Participants (see their progress)
- Becky Bliss
- Nadene Carr
- Kirstin D'Agostino
- Lisa Higgins
- Nik Hanton
- Mandy Flood
- Caroline Thomas
- Aphra Cheesman
- Nina van Duijnhoven
- Mia Straka
- Raewyn Walsh
- Simon Swale
HS7 activities 
HANDSHAKE 7 activities
The HS7 activity programme aims to provoke creative development through experimentation, and endeavour.
The HS7 group started with a masterclass series over ZOOM with Estela Saez Vilanova from Barcelona. Estella's workshop sessions stretched till mid-June and pushed the HS7 artists with a variety of assignments.
The motivation of her masterclass is to search for inspiration, understand it, and when needed, apply it as a gathered experience to the working process of the artist. The HS7 artists revisited their usual making processes through a well-balanced comprehension of the conscious & unconscious phenomena, in an attempt to somehow merge the two.
After the intensive masterclass sessions of Estella Saez, each of the HS7 artists explored the discoveries and possible options for producing a new body of work for the MARZEE exhibition.
Next to the artistic development a series of feedback coach' sessions were planned for professional responses to the developing exhibition work of the HS7 artists.
The selection of international coaches picked by MARZEE were Iris Bodemer, Katharina Dettar, and Annelies Planteijdt. They gave multiple feedback during the second half of 2022 with their expertise and knowledge. Each of the feedback sessions was open to other HS7 artists with learning opportunities for all.
The overall overseer of the HS7 group is curator and writer Sarah McClintock from Masterton (NZ).
Sarah's role is to act as a surrogate for the audience; a kind of medium that connects the public and the artist. With her experience in writing and speaking about contemporary jewellery, Sarah provided insight and assistance that guided the HS7 artists in crafting the right words for their artist statements, alongside their making of the exhibition work.
HS7 blog posts
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
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 ...
Masterclass with Estela Saez
Our masterclass with Estela was engaging, thought provoking and fast paced. During our meetings, there was no time to over think things – sometimes we only had 30 seconds to make something so we no choice but to go with our first instincts. It was challenging (in a...
Zooming in
Handshake7 contemporary jewellery Masterclass with Estela Saez
Currently…
Estela Saez is a force of nature. Despite the limitations of Zoom she managed to herd the cats of Handshake 7 and facilitate some really good making [plus a large dollop of indifferent making by me which Estela rightly identified!]. I hugely enjoyed the input of my...
HandShake 7 activities
The HS7 activity programme aims to provoke creative development through experimentation, and endeavour.
The HS7 group started with a masterclass series over ZOOM with Estela Saez Vilanova from Barcelona. Estella's workshop sessions stretched till mid-June pushed the HS7 artists with variety of assignments.
The motivation of her masterclass is to search for inspiration, understand it, and when needed, is applied as a gathered experience to the working process of the artist. The HS7 artists revisited their usual making processes through a well-balanced comprehension of the conscious & unconscious phenomena, in an attempt to somehow merge the two.
After the intensive masterclass sessions of Estella Saez, each of the HS7 artists explore the discoveries and possible options of producing a new body of work for the MARZEE exhibition.
Next to the artistic development a series of feedback coach' sessions were planned for professional responses to the developing exhibition work of the HS7 artists.
The selection of international coaches picked by MARZEE were Iris Bodemer, Katharina Dettar, Annelies Planteijdt. They gave multiple feedback during the second half of 2022 with their expertise and knowledge. Each of the feedback sessions were open to watch to other HS7 artists with learning opportunities for all.
The overall overseer of the HS7 group is curator and writer Sarah McClintock from Masterton (NZ).
Sarah's role is to act as a surrogate for the audience; a kind of medium that connects the public and the artist. With her experience in writing and speaking about contemporary jewellery, Sarah provided insight and assistance that guided the HS7 artist in crafting the right words for their artist statements, alongside their making of the exhibition work.
