Process at Toi Pōneke Gallery brought together original works by the HS4 jewellery artists who were half-way through their two-year mentorship process. This challenging exhibition, designed by artist Gabby O’Connor extended the idea of process, both by the transformation of the Toi Pōneke space and through the inclusion of works in progress alongside the installed finished pieces.
The gallery became a space for experimentation, offering insights into the thoughts of presentation, idea, making, material transformations, and more……
Kylie Sinkovich
Caroline Thomas
Brendon Monson
Mandy Flood
Nik Hanton
Keri Mei Zagrobelna
Nadine Smth
Sandra Schmid
Vivien Atkinson
Katie Pascoe
Kim Whalen
Jennifer Laracy
Mahuru
Mahuru a.k.a September was a very busy month for me indeed.I was honored enough to be funded by Creative New Zealand to be able to travel to Melbourne for Radiant Pavilion which is a bi-annual contemporary jewelry festival and attend the MakingOUT Symposium,...
Waste not……
At the end of the Pah Homestead show I drove up to Auckland to collect work and ended bringing a load of the planks used for display back as well. They have been sitting in my studio as no one really wants them. The contrasting colours are really attractive and have...
All Change
Packing at Whitereia All change seems to be the theme of late. I’ve been at Whitereia (the institute where Peter Deckers teaches Jewellery and where I studied and have been mentoring/lecturing) helping with the sorting (30 years accumulation), packing and storing. A...
Within This Skin at ‘Leanings’– Pah Homestead Gallery
Working with the eventual materials of this project was a significant departure from my typical and ‘safe’ mediums that I am familiar with. The general fragility and unpredictability of these new materials made the tenuous early stages of the creative process even...
Altered States – Leanings Exhibit at Pah Homestead
A summary of my work in the Leanings show at Pah Homestead My work Altered States evolved with diorama like play. Lots of scenarios were played out with bits and pieces on boiler bases before the final work was completed. Scenes were arranged and rearranged for...
What About that Pink Volcano?
In late August, I had gone so wide on technique and making, I was left thinking what have I done? Perspective had left me. This is where having access to a mentor and being part of the Handshake project came into its own. I contacted Francis, sent her with images and...
Enamel Crush
About midway through the year, I started experimenting with enamel. Object collection and use is both a reoccurring theme and constraint in my work. I started finding old enamel dishes, hammering and cutting them up and reapplying the crushed pieces of enamel, firing...
Musings
Art has its muses and jewellery has its relationships. Part of what happened in the studio this year was making jewellery with certain women in mind. Helen Clark was Francis' first suggestion. She was joined by the eclectic mix of Jean Batten, Grace Jones, Francis...
Material changes bring challenge and enthusiasm
Sometimes its hard to know when I have exhausted the limits of a material. Changing from one material to another can create a breathing space, open other doors and let more possibilities unfold. Other times its a way of avoiding a technical challenge or not knowing...
Transforming an object with more than one medium
Transforming an object into a completely new form is immensely satisfying. Equally I've discovered is approaching it with watercolour. Looking at something with liquid paint and then painting it back into existence requires focus and attention to detail. This is a...