Category: Vivien Atkinson

At the end of the Pah Homestead show I drove up to Auckland to collect work and ended bringing a load of the planks used for display back as well.  They have been sitting in my studio as no one really wants them.  The contrasting colours are really attractive and have been playing with my… Continue reading Waste not……

Packing at Whitereia All change seems to be the theme of late.  I’ve been at Whitereia (the institute where Peter Deckers teaches Jewellery and where I studied and have been mentoring/lecturing) helping with the sorting (30 years accumulation), packing and storing.  A new facility is almost ready in central Wellington for the New Year. In… Continue reading All Change

  Blog 16  November 4th, 2017 Leanings, Pah Homestead (https://tsbbankwallaceartscentre.org.nz/)   The install, Pah Homestead Only one day to install and the opening in the evening.  There were a lot of nerves as we gathered at 8.00 in the morning, but everything went smoothly.  Thanks to Peter’s nail gun all the planks were very securely… Continue reading Leanings

Blog 15 September 20th, 2017   Another collection waiting to be cut up. Studying under Peter Deckers at Whitereia has led to being part of two amazing groups.  TheSeeHere (https://www.theseehere.com/) was the brainchild of Sunni Gibson, a micro- gallery housed in a shopfront window, the fortunate members and invited guests have had opportunities to show… Continue reading Another collection waiting to be cut up

Blog 14  September 12th, 2017 Radiant Pavilion, Melbourne Gold leafed steps, graffiti and post-it notes – Sarah Read, Becky Bliss, Vivien Atkinson Binit, Becky Bliss Walking to Ballarat, 24 hours over 7 days, performance, Crossley Street, Melbourne, Vivien Atkinson   Radiant Pavilion was again a wonderful opportunity and our hard work and continued involvement in… Continue reading Radiant Pavilion

Blog 13 – August 5th, 2017 Occupation: Artist (https://occupationartist.wordpress.com/), one of the groups I’m privileged to be part of will soon be off to Melbourne for Radiant Pavilion (26th August to September 3rd).  We participated in this contemporary jewellery festival two years ago when it first started and invaded the windows of shops along Crossley… Continue reading Extracurricular

Blog 12  –  July 18th, 2017 Fired & Found, Avid, Wellington, July 1 – 15   From the show at Avid. My work in the foreground and Bronwyn Cornish’s wonderful ceramics (Sirenes and Harpies) in the background. On the right is Walnuhutu 1, by Lauren Lysaght (thanks to Avid and Lauren for the image.) There… Continue reading Avid

Blog 11 – June 18th, 2017 Clearing the decks. This weekend I realised that I was losing sight of what I was doing and removed all the extraneous bits and pieces from the desk.  What a difference it made – I could suddenly see there were three distinct groups of pieces and the task of… Continue reading Clearing the decks

Blog 10  June 14th, 2017 Punched decoration on vintage Britannia metal teapot. Punches made from silver plate scrap. Tests of punched patterns on thin aluminium. I’ve spent a few days playing with the idea of trying to recreate some of the intricate patterns punched onto some of the vintage teapots I’ve collected.  I really wanted… Continue reading Blog 10

Blog 9  May 15th, 2017 Time in the studio – in fact lots of time in the studio – I’m there five days a week and at school two days and the feeling of pressure is growing. In the research department have gone back to look again at some artists I was introduced to in… Continue reading Blog 9