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 I dig it through the garden I hope that it will help things grow.

 

About Raewyn

Raewyn Walsh is a jeweller who lives and works in Auckland. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally, and is part of the collections at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the Dowse Art Museum, among others. Raewyn graduated from Unitec with a Bachelor of Design (first class honours) in 2010 and was the 2011 winner of the Objective Art Awards.

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Peter Deckers Maker, Curator, Editor, Educator, Founder of the HandShake Project MTS (Vakschool Schoonhoven), MFA (Hons) (Elam), DipTeach Peter studied art and jewellery making in both the Netherlands and New Zealand. He is active in his own art practice, making collections for national and international exhibitions, as well as in the wider jewellery art community instigating opportunities. His philosophy in arts education is that each individual (student) is unique, therefore has the potential for artistic expression. His passion for jewellery and the arts transfigures lessons into experiences. Peter is both a contemporary artist and a craftsperson. Ideas that make distinctive connections with jewellery are the inspiration for his practice, which is highlighted through a series of engaging artworks. He exhibits with galleries throughout New Zealand and the world. His work, philosophy and ideas have been discussed in several publications. Next to being a tutor and maker, Peter has been an instigator as jewellery curator, writer, and artistic director of the HANDSHAKE PROJECT, a 2-year exhibition and mentor project for emerging jewellery artists, funded by Creative New Zealand.