by Grace Yu Piper | Nov 29, 2023 | Grace Yu Piper, Handshake8
The work I made for our mid point exhibition, Proof of Concept, was predominantly driven by material exploration. Since I started making jewellery I’ve been interested in working with stone. I love the materiality of it and it’s connection to the natural world. I love...
by Tui Diprose | Nov 28, 2023 | Handshake8, Tūī Diprose
barefoot in the twilight, sunlight lingers between bones. a circle drawn in the dirt, i collect sticks to make a fire. dusk gathers, as does the quiet. stillness. i become a starlit sky, become woodsmoke, river flow, mossy rocks and hard sharp edges. flowers wilt at...
by Rachael Chapman | Nov 28, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman, Sample
A few weeks ago while preparing for a landlord inspection I was on a cleaning binge, and thought I would be clever and polish up a couple of brass candle stick holders in the workshop with my polishing machine. Part way through the first one, after an initial wow at...
by Fran Carter | Nov 27, 2023 | Fran Carter, Handshake8
Kia ora, It has been a few weeks now since we Handshakers opened our debut show Proof of Concept at Depot Artspace in Devonport, Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland. It feels something of a feat in a way to be able to reflect on it in this early stage and feel at peace with the...
by Rachael Chapman | Nov 25, 2023 | Sample
I’ve never given birth to an actual child, but I’m told the pain of it evaporates as soon as you see your progeny – maybe this feels a little like that(??). This day is coloured by the warm glow of achievement and milestones reached. Handshake8 year one, we are...
by Rachael Chapman | Nov 24, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman
Like many of us, I grew up being conditioned to covet pretty bling things. Diamonds are a girls best friend. Gold is good. What ever you have, you need more….. Now days, I’m trying to find a way to be an artist, working with body, using materials that sit well with...
by Lisa van Hulst | Nov 20, 2023 | Exhibition, Handshake8, Lisa van Hulst
Putting it out there – talking about it. What to exhibit in an exhibition that marks the halfway point in this two year handshake project? In a public process show how resolved should that process be? Does it need to be jewellery, to be wearable? So many...
by Nellie Peoples | Nov 17, 2023 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
One of the first things that struck me when I moved to Tamaki Makaurau Auckland were the over 50 volcanic cores that are sprinkled throughout the city. I have used these volcanic cores as guideposts to help me figure out where I am. If I got lost I could drive towards...
by Nellie Peoples | Nov 14, 2023 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
On my explorations I recorded things that I came across. In particular things that caught my eye, for one reason or another. A lot of this process was done by taking hundreds and hundreds of photos. I also collected bits and bobs. Yet, sometimes you can’t or shouldn’t...
by Nellie Peoples | Nov 9, 2023 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
We are halfway through our Handshake8 journey and the exhibition ‘Proof of Concept’ was a chance for us to share what we have all been working on for the last 10 months. The exhibition at Depot Artspace opened on Saturday 4 November and continues until 20...
by Nellie Peoples | Nov 9, 2023 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
When I first moved to Aotearoa New Zealand, I had a flurry of international visitors. There was a need for a non-digital or wifi dependent mud map of the area. I began to play with an idea of a map drawn onto an object from the area. Living on the bay, my first...
