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Country: Ireland

City: Cork City

I am a contemporary jeweller...: Maker, Designer

Website/Blog Address: http://www.gurgel-segrillo.com/index.html

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About: I work primarily with fine silver, which is softer, warranting the weaving techniques evolved throughout 25 years of jewellery-making. No weave is the same- this overtly hand-made characteristic never ceases to attract me.

The interlaced silver and gold ribbon hint of the social fabric of Rio de Janeiro State, where I grew up. A place where strands of wealth and poverty, ethics and violence, culture and corruption are constantly intertwining, intuitively rendering a work aesthetic which is rootsy but urban, classy but understated.

The weaving process itself feels very much like a search, intrinsically born of the state I am. A good state would be one through which I allow the weaving to flow and grow 'inevitably'... Into a piece that will never be repeated, as it reflects that specific moment, each moment manifesting itself, cherished in its uniqueness, revealing itself to my wonder of the here and now.

Not that there is little effort involved: my hands are 'like contortionists dancing', someone with a poet's heart told me once, while witnessing my pursuit of a tactile, contemporary and ultimately wearable piece.

Design - Craft - Art : I try to blur their boundaries... good thought and good design that should go into the piece, the hand-crafted aspect and the skill which it requires as well as my artistic expression- all three are as important to me.

All work is hand-made in my workshop in Cork City.

2004 MA Design Studies, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK.

I am a member of CRAFTed: Crafts Council of Ireland's Education Panel which aims for the development and delivery of training programmes relating to the Visual Arts curriculum at primary level.

Project Manager at Art in the Park, The Lord Mayor's Pavilion, Fitzgerald Park, Cork City. In this beautiful Arts and Crafts style building I will create art inspired by the park, as well as, under the guidance of researcher in Cultural Anthropology, Marcelo Archanjo, invite other Cork City artists for collaborations/exhibitions and offer courses/workshops and arts facilitation sessions. http://artinthepark-cork.blogspot.ie/

I am thankful for the assistance of the Cork City Enterprise Board Ltd.

Outlets: Cecilia Colman Gallery
67 St John's Wood High Street, London NW 8 7NL, UK. tel: 02077 220 686
http://www.ceciliacolmangallery.com/pages/artist.asp?ArtistID=4&...

Designworks Studio
Cornmarket Street, Cork City tel: +353 (0)21 4279420
http://www.designworksstudio.ie/artists&designers/patricia-gurg...

Buckenham Galleries
81 High Street, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6DS, UK. tel: 01502 725 418
http://www.buckenhamgalleries.co.uk/artists/jewellers/Patricia-Gutg...

Gallery Meno Niša
J.Basanaviciaus str. 1/13, LT-01118 Vilnius, Lithuania tel: +370 (5) 231 38 11
http://www.menonisa.lt/en/

The Smokehouse Gallery
St Ellas Place, Eyemouth TD14 5HP, UK. tel: 01890 752 116
http://www.smokehousegallery.co.uk/art-crafts-gallery/Patricia_Gurg...

The Biscuit Factory
Stoddart Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1AN, UK. tel: 01912 611 103
http://www.thebiscuitfactory.com/

Mažoji Galerija
Latviu 19A, Vilnius, Lithuania tel: +370 69841160
www.smallgallery.net

The Leitrim Design House
The Dock Arts Centre, St. George's Terrace Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim, Ireland. tel: +353 71 965 0550
http://intoleitrim.com/ldh/index/

Project51
51 South William Street, Dublin tel: +353 (0)1679 5551
info@project51.ie
http://www.project51.ie/

Contact Details: p@gurgel-segrillo.com

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At 12:03pm on December 17, 2012, Kimberley Ebbeck said…: We did visit the Niterói, and it had a few jewellery and object related pieces which was fantastic. Rio is an amazing city, and I can see why you could get homesick!!

Ended up travelling to a town called Rari (6 hours south of Santiago) Where the Crin horse weaving originates, received a demonstration and chatted with a couple of lovely ladies in the village which did this craft.

Thanks so much for all your tips!

At 8:00pm on November 20, 2012, Kimberley Ebbeck said…: I love your work too. Amazing woven metals :) I am still on the South American adventure. Just got to Brazil, Rio. Is there any contemporary jewellery galleries you can recommend a trip to?

At 7:44am on September 11, 2012, Phill Mason said…: Hi P., After a year of not logging into K&C, I've finally caught up with you. I'm trying to be a little more conscientious now, regarding posting, and have put a couple of images up recently. Thanks for the friendship, Cheers, Phill.

At 10:48pm on August 28, 2012, Niamh Spain said…: Thanks Patricia, I've been an admirer of your work for some time now. I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you last week at the forum, I was on holiday. Next time!

At 12:35am on February 26, 2012, P Gurgel Segrillo said…: I am delighted and honored to be a member of CRAFTed: Crafts Council of Ireland’s Education Panel which aims for the development and delivery of training programmes relating to the Visual Arts curriculum at primary level.
http://www.learncraftdesign.com/learn/crafted

At 6:53pm on February 24, 2012, P Gurgel Segrillo said…: My website: contemporary jewellery, tradigital art and figurative drawings

www.gurgel-segrillo.com

if you drop by, do let me know what you think :o)

At 3:16am on February 24, 2012, P Gurgel Segrillo said…: Happy to see my 'skin series' of contemporary jewellery featured in the wonderful Rise Creatives: 8-links bracelet and square cufflinks, both sterling silver, Hallmarked.

http://risecreatives.net/blog/

At 6:31pm on January 25, 2012, P Gurgel Segrillo said…: Hello all you Kit and Caboodlers :-) if you use twitter follow me and I'll follow you:

@GurgelSegrillo

cheers!