Author: Aphra Cheesman

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Our masterclass with Estela was engaging, thought provoking and fast paced. During our meetings, there was no time to over think things – sometimes we only had 30 seconds to make something so we no choice but to go with our first instincts. It was challenging (in a good… Continue reading Masterclass with Estela Saez

Over the past couple of years I have been making a lot of objects with a plan that they will become jewellery. Whether I add a necklace cord or brooch fitting, or perhaps they trigger an idea for a future jewellery piece. But, a year later I looked back and these objects had stayed just… Continue reading Jewellery (and sometimes not jewellery)

‘Unbounded’ is a project I’ve been working on since the beginning of the year alongside three friends and fellow artists Gaia Maria Walicka, Jennifer Baulch and Nao Hirata. We all recently finished studying at RMIT (where we met) and decided to start catching up regularly to discuss our work, share resources and collaborate. Our first… Continue reading Rad Pav (Part 2)

Radiant Pavilion Contemporary Jewellery and Object Biennial took place last week here in Melbourne. Due to yet another lockdown, most projects were online, while a handful of exhibitions could be viewed in person in gallery windows or interacted with around the streets of Melbourne. It was wonderful to see what everyone has been working on.… Continue reading Rad Pav (Part 1)

To glean: ‘to gather information or material bit by bit’ (Meriam-webster) I thought it would be good to put together a list of some of the recent things I’ve been learning, reading, watching and listening to; some artists whose work I’ve been looking at and exhibitions I’ve been to… So here it goes – gleanings… Continue reading Gleanings (part 1)

We are now well into our second year of Handshake6 and recently it has been go go go. We have started our online masterclass with Estela Saez which has been fantastic so far (more on this soon!), I had a great chat with Lisa which provided lots of things to think about, we’ve started planning… Continue reading Some recent things…

Nelson Jewellery Week looked fantastic from a far! If only the trans-Tasman bubble had opened just a few weeks earlier. The CHAINreaction exhibition, in particular, was wonderful to be involved in – at least my work made it over when I couldn’t! CHAINreaction exhibition concept: a celebration of 10 years of the HANDSHAKE Project, a… Continue reading Connecting through CHAINreaction

I’ve always loved chairs. Especially chairs like these… For a while now, I’ve been photographing chairs that I find on the street (if only I had the space to collect the objects themselves!). Used, worn and broken, these are objects that have lived their lives in constant contact with humans. Each of these chair’s particularities, their… Continue reading How will an object sit on the body? How will a body sit on the object?

Until 2020 I had never done a masterclass but in January and February I was lucky to participate in both the HS6 masterclass with Iris Eichenberg and a few weeks following a masterclass with David Bielander at RMIT in Melbourne. Iris Eichenberg discussed studio manifestos, proposing that we could create our own guidelines for how… Continue reading Breakable Rules

I recently came across this book which helped to bring together some of the ideas I’ve been thinking and reading about. It’s also helped me to set some parameters on what I am making as The Everyday is very broad and I got to a point a few months ago where I felt I needed… Continue reading Reflections on ‘Stuff Theory’ by Maurizia Boscagli