WELCOME TO HANDSHAKE 4
The HS4 two-year (2017-2018) recruitment programme focused on experimentation and exhibiting, demonstrated through a development programme that included coaching, mentoring, and masterclasses.
Dutch artist and educator Ruudt Peters selected twelve NZ jewellery mentees and their mentors from an open call. The programme started with a Masterclass led by Estonian artist Tanel Veenre, who came to New Zealand. He introduced innovative methods of presenting artworks and ideas.
Exhibitions were held at Pah Homestead in Auckland in October 2017, at Toi Poneke in Wellington during the International Festival of The Arts in March 2018, and at Corban Estate Arts Centre during Auckland Art Week in October 2018. Furthermore, an online exhibition was featured on the HS4 HandShake website.
NEWS & BLOG
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...
Nocebo Effect
I haven't been well recently and the idea of a placebo has taken on a new dimension for me while I try and self-heal. As I've been doing further research into the placebo effect I've discovered another effect, the nocebo effect. The nocebo effect is a "detrimental...
Placebo Effect
For the Handshake 4 'Leanings' show at Pah Homestead, I made a series of work entitled 'Placebo Effect' with the following artist's statement: "The placebo effect is a beneficial outcome from an inert treatment. The individual believes it is functional but it is, in...
workbooks
some good old-fashioned doodling
studio visit!
Our conversation today goes again to the slow pace of woman’s art often made in scraps of time of scraps…materiality, making for the long haul or larger body of work..
Leanings
Blog 16 November 4th, 2017 Leanings, Pah Homestead (https://tsbbankwallaceartscentre.org.nz/) The install, Pah Homestead Only one day to install and the opening in the evening. There were a lot of nerves as we gathered at 8.00 in the morning, but everything...
Another collection waiting to be cut up
Blog 15 September 20th, 2017 Another collection waiting to be cut up. Studying under Peter Deckers at Whitereia has led to being part of two amazing groups. TheSeeHere (https://www.theseehere.com/) was the brainchild of Sunni Gibson, a micro- gallery housed in a...
Radiant Pavilion
Blog 14 September 12th, 2017 Radiant Pavilion, Melbourne Gold leafed steps, graffiti and post-it notes – Sarah Read, Becky Bliss, Vivien Atkinson Binit, Becky Bliss Walking to Ballarat, 24 hours over 7 days, performance, Crossley Street, Melbourne, Vivien Atkinson...
Extracurricular
Blog 13 - August 5th, 2017 Occupation: Artist (https://occupationartist.wordpress.com/), one of the groups I’m privileged to be part of will soon be off to Melbourne for Radiant Pavilion (26th August to September 3rd). We participated in this contemporary jewellery...