Featured Blog Posts – August 2011 Archive (12)

  Sustainability in Craft and Design, Volume 3,…

Tim McCreight is an internationally renowned author, educator and master goldsmith.

Tim will be teaching two classes in Queensland in September. Tim's class at QCA is well and truely full, but I understand there are still some spots available in this class:

METAL CLAY and MIXED METALS: Ipswich Saturday and Sunday 24^th & 25^th September…

After much consideration we have decided to postpone the 2012 JMGA Conference.

We had previously indicated we would hold it in 2012, as is expected of a biennial conference.  This is not a decision we have taken lightly.  We apologise for being a little slow in responding to requests for information, but we were hesitant to publish information until we had made some crucial decisions. 

Most of you will be aware that Queensland has had its fair share of…

Dead And Buried is a new studio/shop opening in the Nicholas Building in Melbourne.

A high-end shoe maker and a jewellery desinger are looking for two more crafts-people to share the workshop with.

We have build a machine room, handmade jewellers' benches and you will have the chance to stock the luxury accessories shop Dead And Buried.

100sqm with only 4 people means we are not looking to jam people in to make rent cheap.

This is an…

I would love to win this prize as I have never had any formal millinery training. I have entered my peacock feather hat for this competition . I am a jeweller originally with an underlying passion for costume with a major need to recycle or use all to had to make something beautiful from, to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. The feathers were found when I was a child at The…

This course is aimed at makers with existing experience, and is also suitable for those who have completed the beginners and intermediate course. Students will learn how to make more complicated rings and settings, especially useful when undertaking commission work.…

Here at electrobloom we’ve had a long standing interest in‘Manufacture on Demand’ the idea that something is made especially for you once ordered. The benefits are enormous;

• No wasteful over production.
• Local production centres, lower carbon…

Saturday 13th August, 4pm - Artist Jessica Winchcombe will be discussing work in the HandShake exhibition, and the background to this innovative project.

The nature of this project departs from more common exhibition formats, which focus on a theme or the…

You’re invited to come along to Griffith University's Open Day on Sunday 14 August from 9am to 2pm at our  South Bank campus.

You can explore the campus and find out about the degree and post graduate programs. It is a great opportunity to take a look at our studios and talk to the students and staff.

Open Day - Sunday 14 August 2011

This year, the JMGA-NSW Takeaway exhibition will be held during the week before Christmas at The Depot Gallery within the premier Arts complex at 2 Danks St Waterloo. The space has been kindly sponsored by Studio 20/17 and JMGA-NSW is looking for a volunteer project co-ordinater to help organise the exhibition. Please note, that this opportunity is available to JMGA-NSW members only.

 This is a fabulous space and wonderful opportunity for someone interested in enhancing their…

9th July - 21st August 2011



An innovative collaboration between 12 recent New Zealand jewellery graduates and the heroes that inspire them.

Image - Nadene Carr



Studio 20/17 invites you to visit our new…

This coming Sunday the 7th of August sees a Part B double shot; we're off to see Man Style, an exhibition in two parts, taking place at at the NGV Australia and NGV International.

We'll be starting at 2pm…