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Jul 26, 2017
1 min

SNEAK PEEK: MOMENTS

Here is a sample of what's to come. Kirrily and I will install our show at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre on Tuesday 8 August, and our work will be open to the public from 9 August 2017. The opening, to be held Saturday 26 August from 2-4pm, is delayed to coincide with Radiant Pavilion in late August-September. More information to come! Souvenir Series #3 (framed), 2017, digital print on archival paper, foam core, wood, 123 x 67 x 15 mm. Courtesy of the artist and Pieces of Ei

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Aug 10, 2015
2 min

You're invited to the opening of 'IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN'

Please join me at the opening of my solo exhibition IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN Wednesday 2 September 2015 from 6-9pm at 447 High Street Northcote. The exhibition runs 1-6 September from 12-6pm daily and is part of the Craft Cubed Festival and Radiant Pavilion in Melbourne. This event has disability asscess and is free and open to the public. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a contemporary multi-disciplinary project and is my latest solo exhibition, which expl

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May 21, 2015
3 min

Klimt02 Interview

I was recently interviewd by Klimt02 about my practice and current exhibition "It's Always Darkest Just Before Dawn". You can read the full interview on Klimt02, but here is a little exerpt of the interview, authored by Sabela Correa: Your work is deliberated monochrome. We saw some of your early Works in which you included some color with plastic plants… far away than limiting you, this election it’s almost your sing of identity. Could you explain us how you came to this poi

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Jan 31, 2015
1 min

DAY 215: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

DESERTED It's grey here in the deserted streets as I leave and race home for now. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authent

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Jan 25, 2015
1 min

DAY 209: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

DRIVING HOME The night is dark and damp, and we're cozy inside - we head home silent. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authe

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Jan 24, 2015
1 min

DAY 208: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

ROOFTOP Overlooking the city limits, or trying to cut though the noise. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic represent

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Jan 23, 2015
1 min

DAY 207: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

VISITORS A visitor from a familiar place - the not so distant past. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representatio

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Sep 27, 2014
2 min

A FINE POSSESSION

I visited The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney over the weekend to see A Fine Possession – Jewellery & Identity; it was a spectacular and dramatic exhibition of jewellery from antiquity to present contemporary collections. It was thrilling to see a piece of mine placed amongst many contemporaries I admire, and it was equally profound to see it within a lineage of jewellery from a range of makers, cultures, and periods in time. Being a craftsperson in a contemporary art context can

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Sep 23, 2014
1 min

DAY 85: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

HOUSE CAT Slinking in from the laundry, chatting to himself as he comes looking. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic

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Sep 21, 2014
1 min

DAY 84: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

LEAVING WORK 6.32PM Here again, at night just as the sun is dropping down behind the trees. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of

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Sep 21, 2014
1 min

DAY 83: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

SUNDAY Just like any day - like any other weekend the washing is out. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representat

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Sep 19, 2014
1 min

DAY 82: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

MR WOW Dinner and out with someone dear from my past as we hang out and talk. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic rep

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Sep 18, 2014
1 min

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

A piece of mine from a private collection in SA is included in the upcoming exhibition 'A Fine Possession – Jewellery & Identity' at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. The exhibition will document and showcase different eras in the development of highly decorative stylish creative jewellery, including supreme “… objects of intimate beauty that enchant, surprise and stimulate the imagination” said curator Eva Czernis-Ryl. The display has been formulated around the some seven hun

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Sep 18, 2014
1 min

DAY 81: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

FRIDAY NIGHT Visiting a friend while there is so much waiting to be completed. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic re

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Sep 17, 2014
1 min

DAY 80: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

COMING HOME Long, long days as work races along - assisting artists to connect. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic r

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Sep 17, 2014
1 min

DAY 79. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

PENNY'S HOME A menagerie in the living room where all live in harmony. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic representa

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Sep 15, 2014
1 min

DAY 78. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

LOVE K-MOO Cat waites then welcomes company after I get home - away all day. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic repr

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Sep 14, 2014
1 min

DAY 77: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

BIRDS Sun dipping down as the birds fill the trees, prying apart seeds for food. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authenti

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Sep 14, 2014
1 min

DAY 76: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

GARDEN With the sun comes new growth, love and frolicking high up in the tree tops. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of aut

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Sep 12, 2014
1 min

DAY 75: IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST...

CAT Sleeping, dreaming and chasing birds into the trees: it is what they do. IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN is a year long time-based digital & art jewellery project that runs 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015. The project is a contemporary multi-disciplinary enquiry that explores the significance of handmade objects at a time when people are engrossed in digital culture and mass-produced products. IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST JUST BEFORE DAWN will pursue the creation of authentic

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