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 we were to ponder the rules that… Continue reading My shoes were wet. The tide was changing. We had run out of time.
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The colours of tarnish
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 might impact on things around it. I felt like the… Continue reading The colours of tarnish
Neo-Animism
Dream Journal A handwritten note is passed to me. Inside it says, “I would like to sit and drink tea with you, Sir.” \\ Animism (from Latin: anima meaning ‘breath, spirit, life‘) is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. Animism perceives all things—animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather systems,… Continue reading Neo-Animism
of late.
It’s been six months here in Te Wai Pounamu, nestled in the mountains, rivers and lakes (and… sheep, cows, dogs, horses, hawks and ten million hares). Most of the time I’m just doing life, trying not to let overwhelm submerge me, leaning in to gratitude and threads of inspiration. I spent the beginning of this… Continue reading of late.
Fun with Film Editing
It’s been a really interesting couple of weeks. Part of me is missing the bench and making actual physical art, the other part is quite the nerd and loves the dabble; figuring out creative ways to express ideas through film making. Obviously, I’m a novice and these early attempts may well make me cringe in… Continue reading Fun with Film Editing
Books, books, books
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 was to think about what themes and ideas… Continue reading Books, books, books
Tick tock… you don’t stop,
I’ve read that as an artist, you should just never stop making. Then you don’t have to start again. An art practice needs to be practiced. …but I stopped for summer. Life happens, school holidays happen and here we are, end of February, getting started again. When I look backwards, there are starting points everywhere. … Continue reading Tick tock… you don’t stop,
The Irrelevance of Truth in Times Like These
In this post-truth era of intentional misinformation ….I’ve been having a little ponder over ‘memory truth’, and how each persons memory of a situation or object is filtered through the lens of personal experience. Therefore, the truth of a situation is arbitrary, and perspective dependant. Obviously that is different when compared to the vile fake-fact/… Continue reading The Irrelevance of Truth in Times Like These
Northward bound
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 my eye. Each place that we stopped… Continue reading Northward bound
Starting the Year off on a Musical Note
Cor blimey what a roller coaster this one has been. Song writing: These words come to mind… Cathartic Intense Exposing Vulnerable Enriching Expelling An owning of fears An evolving discussion I’ve finally had the guts to add music to my practice. It such a big part of who I am, and this year I wanted… Continue reading Starting the Year off on a Musical Note