Friday, June 22, 2012

Ditto | A Jewellery Exhibition

Ditto | A Jewellery Exhibition is an exhibition that was held at the Fringe Arts.  Curated by my awesome and lovely and stunning (the list goes on btw...) friend Chantal Louw.

Chantal says, “At times, without knowledge of each other, artists and designers work in remarkably similar ways. It could be the colours, the shapes or even the emotive aspect of the work that creates this link.”

 The Brief: "Eight jewellery designers were asked to create works linked to the art world either being inspired by a particular artist’s style or by collaborating with an artist."

 Participating were:

Caryn Fourie from A Bird Named Frank and Peter Mikael Campbell | Eon Hoon Jewellery Design and Black Heart Gang | Gillian Fuller and Colin Payne | Emma Atkinson from Milame Design and Lindi Sales | Metaxia Sterianos from Metaxia and Rebecca Jones | Megan McFall from Starbright Girl and Carla da Cruz | Marietjie Beeselaar from Skermunkil and Marli Lyon | Anna Raimondo from Smith Jewellery and Andrew Putter

 So without further ado... here's my piece I made, inspired by the Black Heart Gang.


 

A bit pressed...

May and June were a bit hectic on this side...
so sorry for being so quiet...

But as you can see there was a lot of press with the 

Ditto | A Jewellery Exhibition


   and then there was the Crush! Online project....

 Ditto was curated by the awesome Chantal Louw from The Fringe Arts. 

I'll post about it separately :))

and also Chantal organised the awesome (yes, awesome!) Crush! project, where we each made a piece inspired from fruit or veggies.  Sommer net so for the fun of it.

I worked with figs... soooo sticky!


I really love doing projects like this!!!

Thursday, May 31, 2012

a cousins interview

A friend of mine's cousin asked me a few questions for an art project.
Thought it would be interesting to post the questions.

What is your favourite term of abuse or your favourite expletive?

Fuck.  Usually because of a design.

Do you have a creative or business muse?

I’m a big fan of my fellow contemporary jewellers.  We kind of encourage each other.

Are there things you would have done differently?

Many, but then I’d have to kill you.

Who in the world would you most like to have a drink with?

Jane Alexander

What advice would you give to emerging designers?

Always have a plan B, with every design and job.

What's your favourite gadget?

My iPad and the drawing application I recently downloaded.

What's one thing that you haven't done that you would still really like to do?

Just travel for a while. Go somewhere I’ve never been.

What’s the first thing you think of when we say insanity?

My dear friend, Lauren.  That girl entertains me…

What are you passionate about?

Jewellery!  My friends and family are very important to me. As are the headaches they give me.

Do you still have a love for design?

It’s going to take a lot to kill mine.

What are you doing currently?

Designing an entire new range for summer.  Working on one or two little things for friends and family.

What do you do with failed projects?

Make a feature from a fuckup.  Put it to the side.  In a while, relook at it, redesign and rethink and maybe cannibalise some of the ideas for other designs.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Eco friendly pickle



I've been experimenting a little bit to find a cheaper and safer cleaning solution for jewellery making.
Lo an behold, I have.
Researching a bit, some experiments and a few chats.
Here's the solution: vinegar and salt.
So my fellow jewellers, make a batch like so:
2 parts vinegars to 1 part salt.
so 100 ml vinegar and 50ml salt
Mix the salt into the vinegar, it'll become cloudy and pour it into your pickle pot.
Heat it up and voila!
Just be warned you will be craving fish and chips the whole time!!!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Hippo Brooch


In total boredom this weekend, I was watching a certain television series.
One of the main characters had a cute little hippo brooch on.
And yes, I made one too, just because it looked so cute.
The shield is made in brass and the head a toy I cut to pieces.
I've had such a good response about it though...
My next one is going to be a pink flamingo....

Monday, April 16, 2012

Have a look at Meekel

Boys and girls, I would like to introduce you to:

My latest stockist




Lovely isn't it?
Go have a look!!

Wednesday, April 11, 2012