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First Encounter

First Encounter

Before even getting to Estela Saez Vilanova’s first masterclass for handshake 8 I had feelings of plunging into an alien creative pressure cooker. Our brief was to bring three oversized (larger than our head) objects, that we could transform. Rushing through the local...
Who am I?

Who am I?

Kia Ora. My name is Nellie Peoples, I am a designer and maker. My practice is based in contemporary jewellery and small objects. I am living, working and making in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, from a home studio, which (when I open the roller door)...
HANDSHAKE 8 is live

HANDSHAKE 8 is live

Welcome to HandShake 8, 2023-24 HS8 is a 2-year programme that encourages experimentation, feedback, development, and exhibiting. Twelve emerging artists selected by  Estela Saez Vilanova (Barcelona) start off with a series of masterclasses in which depth and content...