by Sandra Schmid | Jan 23, 2019 | Handshake4, Sandra Schmid
‘Caught in the Web’ 2018 Evaluation – my personal HS4 program experience and outcome The definition of ‘evaluation’ according to the Online Dictionary: the making of a judgement about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment. This leads...
by Sandra Schmid | May 8, 2018 | Handshake4, Sandra Schmid
A Week of Indulgence “Unpacking the Language of Things” 12/13 April 2018 organised by Sian van Dyk, Curator at The Dowse, Lower Hutt “NO FILTER” 9 – 15 April 2018 organised by Occupational Artists, Wellington On the world scale of events it would be a...
by Sandra Schmid | Feb 13, 2018 | Handshake4, Sandra Schmid
Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out. Barbara Streisand Doubt versus Confidence Halfway through the mentorship program it was time to reflect on...
by Sandra Schmid | Oct 7, 2017 | Handshake4, Sandra Schmid
Incomplete – Unfinished – Raw When I was asked by my mentor to select the most expressive pieces from my last body of work, I chose the ones that show the rawness of fabrication, with tool marks still visible. These pieces appear to be more alive. During...
by Sandra Schmid | Oct 7, 2017 | Handshake4, Sandra Schmid
LANGUAGE Working with my mentor Tanel Venre, during the design phase for the exhibition at The National in Christchurch, he asked a question about the language the individual pieces, and the collection as a whole was speaking. Which language has been used and why?...
by Sandra Schmid | Apr 20, 2017 | Handshake4, Sandra Schmid
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by Sandra Schmid | Apr 20, 2017 | Handshake4, Sandra Schmid
Sometimes it feels frightening to make the first mark on a white page. This is very much the feeling I have approaching new projects, people and materials. As with the white page there seems to be a perfection/beauty present that doesn’t want to be disturb. Over...
