, represents the HS7 artists and HS...
by Fran Leitch | Nov 21, 2022 | Fran Leitch, Handshake6
Sleeves (2020), Detail Cotton, thread, binding. Sleeves (2020), Detail. Sleeves (2020), Detail. Sleeves (2020), Detail. Sheet (2020), sheet, thread. Would you do the HS6 again? 100% yes! Looking back through...
by Fran Leitch | Nov 21, 2022 | Fran Leitch, Handshake6
Gathered (2022). Fabric, thread and cord. 1m drop, 350mm width. I have been making these bags throughout the HS6 as space fillers, I used them to gather and hold collections of teeth, hair, rags and dust, but now they are empty! This emptiness now gathers and holds...
by Mia Straka | Nov 5, 2022 | Exhibition, Handshake6, Mia Straka
During our two and a half years together as HandShake6 from January 2020-mid 2022, the world has undergone tremendous upheaval. This has affected us all and as artists can be seen reflected in our work. We chose Morph as our collective title and theme...
by Nikki Perry | Nov 2, 2022 | Handshake6, Nikki Perry
I wrote my last blog in September 2021. So it’s a wrap (see cover shot of all our names peeled off the wall). Our final show Morph, Aug 27 2022 – Oct 8 2022, at NorthArt in Auckland. We arrived, set-up, and opened. Small turn out for Auckland. I showed my face....
