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:
Let’s take a walk
“On our walk we encounter a few peculiar, rather incongruous objects, sometimes very much alone while others are in groups and radiate vigour and strength without ever being obtrusive. These are small things that speak to you and although you do not always know their...
An exhibition in my living room
I’ve been lucky to have had plenty of time at the workshop this year. Investigating everyday objects and materials, I have kept the parameters in which I am working broad, allowing my environment and the things within it to direct me. Walking, noticing, collecting…...
Familiar Things
Through my practice, I try to cultivate an attentiveness to the world around me. I think of making as a way of connecting to the world of people and things. Recently, I came across an essay by documentary photographer Dorothea Lange, which discusses how ‘the...
Isolation: direction, motivation, imperfection
I had my second catch up via skype with Lisa a few weeks ago. Unfortunately plans to meet in Wellington at the end of March had to be put on hold for obvious COVID-19 related reasons. I was disappointed not to be able to meet in person but we had a great chat and 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.
