by admin | Aug 27, 2023 | Handshake8, Louise Hill
As our online classes with Estela Saez have come to a close I took a moment to reflect. I hadn’t known what to expect from the masterclasses. The first class was also the first meeting as a handshake group and I was nervous/excited to meet my peers. Our...
by Tui Diprose | Apr 27, 2023 | Handshake8, Tūī Diprose
Creativity is a river. Creativity is a fire. https://handshakeproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230417_160550.mp4 In the recent PUSH PULL workshop with Renee Bevan I found myself contemplating rivers as jewellery: I am imagining giant snake-like rivers...
by admin | Apr 5, 2023 | Handshake8, Louise Hill
It’s the word I have been given to guide me through my latest handshake tasks. Whilst I’d prefer a kinder word, something more inspiring, it’s been an accurate synopsis of my progress. The task is to take an alternative material, for me, tire inner tubes, and explore...
by Rachael Chapman | Mar 20, 2023 | Handshake8, Rachel Chapman
I like to think of this as playtime instead of homework. After a fairly prescriptive 3 years on a Degree course, the wide purview of this brief was really enjoyable. It felt like an opportunity to play and have fun with metal again. I won’t go in to the brief...
by Tui Diprose | Mar 10, 2023 | Handshake8, Tūī Diprose
A red serpent lays coiled upon dry, red earth Old skins shed, grief no longer lingers It sleeps and dreams of new life, deeper tones Midnight black, a glittering starlit river weaves Receive the low, undulating hum of the land. Reverence for slow rhythms...