Zooming in
Handshake7 contemporary jewellery Masterclass with Estela Saez
Currently…
Estela Saez is a force of nature. Despite the limitations of Zoom she managed to herd the cats of Handshake 7 and facilitate some really good making [plus a large dollop of indifferent making by me which Estela rightly identified!]. I hugely enjoyed the input of my...
SHAPE SHIFTER: HS6 Fundraiser
The HANDSHAKE6 group has been collaborating on a fundraising necklace project for a while, and they are excited to share the results! These necklaces are a collaboration between the group with each participant designing one of the 12 shapes. There are 4 different...
Aphra Cheesman winning the Prize for Design
HANDSHAKE 6 artist Aphra Cheesman won the TALENTE PRIZE - Prize for Design 2022 at TALENTE ('Preiss für Gestaltung'), Munich MORE
into the darkness… again….
Well we’re underway again with some more Handshake masterclass magic!. Estela Saez had us leaping into the dark and if not exactly leading us blindly into the night, then certainly coaxing us into new and (for meat least) quite unknown territory. Just as you’d expect...
The things you do !!! Thanks Estela Saez
I am a believer of what you put in equates to what comes out. So how did someone who works with enamel, concrete and silver end up with fabric and thread? She took a risk, got inspiration from Estela and had the time to explore. The opportunity to do this is due to...
Growth
I landed on the path that I wanted to take for the Handshake Masterclass (HS7) quite early in the process, thanks to the tasks that Estella set. While I had an initial vision of the direction I wanted to go in, having the fresh eyes of Estella and the team of...
Raewyn Walsh
Statement When it comes to making compost, I don’t get too hung up on the science of it. I try and include a mix of matter – brown, green etc – and I am happy to have a place to put the food scraps. It gets a bit of turning, then left to ‘cook’ and to compose. When...
Kristin D’Agostino
artist statement I value a sense of lightness, spontaneity and joy in my making. I have young children, advocate for the environment in local politics, support Te Reo Maori language revitalisation and run local projects to engage a wider public with contemporary...
JEWELLERY GLIMMER
HANDSHAKE 6 exhibition at WHIRINAKI WHARE TAONGA, Upper Hutt, Wellington, NZ Saturday 21 May - Sunday 24 July, 2022 'Jewellery Glimmer' is how jewellery is in conversation with many of their surroundings. The art works in this exhibition are made from...
SPOTLIGHT on New Zealand
Find ‘Spotlight on New Zealand’ at booth number 82 during Amsterdam KunstRAI 13 – 18 April 2022 Vanessa Arthur, Moniek Schrijer, and Caroline Thomas are showcasing their artistic visions on the international art fair AMSTERDAM KUNSTRAI. Galerie Door will be setting up...
“Do not Cross the Line”, video from HSDCTC-colab
Contained/Uncontained, working across borders, HSDCTC-colab
Containment/Uncontained, working across borders: HSDCTC-colab Pah Homestead 17 February – 3 AprilFirst Floor GalleriesOpening Night: Wednesday 16 February, 6 – 8pm HSDCTC colab collaboration unpacks at Pah Homestead the issues that were experienced during the current...
HANDSHAKE 7 is live
HANDSHAKE 7 is a selection of artists from former HandShake projects. The artists are: Becky Bliss Nadene Carr Kristin D'Agostino Lisa Higgins Nik Hanton Mandy Flood Caroline Thomas Aphra Cheesman Nina van Duijnhoven Mia Straka Raewyn Walsh Simon Swale The 2022...
JEWELLERY from AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
'Sieraden van Aotearoa Nieuw-Zeeland' exhibition at Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen (NL), curated by Marie-José van Hout 7 November 2021 - 17 January 2022 Fran Allison - Vanessa Arthur - Becky Bliss - Octavia Cook - Mary Curtis - Nina van Duijnhoven - Warwick Freeman -...