by Fiona Frew | Nov 3, 2024 | Fiona Few, Handshake8
Everyday, I walk my dog. Everyday, our walks are by our local water ways (the Kakanui beach and the Kakanui River). Nearly everyday, I wonder why there are so many things to be found that don’t necessarily belong there. So, everyday, I walk and I wonder about...
by Fiona Frew | Oct 29, 2024 | Fiona Few, Handshake8, Sample
For me Labour Weekend, a New Zealand public holiday, has always been associated with celebrating my birthday and with miserable wet weather. But, it is an important weekend holiday that has more significance than merely time off work. Labour Day is actually a time to...
by Fiona Frew | Jun 5, 2024 | Fiona Few, Sample
It might seem like a weird question to consider but something that I puzzle over is whether or not to clean the materials (at the moment found rubbish objects and things) that I am currently working with. For some people this is probably not a question that they...
by Fiona Frew | May 23, 2024 | Fiona Few, Handshake8
As part of the Handshake 8 journey, we have jewellery history lectures from the wonderful Andrea Daly, New Zealand Jeweller and educationalist. As part of a homework task, Daly required us to think about the unwritten rules of contemporary jewellery, consider our own...
by Fiona Frew | Dec 4, 2023 | Collaboration, Exhibition, Fiona Few, Handshake8
A few years ago I felt the necessity and had the privilege of time to study and to develop a framework for my practice. With many thanks, especially to Johanna Zellmer, my MFA supervisor, the Dunedin Art School community and my family, clarity around my practice...
by Fiona Frew | Jul 16, 2023 | Fiona Few, Handshake8
Life can seem like a juggling act and I often feel the same about creativity. Applying to be a part of Handshake 8 I needed to consider multiple factors which often felt contradictory. Apart from the concerns about having time and money to immerse myself in the...
