CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY NETWORK

October 2010 Blog Posts (7)

About teaching and copycats

People regularly ask me if I am not creating my own competition by teaching. Let me explain why I started my workshops:

I started my studies with a 2 year course of classical jewelry techniques and after that I studied jewelry design for 4 years at the Academy. Even during those studies I still wasn't satisfied. I had a huge and very broad interest in different materials and techniques: how to use and manipulate natural materials, the newest techniques such as…

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Added by Lotte De Mey on October 31, 2010 at 6:19pm — 2 Comments

'Wrapped' Annual Christmas showcase - Studio 20/17

Mel Miller - Storyteller Brooch

Studio 20/17 in Sydney’s Waterloo is once again hosting its Annual Christmas Showcase of contemporary jewellery.This year, over 30 artists will be exhibiting truly unique and memorable work in this 'take away' style exhibition.

Artists include:-

Linda Blair, Jasmine Matus, Mary Odorcic, Shu-Lin Wu, Jane Pollard, Lina Peterson (UK) , Alida Capelletta, Szilvia Gyorgy, Emma… Continue

Added by Studio 20/17 on October 29, 2010 at 2:16pm — No Comments

Saturday, Saturday... Sat-ur-day

Part B: a haiku

this saturday we

meet to discuss jewellery

at R.M.I.T.

(nobody says haiku's can't rhyme...)

The Part B meet this Saturday, the 30th of October, is at RMIT First Site Gallery from 2pm.…

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Added by Melissa Cameron on October 25, 2010 at 9:20am — No Comments

brunswick st gallery smallworks 2010, $10,000

recieved an email regarding an art prize for small works, an aquisitive art prize for small mediums, perfect for contemporary jewellers!

here is the link, lots of details-

http://www.bsgart.com.au/sw2010details.html

cheers, nina.

Added by nina t baker on October 14, 2010 at 7:21am — No Comments

Exhibition opening at Studio 20/17 - ‘Artefacts’ - Rhonda Dwyer & Penelope Snars

Rhonda Dwyer 2010

Scratching through the layers of rubble and soil, a tiny reflection caught their eyes. A shimmer in the earth-they had found something, and it was precious.

Sydney contemporary jewellery artists, Rhonda Dwyer and Penny Snars met at university while studying Visual Arts at Sydney College of the Arts. With this body of work, they have harnessed their passions of metal to create a series of tiny… Continue

Added by Studio 20/17 on October 14, 2010 at 3:30am — No Comments