by Rachael Chapman | Jul 1, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman
This Post is like that bloopers section you sometimes get at the end of comedy movies. There were a couple of pieces made during the Estella Workshop phase that kinda crashed and burned. I tell myself “this is a time to experiment. If I’m not hitting the...
by Rachael Chapman | Jun 30, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman
I want to say “this was another fun week of play”….but maybe that diminishes the process. With hindsight it’s true, but I am writing these posts several weeks after the online workshop and group crit. In the lead up, I’m always pushing...
by Rachael Chapman | Jun 29, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman
Weirdly, going back to the material that started this whole crazy mid-life career change, was kinda challenging. My little world had been so consumed with plastic’s and soft materials that I was a bit anxious getting back on the tools. To combat this, I spent a bit...
by Rachael Chapman | Jun 28, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman
I’ve loved all the little exercises we’ve been given to prompt ideas. For example: Drawing with our eyes closed. Drawing or Making with a word in mind They’re great to stop being overwhelmed when presented with a new project. I often think big, wild and whacky,...
by Rachael Chapman | Jun 27, 2023 | Sample
I’m no stranger to working with soft plastic, yet still it surprises me. Honestly, there wasn’t an in-depth thought process to choose a material when Estela asked us to bring along something we had a lot of to the next workshop. A pallet of something had...
by Rachael Chapman | Jun 25, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman
Nelson Jewellery Week – April 2023 Fun times in Nelson with Denise Callan and I wearing borrowed brooches as part ‘A Jewellers Game’ at Arden. Denise wears a Victoria Macintosh brooch Denise is laughing so hard in this shot she’s a blur in the...
by Rachael Chapman | Mar 20, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman
I like to think of this as playtime instead of homework. After a fairly prescriptive 3 years on a Degree course, the wide purview of this brief was really enjoyable. It felt like an opportunity to play and have fun with metal again. I won’t go in to the brief...
by Rachael Chapman | Mar 20, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman
Written 16th March 2023: While getting to grips with managing a 5 day working week, along with the Handshake8 workshops and homework + the rest of my life…I missed my blog post for the first month. My apologies, things can only get better:-) 5 weeks in, my reflection...
