I am a contemporary jeweller currently based in Melbourne. My practice is playful and observant, exploring the in-between and overlooked moments of everyday life. I completed a BA Fine Art (Gold and Silversmithing) at RMIT in 2018 and have since been selected for Fresh! at Craft Victoria and the Marzee International Graduate Show.
Through the HANDSHAKE programme, with Lisa Walker as a mentor, I hope to develop my practice, exploring new and different ways of thinking and making. As a New Zealander living in Melbourne, I’m also looking forward to being more involved in the New Zealand contemporary jewellery community.
Instagram: @aphra.cheesman
Aphra Cheesman‘s posts:
Connecting through CHAINreaction
Nelson Jewellery Week looked fantastic from a far! If only the trans-Tasman bubble had opened just a few weeks earlier. The CHAINreaction exhibition, in particular, was wonderful to be involved in - at least my work made it over when I couldn't! CHAINreaction...
How will an object sit on the body? How will a body sit on the object?
I’ve always loved chairs. Especially chairs like these... For a while now, I’ve been photographing chairs that I find on the street (if only I had the space to collect the objects themselves!). Used, worn and broken, these are objects that have lived their lives in...
Breakable Rules
Until 2020 I had never done a masterclass but in January and February I was lucky to participate in both the HS6 masterclass with Iris Eichenberg and a few weeks following a masterclass with David Bielander at RMIT in Melbourne. Iris Eichenberg discussed studio...
Reflections on ‘Stuff Theory’ by Maurizia Boscagli
I recently came across this book which helped to bring together some of the ideas I’ve been thinking and reading about. It’s also helped me to set some parameters on what I am making as The Everyday is very broad and I got to a point a few months ago where I felt I...
Aphra Cheesman‘s images:
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Keyboard, 2019, object/neckpiece, vitreous enamel on mild steel, brass, powder-coat paint, silk thread, click mechanisms. Dimensions approx. 290mm x 120mm x 13mm. Photographer Andrew Barcham.
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Plug and Socket, 2018, neckpiece, vitreous enamel on copper, mild steel, found electrical cable. Dimensions 40x40x60 length 700mm. Photo credit Andrew Barcham.
Untitled, 2019, brooches, mild steel, vitreous enamel, powder coated mild steel, click mechanisms, stainless steel. Dimensions variable. Photo credit Andrew Barcham.
