SIM LÜTTIN

The holes in the bitumen in the New York city streets would take you down into the depths of the city's underground labyrinth of tunnels, sewers and pipes. The covers of these peopleholes are stunning forms in and of themselves. They vary from cover to cover and reflect the forge that created them and, more commonly now, the utility service they access. Here is my interpretation: from cast iron for the street to handcrafted silver on the body. #NewYorkCity #inspiration #cont

Visiting The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) was such a good experience. Situated diagonally to Central Park and Trump Towers(!), MAD explores making across all fields of contemporary creative practice. Its main focus is on the ways in which "artists and designers transform the world around us, through processes ranging from the artisanal to the digital. MAD’s exhibition program is dedicated to creativity and craftsmanship, and demonstrates the limitless potential of material

Visiting the New York 2019 Outsider Art FAir

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Kirrily Hammond and I presented two new collections of work for Keepsake at Bundoora Homestead Arts Centre in August to October 2017. By all accounts, the show was very well received with great attendance at the gallery and positive feedback--this may have had something to do with the fact that there were eight other shows on at the Homestead at the time of our show. However, this did mean the audiences that saw our show was diverse and went beyond the typical contemporary je

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

Momentarily Here is a year-long photography & art jewellery project. I will present a selection of work from my current investigation Momentarily Here in a two person show with painter Kirrily Hammond titled 'Keepsake'. The exhibition will be featured as part of the Radiant Pavilion exhibition program in August in Melbourne. Keepsake plots a unique course across time—small traces captured on an iPhone between night and day, home and work, travelling from one place to another.

It's taken a little while to settle in to our new home and for me to unpack my studio and finish set ting it up, after thinking I'd be all good and ready to go in January. While it's been a slow start in terms of making, there are a lot of projects on the go including a new piece a day project, so stay tuned for more details and progress images in the near future. #simluttin #studio #contemporaryjewellery #craft

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

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

I have donated an arwork to Arts Project Australia's upcoming 40th Anniversary Fundraising Art Auction at Leonard Joel in South Yarra. All proceeds from the event will go towards ensuring that every artist practising in the Arts Project Australia studio has access to professional grade materials, exceptional artistic guidance, premium exhibition and promotional opportunities in our gallery, as well as national and international galleries. Arts Project Australia's success is d

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

AFTERNOON SUN The sun is slowly sliding down the window pane: and I sit inside. 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

GOING AWAY Travels planned heading away for some time and I hope she finds her way. 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

HEADING HOME FRAPPÉ IN HAND Heading home from the shops on Friday night - things can only get better. 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

RAINY NIGHT Stormy weather as the rain comes in and the chill envelopes us all. 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

AFTER WORK Work, walk, sit and relax: Another day passes with tired eyes, arms aching. 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 auth

DINNER It is cold outside, dinner simmers and the cat cries: I walk in late. 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

BIRTHDAY DRINKS The night air, dogs, cats a glass of bubbly, friends and a birthday to toast. 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 creatio

BLACKBURN POND The trees, ground and air are somehow different here: in the burbs, out there. 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