by Michelle Wilkinson | Mar 7, 2020 | Handshake6, Michelle Wilkinson
For Iris. You asked for a manifesto, and here one is. It’s a bit of a mashup, and a wee bit sketchy. A Frankenstein manifesto. Built of elements sourced and paraphrased from all over the place, put together in a way that attempts to make sense of my practice and...
by Nina van Duijnhoven | Mar 6, 2020 | Handshake6, Nina van Duijnhoven
Exhausting and at times an emotional roller-coaster, but what an amazing experience the Masterclass with Iris Eichenberg was. I am so grateful and happy to be part of this project and wonderful bunch of Handshakers! Fellow artists becoming friends to learn from, share...
by Mia Straka | Mar 3, 2020 | Handshake6, Mia Straka
‘What makes the body present in this world is the doorway that is too small to fit through without having to make a shift’. Iris Eichenberg Over four days at the end of January 2020, we 12 Handshake6 participants came together for the first time to take part in a...
by Macarena Bernal | Mar 3, 2020 | Handshake6, Macarena Bernal
Meeting Iris was fabulous. The masterclass weekend was exhausting, by Sunday I had been working for 6 days straight in the same building not having much contact with the non-jewellery world. I was jewellery-ed out. During those eternal sessions with Iris I carefully...
by Antonia Boyle | Mar 2, 2020 | Antonia Boyle, Handshake6
January and February have been a whirlwind starting with the kick-off of Handshake 6 and ending in the beginnings of studio experiments. Jewelcamp started with sweaty hands and a pounding heart. Upon meeting the other handshakers I found myself among friends, with...
by Michelle Wilkinson | Mar 2, 2020 | Handshake6, Michelle Wilkinson
LET’S BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING… by Michelle Wilkinson | Mar 2, 2020 | Handshake6, Michelle Wilkinson In the last few days I have felt an almost overwhelming desire to stand in the ocean. Not to swim, or float or splash, just to stand. Waist deep, not moving, focused on...
by Amelia Rothwell | Mar 2, 2020 | Amelia Rothwell, Handshake6
Iris Eichenberg masterclass – Jan 2020 “It’s about the final outcome being not just jewellery.” The thing that struck me most about Iris, aside from her warmth and generosity, was her use of language. The way she uses words is poetic and insightful. She has the...
by Fran Leitch | Mar 1, 2020 | Fran Leitch, Handshake6
‘All art is magic’, Alistair Crowley The HS6 workshop in Auckland back in January with Iris Eichenberg was sublime (11 fantastic people to be in this journey with too). Through Iris’s exquisitely crafted turn of phrase regarding our work and projects, she challenged...
by Aphra Cheesman | Mar 1, 2020 | Aphra Cheesman, Handshake6
A reflection on the masterclass & our first collaboration as HANDSHAKE 6 I have a feeling that the masterclass with Iris Eichenberg was one of those critical moments in my practice as a contemporary jeweller. I left with a greater understanding of what is...
by Simon Swale | Mar 1, 2020 | Handshake6, Simon Swale
Contact! First- you need to coordinate times. Luckily Dunedin and Berlin are exactly 12 hours apart so there was no miscommunication or awkward absences for our first Skype. This was my first fear- bungling the meeting time due to getting the time difference wrong…...
by Simon Swale | Feb 29, 2020 | Handshake6, Simon Swale
Simon Swale / Gabi Schilling Mentee / Mentor Dunedin, New Zealand / Berlin, Germany … My recent work looked towards the flow of material culture in the age of globalisation. Thinking about American brand cigarettes: Swiss based multi-national, African farmed tobacco,...
by Simon Swale | Feb 29, 2020 | Handshake6, Simon Swale
Amazed, excited, nervous…. Handshake 6… New people, amazing talent, Iris Eichenberg, Bloody hell…. First gathering and workshops- Presentations- wow Diversity and depth Creativity and clarity Inspired. Rene push/pull Reflect, analyse, reflect… Iris ...
