In a 1937 interview with Henry Moore, who famously made holes a feature of his sculpture, he said: The hole connects one side to the other, making it immediately more three-dimensional. A hole can itself have as much shape-meaning as a solid mass. Sculpture in air is possible, where the stone contains only the hole,… Continue reading Playing with holes
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Moving from plans to action
In the context of jewellery, Onno believed the hole was the essence. “The hole is the inside of the piece, it touches the body, is intimate and personal – and that, according to Boekhoudt, was what it was all about, although with jewellery it is, in fact, always from the outside – about what the… Continue reading Moving from plans to action
“It should be something like breathing”
My initial plan for CODA was quite simple: 1. Play 2. Chinese Whispers 3. No Material Hierarchy. HS blogging requires a reveal of your initial plan in this public forum – useful in relation to deadlines and an audience being able to follow your progress, only sometimes, your making process is messily circular rather than linearly tidy… A… Continue reading “It should be something like breathing”
Making a start
THE YEAR THAT IS HS5: Handshake5 comprises a masterclass with Roseanne Bartley and a series of coaching sessions with Roseanne, Vernon Bowden, James Anderson and Sian van Dyk, all to support the making of work for two exhibitions occurring later this year. The first, at CODA in the Netherlands, focuses on a jewellery response to… Continue reading Making a start
introducing handshake 5
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.7″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ link_option_url=”https://www.handshakeproject.com/handshake-5/”] The newly-formed HANDSHAKE 5 group came together for JEWELcamp at Te Auaha (Wellington) with the briefing of the two unique exhibition projects that occurs later this year. Roseanne Bartley workshopped in her masterclass creative ways of approaching the making practice. Her feedback continues within the first quarter of 2019. Different coaches… Continue reading introducing handshake 5