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![The garden of earthly delights](https://handshakeproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/jewellery-is-for-everybody-1080x675.jpg)
The garden of earthly delights
The final part of the Handshake 7 programme saw 3 artists from Galerie Marzee look over our work, over zoom, and offer a critical response. From the private spaces of our homes and studio spaces, we shared processes, concepts, and contexts and received generous, if...
![Gallery Marzee presents: HandShake 7](https://handshakeproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PLAY-TIME-1080x675.jpg)
Gallery Marzee presents: HandShake 7
HandShake 7 12 NZ jewellery artists 04-Dec-2022 till 11-02-2023 HS7 final exhibition is at galerie Marzee (curator Marie-José van Hout), Nijmegen, the Netherlands, opening ceremony Su 4 December 2022. HS7 artist, Mia Straka, represents the HS7 artists and HS...
![Estela Saez masterclass](https://handshakeproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0281-1080x675.jpg)
Estela Saez masterclass
Being able to relax and enjoy workshops has become a lot easier since I have been in the Handshake programs. Before my very first masterclasses with Iris Eichenberg in February 2020, I hardly slept and was very stressed. Not knowing what to expect, and not...
![and zooming out](https://handshakeproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Raewyn-1080x675.jpg)
and zooming out
I too, attended the masterclass led by Estela Saez. It got me thinking about the sun and the moon and led me here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0&t=35s The Powers of Ten ...
![To wash or not to wash?](https://handshakeproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_8498-1080x675.jpeg)
To wash or not to wash?
It might seem like a weird question to consider but something that I puzzle over is whether or not to clean the materials (at the moment found rubbish objects and things) that I am currently working with. For some people this is probably not a question that they...
![Starting Again – Almost](https://handshakeproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lisa-Blog-6-3-1080x675.jpg)
Starting Again – Almost
Suddenly it is almost June! I have had three sessions now with my mentor, Manon van Kouswijk. She has been insightful and generous. Suggesting exercises to help loosen up my practice and allow space for the unexpected. After our last meeting, she pointed out that my...
![Balancing Act](https://handshakeproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1769_edit2_feat-1080x675.jpg)
Balancing Act
Since the beginning of the year I have placed metal aside, for the moment, to explore other materials I have come across in my explorations. On my walks I have been collecting timber, driftwood, stones and shells. I began by focusing on timbers. I have worked with...
![A Small But Mighty Tool](https://handshakeproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1378-1080x675.jpg)
A Small But Mighty Tool
Our current group of online workshops with Estela Saez, are geared towards figuring out new ways to show our work via film. As someone who grew up pre-internet and mobile phone, I'm still wowed by how much our phones and laptops can achieve....