by Nellie Peoples | Jun 14, 2024 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
At the last catch up that I had with my mentor, Neke Moa, she gave me an exercise to help expand my material knowledge. For this exercise I focused on pōhutukawa timber. I had briefly introduced myself to the material with my previous hand carved timber form studies....
by Nellie Peoples | May 30, 2024 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
Since the beginning of the year I have placed metal aside, for the moment, to explore other materials I have come across in my explorations. On my walks I have been collecting timber, driftwood, stones and shells. I began by focusing on timbers. I have worked with...
by Nellie Peoples | Apr 30, 2024 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
Whoever wrote the proverb “never meet your [creative] heroes”, obviously had never met Neke Moa. She is my mentor this year for Handshake8. I will not recite the incredible things that Neke has created, exhibited and taught, but I would redirect, and recommend, you to...
by Nellie Peoples | Apr 10, 2024 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
I found myself amidst the rocks and seaweed and lapping waves of Karaka Bay following a prompt from Andrea Daly in our History and Theory classes for Handshake 8. We were asked to think about the rules that surround the field of Contemporary Jewellery and in so doing...
by Nellie Peoples | Mar 26, 2024 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
We have had yet another wonderfully thought provoking prompt from Andrea Daly’s Theory and History lecture. We were asked to observe something inanimate over a couple of weeks. We were to pay attention, to see how the inanimate thing changes and evolves, also how it...
by Nellie Peoples | Mar 13, 2024 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
In the Handshake 8 journey we have recently begun our Contemporary Jewellery History and Theory classes with the incredible Andrea Daly. It has been wonderful to stretch my brain in the theory space in a much more focused way. One of our first projects for the class...
by Nellie Peoples | Feb 20, 2024 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
I have had such a spectacular beginning to the year. There have been adventuring through Northland over a 10 day period. It was a time full of exploring, hiking and, when I could, collecting. On the trip I took almost 2000 images of everything and anything that caught...
by Nellie Peoples | Dec 17, 2023 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
The Proof of Concept exhibition marks the halfway point of my 2 year Handshake 8 journey. It has been such an incredible, yet busy year. I have loved every moment of the last 12 months being a part of the program. Through the Handshake Project I have found an...
by Nellie Peoples | Dec 6, 2023 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
After the Proof of Concept exhibition was installed, as per usual, I wished for more time before the bump in. In a perfect world this extra time would allow for more making (not procrastinating), but also more time and space to think about the artwork installation. I...
by Nellie Peoples | Nov 17, 2023 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
One of the first things that struck me when I moved to Tamaki Makaurau Auckland were the over 50 volcanic cores that are sprinkled throughout the city. I have used these volcanic cores as guideposts to help me figure out where I am. If I got lost I could drive towards...
by Nellie Peoples | Nov 14, 2023 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
On my explorations I recorded things that I came across. In particular things that caught my eye, for one reason or another. A lot of this process was done by taking hundreds and hundreds of photos. I also collected bits and bobs. Yet, sometimes you can’t or shouldn’t...
by Nellie Peoples | Nov 9, 2023 | Handshake8, Nellie Peoples
We are halfway through our Handshake8 journey and the exhibition ‘Proof of Concept’ was a chance for us to share what we have all been working on for the last 10 months. The exhibition at Depot Artspace opened on Saturday 4 November and continues until 20...
