by Mia Straka | Jan 24, 2023 | Exhibition, Handshake7
The Exhibition Climbing up the industrial iron staircase to our final Handshake7 exhibition on the second floor of Gallery Marzee in the Netherlands, I am greeted by a narrow gallery with twelve rectangular tables. Standing to attention in a linear row, they are...
by Mia Straka | Dec 23, 2022 | Exhibition, Handshake7, Mia Straka
*Oliver Burkeman, Sam Harris podcast #289 Time management for mortals approx 22:29 minutes I’m interested in how we experience, value and record time. As a social medium adornment has the potential to act as catalyst, conduit and communicator in this realm. I invited...
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 Mia Straka | Oct 20, 2022 | Exhibition, Handshake6, Mia Straka
Shown on screen as part of my contribution to our final Handshake6 exhibition Morph at NorthArt in Auckland 2022, these works introduce time based media to my practice as a way to contextualise and project adornment across time and space. The first three of these...
by Mia Straka | Jul 29, 2022 | Handshake7, Mia Straka
To kick off HandShake7 we embarked on a series of fast paced masterclasses conducted online by jeweller and educator Estela Saez. Coming straight in from HandShake6 and Estela’s online exhibition masterclasses, I was prepped for the fast paced energy of the...
by Mia Straka | Jun 26, 2022 | Exhibition, Handshake6, Mia Straka
at Whirinaki Whare Taonga, Upper Hutt 21 May – 27 June 2022 Our second exhibition of new work as members of Handshake_6, GLIMMER reveals a sample of our current work as we build towards our final exhibition at Northart in Auckland later in the year. For the year July...
by Mia Straka | Dec 18, 2021 | Handshake6, Mia Straka
Here we are then, December 2021. What a time. During the past two years I was challenged by my illustrious mentor Manon Van Kouswijk to stop working with the materials and medium I was most comfortable with; metal and jewellery, in order to expand my horizons and...
by Mia Straka | Dec 12, 2021 | Handshake6, Mia Straka, Sample
The Why and How – Reflecting and Synthesizing Some questions and considerations influencing my data collecting: What data is being collected from us? What information is considered most valuable? Basic information, personal details, accounts, locations,...
by Mia Straka | Sep 6, 2021 | Handshake6, Mia Straka, Sample
The Where. Leading on from my recent bamboo model making workshop experience with a focus on the architectural scale structure, and considering the concept of Home. I was thinking about what Home is for me, and what it may represent to others including and beyond a...
by Mia Straka | Aug 10, 2021 | Handshake6, Mia Straka, Sample
Empty promises will now be fulfilled in a gush of blog posts to catch up on past busy months! We have been a collective hive of activity, exhibition planning, fundraising doings, online exhibition masterclasses plus personal research, playing, exploring and making....
by Mia Straka | May 23, 2021 | Handshake6, Mia Straka
Many hands make light work | Know like the back of your hand | Put your hands together ?Cold hands warm heart | Show of hands | Dab hand | First Hand | Hand in hand | Hands on | Heavy handed | Old hand | Out of hand | Under hand | Change hands | Hand over | Hands full...
by Mia Straka | Apr 5, 2021 | Exhibition, Handshake6, Mia Straka
Dear Blog, Firstly, apologies I have been slack on posting since our Handshake6 exhibition in October/November last year. My life has settled with a new home since then and this is my commitment that I will be better! Before moving forward I want to share my...
