Happy Festivities!

Wishing you all a festive, relaxing and joyous holiday season.

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Pieces of Eight Gallery

Have you been into the brand spanking new Pieces of Eight gallery yet?

We're into our 3rd week of being open, situated in the rapidly developing Russell Pl, Melbourne, (btw Lt. Collins and Burke St). I say 'we' as i am currently both stocked and working in the gallery a couple of days a week.

Gallery owner and director Melanie Katsalidis has fulfilled her vision of taking Pieces of Eight to the city and has done so with no holds barred. A jeweller herself, Melanie has an amazing eye for design as well as a heart for the whimsical and poetic, which in combination, brings to the CBD a contemporary jewellery gallery with an incredibly diverse, inspirational and fresh collection of work from Australia and afar.

Its a very exciting new addition to Melbourne's CBD contemporary jewellery community, though it's by no means new in the greater sense as it is now in it's 5th year of operation since opening it's doors in North Fitzroy. The original gallery is now closed to the public but still operates as a jewellery studio for 6 contemporary jewellers.

With a newly updated website, you can take a look at the current stable of makers, over 50 of them, as well as read up a little on the gallery and it's philosophy

http://www.piecesofeight.com.au

But most importantly, come by and visit us!

Check out the article in Melbourne's BROADSHEET for more info and images.

URBIS Magazine Issue #59

OOH!

Double page spread!

Issue out now.

This was a rather unexpected and pleasant surprise. I did the interview for URBIS a couple of months ago after winning Realise Your Dream and then promptly forgot about it. Only when i recently received an email from a shop in NZ interested in stocking my work after they'd ready this article did i realise that the interview must have been published. It took a little while for the mag to land on our shores, but today, after a last minute ditch at Christmas shopping, i popped into our local news agency, and there it was! YAY!

Bit of recent press...

JuJu Collection at Alice Euphemia

Earrings at E.g.etal

Threethousand.com.au did a great write up on a new little collection i did for Alice Euphemia, you can read it here:

http://www.threethousand.com.au/goods/juju-by-natalia-milosz-piekarska/

You can also find a mention of this collection on the Alice Euphemia site here:

http://www.aliceeuphemia.com/news/?p=2807

E.g.etal has put some new pics up on their website from my recent drop offs to them for Christmas. Check them out here:

http://www.egetal.com.au/collections/earrings/193-earrings-9.html

OPEN STUDIO day.

Karla and myself are holding a special one day open studio on the 10th of December.

We will be open from 11am - 8pm, serving light summer refreshments and showcasing a collection of our works.

Pieces will be available for sale directly from us on this one day, so swing on by, say hi and peruse the work.

All our pieces are either one-off or limited series, so you're bound to find that something special for yourself or someone you treasure.

OPEN STUDIO

10th Dec 2010. 11am - 8pm.

Studio 9, level 5, Nicholas Building.

Crn Swanston street & Flinders lane, Melbourne.

Beastly Buddies

A private commission and an exhibition piece evolved together over the last few weeks. They really do look like great friends.

Some of the materials used are timber, resin, glass beads, coral and paint.