by Nellie Peoples | Sep 26, 2023 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
Not long ago I visited Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki to see the exhibition Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia. It was a wonderful reminder of home. The exhibition presented a cross section of the vibrant and diverse collection of artworks from indigenous...
by Rachael Chapman | Sep 26, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman
When in doubt – mooch. I have some go-to places that I like to hang out when creative thoughts are percolating. One is an art gallery, in NZ that’s usually the Auckland Art Gallery or Te Uru, they are such great buildings. The other place is Bunnings or Mitre...
by Nellie Peoples | Sep 22, 2023 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
Firstly a public service announcement, this is not a review. It is more akin to thinking aloud about what I got out of Wayfinding by Michael Bond. In the book Michael Bond explores how the act of wayfinding and spatial awareness helps to connect us to surroundings by...
by Rose Pickernell | Sep 22, 2023 | Handshake8, Rose Pickernell
Recently I have been fascinated with the tradies and handymen of facebook marketplace selling their scraps. The composition, lighting and angles of these images are brilliant. All I see is jewellery. I can see the thought and artistic intent that has gone into these...
by Tui Diprose | Sep 22, 2023 | Handshake8, Tūī Diprose
My life is in boxes, now neatly arranged in piles around the house. A moment of reprieve amongst the chaos. I’m about to move to the other side of the country, so my making practice is stalled until I can re-settle. In the past month or so I found myself...
by Lisa van Hulst | Sep 21, 2023 | Handshake8, Lisa van Hulst
My master discipline of procrastination comes to the fore as deadlines loom and I find myself reading one of the many books on my desk – Steal like an artist by Austin Kleon. It was something I had picked up out of curiosity from the many hundreds I’d inherited...
by Denise Callan | Sep 21, 2023 | Denise Callan, Handshake8
More gentle than a whisper. Your voice summons me. A prompting, a leading, a nudge.
by Louise Hill | Sep 21, 2023 | Handshake8, Louise Hill
Meeting with the wonderful Beppe Kessler has been a highlight of Handshake so far. Beppe is an incredibly accomplished contemporary jeweller and it is an honour to have her focus on my own work. She encouraged me to draw on my background (in Sociology and Politics...
by Fran Carter | Sep 21, 2023 | Fran Carter, Handshake8
The following is an unpublished journal excerpt from 2015 when I was studying for my Graduate Diploma through Whitireia NZ Object & Ego I find it an ill fit when telling someone my occupation my response “I’m studying contemporary jewellery” Then asked “Oh, what...
by Rachael Chapman | Sep 19, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman
The first session with Katharina Detar was so insightful – what a treat to have her special brand of cool and kind, focused on my practice. I am continually humbled by the opportunities that this Handshake programme provides for us. Having time with a head...
by Genie Lee | Sep 13, 2023 | Genie Lee, Handshake8
Story of BK What do you do for a job? I work as a technical teacher at a secondary school. May I ask how old you are? I am 49 years old. If you could have any neckpiece of your choice in the world, what would that piece look like? I don’t know. Maybe a noose...
by Genie Lee | Sep 13, 2023 | Genie Lee, Handshake8
Story of YJ What do you do for a job? I work as a night nurse in aged care. May I ask how old you are? I am 35 years old. If you could have any neckpiece of your choice in the world, how would that piece look like? I haven’t thought about that kind of stuff....
