Showing posts with label necklace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label necklace. Show all posts

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Special Commission Story.


Late last year at our Open Studio event, a lovely couple approached me to ask if i could be commissioned to make a special wedding necklace based on some of my designs on show.
Always ready and excited to take on a new project and challenge, i made a time to meet up with the lovely bride to be, Lauryn, to have a chat about what she might like to have made.

The brief was to create a necklace that combined a collage of handmade beads made from a variety of materials such as resin, ceramic and timber, all within a pallet of off whites, neutrals and dusty pinks, but still using the shapes and textures that she loved in my more colourful pieces. There was also the request to add a little shock of colour and preciousness with the addition of a piece of rough turquoise and a handmade silver bead or two.

While taking into consideration the neckline of the wedding dress, the desired pallet, and the variety of materials, Lauryn was more than happy to let me run free with the brief allowed me to play with a range of ideas and compositions, consulting via email and a few studio meetings to come up with a final design that was at once delicate, subtle, unique, whimsical and mysterious.

During the consultation and design process, i had the chance to chat with Lauryn about her wedding plans and future plans. It's always so lovely to hear people's stories and be a part of such a special occasion.

A few days ago i received a lovely email from Lauryn letting me know that the wedding was a success and that the necklace was a hit.

It's lovely to get such positive and happy feedback, and i thank Lauryn for letting me share this story and the beautiful pic she sent me from their special day.

I wish Lauryn and her new hubby all the best for all their future plans!!!

xx

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Festive spirit.

Having a bit of fun in the studio getting pieces out to my various galleries in time for Christmas...




Monday, 23 April 2012

Carnival Collection delivered to E.g.etal today!

Some new pieces dropped off at E.g.etal today.
Colourful playful silver and paint jewels inspired by recent doodles of mine.
I've called them the Carnival Collection as they remind me a bit of festive bunting and party decorations from times gone by.
A bit of joy as the Melbourne winter grey sets in.








Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Tuesday, 23 November 2010

New E.g.etal work delivered.



































































Here's a taste from the new batch of work i delivered late last week. More to come in time for Christmas.
Excuse the lousy pics. I've temporarily lost the knack of photo taking. The earrings above are actually quite fluorescent. The two pics bellow are a front and back to a large pendant.

Little Beastie Charm























A great little commission from a fellow Realise Your Dream winner.

Monday, 26 July 2010

Frond Pendants.






















A little something something i'm working on. These should be out and about in the next few weeks. + Keep a look out for info to come on this year's annual Nicholas Building Studio Open Days. This range of pendants and their friends may well be making an appearance. Save the dates 19 + 20th of August, i'm pretty sure thats when we'll be opening our doors... i'll keep you posted.

Saturday, 3 July 2010

Upcoming Craft Vic show and new E.g.etal pieces.
































































The first two images are to give a heads up and little update on my work slowly coming together for a very exciting show happening in September at Craft Victoria. Karla and i will be presenting a body of work in the main gallery exploring themes of talismanic and lucky charms titled Bad Beasts Do Not Harm Me. Each of us are approaching the topic individually, tapping into our own research into myth, ceremony, superstition and ritual, exploring the potent and transformative capabilities of materials and belief.
The last image is of some new work being developed for e.g.etal. This blue set titled Lagoon has been dropped off already, with more colours on the way.

Monday, 15 February 2010

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Penthouse Mouse is on again this year and i'm currently working on getting pieces ready to contribute for what is Melbourne's annual pop up shop for arts fashion and design. More info to be posted soon, in the mean time, here is a peek at a couple of pendants ready to go.

Monday, 1 February 2010

Where Sea Meets Land - coming soon to GAFFA - Sydney









































































Here's a couple of pics of some of the pieces i sent up to GAFFA in Sydney today. I call this mini range "Where Sea Meets Land" which comprises mostly of oxidised sterling silver, with some added elements such as stone chips, a few pieces of turquoise, coral, shell, blood jasper, a bit of paint, some epoxy putty, and a little Australian Sapphire thrown in for a dash of sparkle. How's that for a motley concoction!

Monday, 16 November 2009

Working, working, working...

















































































Working, working, working.
Busily making new work for my stockists, as well as for the
No Vacancy Christmas artist market that
myself and Karla will be a part of.
For more info on that visit:
More details to come soon.

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

New stockist, new work.


































I was recently invited to stock my work at Kick Arts Contemporary Arts retail space, Cairns, QLD. Word is my parcel of goodies has safely arrived and will be out on display by next week. Here's a taster of what Kick Arts has received.

Monday, 20 July 2009

my recent work look books


Start of a new range...










































































































'Witches Brew'
Pendants.
* Twig and Bone.
* Seeds.
* Pods.
* Fly in Ointment.
* Grains.
Ingredients for all manner of spells.
materials include, oxidised sterling silver, cow bone, glass seed beads.

Wednesday, 3 June 2009