I mapped out a structured way to respond to this project and Onnos selected pieces, I planned to make a series of responses to each work – focusing on these in three parts….one piece at a time. So orderly! This format may have come from the added pressure of responding to work by an artist… Continue reading Best laid plans, structure and throwing it all out the window.
Category: Vanessa Arthur
making actions (in three parts)
making actions (in three parts)…… which will overlap I’m sure. part one – currently thinking of Onno’s joined works; repair, adjust, improve, reconstruct, replace, mend, reform, substitute. I often start in object samples that work their way into jewellery form (or not) re-formed wood (aka saw-dust) joining, pigment, painting. the remnant of my impatience to wait for things to dry, possibly interests… Continue reading making actions (in three parts)
Conversation starter
In Onno Boekhoudts work, there is a freedom and sense of immediacy, a glimpse into the process of a maker. His work seamlessly bridges and defies definition between jewellery, object and material, drawing the viewer in for further consideration. The pieces selected for this project embody the raw and rough theme both in material, technique… Continue reading Conversation starter
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