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Jewellery should be documented on the body, it is wearable after all and yet I rarely do it. Now that I have, I am really quite pleased with how it has turned out - despite the iron gaze of my model. Placing it on the body has also given a good impression of the scale and gives viewers the opportunity to see the piece as it's meant to be worn. #forboys #forgirls #art #littlethings #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #contemporaryjewellers #craft #jewellery #love #photos #

When I recently visited the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania, my favourite artwork was Tracing Time created by Claire Morgan. I stood still - transfixed by the beauty and stillness of this piece. A moment captured in time that was so moving and compelling to me. The image of this piece often pops back into my mind and usually when I have literally stopped and given myself space to think. It is well known that MONA explores life and death with a confronting and arguably '

I have decided to take the plunge and dive into social media. Admittedly, I am a reluctant participant and rather than kicking and screaming I have decided to attempt to embrace it - that is, if I can keep up. Social media, as we all know, is the latest communication phenomenon. At first I thought I would never learn to integrate it into my everyday. However, it seems unavoidable on some level, especially as an artistand arts administrator. Social media is becoming a big part

100 stories of great Australian women past to present - 100 brooches made in response by 100 of Australia's most talented women jewellers. This touring exhibition curated by Kirsten Fitzpatrick, is currently showing at JamFactory: Design and Craftsmanship in Adelaide, SA from 23 February - 5 April 2012. While I didn't make it over for the opening I have many friends, admittedly mostly jewellery or craft folk, who did. From the pics posted on Facebook it looks like the night w

In addition to making jewellery, I love good food. I recently discovered the beautiful website and food blog by Emiko Davies. An artist by trade and food lover by passion, Emiko captures the wonderful flavours of Florence, Tuscany with such vividness, describing recipes through a wonderful, personal narrative. One of the first things I read on Emiko's blog was 'Orecchiette con Broccoli: The way to a man's heart', which describes the first time she cooked for her (now) husband

I really want to see Sue Lorraine's exhibition Cabinet at Gray St Workshop Gallery and if I were in Adelaide, especially at the time of the opening, I would. I love her work and more specifically, her impeccable craftsmanship. Sue Lorraine is one of my 'pedestal people', which is a term I give to craftspeople whose work I most admire. As an undergraduate student at RMIT looking to make my next creative/developmental step in the contemporary jewellery world, Sue took a leap of

I am eagerly awaiting my partner Tyson Namow's talk on Thursday night as part of a film course he has coordinated at Long Play in North Fitzroy for the Melbourne Free University (MFU). The course is Controversies on Film and will run each Thursday evening from 6.30-8.30pm. It's set to be as controversial as the title suggests. On Thursday 16 February, Tyson will present on an area and filmmaker he is very familiar with - Werner Herzog (he's just researched his non-fiction fil

I recently took a trip up to Mt Hotham, friends in tow, to spend a few days taking in the mountain landscape over New Years from the comfort of the Austen Alpine lodge. The view was spectacular, and the weather was clear and sunny for the entire holiday. I thought about the way I seem to forget the overwhelming power of the mountains when I am back in Melbourne. I am now beginning to reflect on the fact that I am deeply connected to this place and that the mountains (and part

I can’t believe we are almost at the end of another year. I have made some one-off small pieces for Christmas shows at Pieces of Eight gallery in Russell Place, Melbourne and Zu Design in Gays Arcade, Adelaide. I have representation at both galleries, which exhibit some of the best contemporary jewellers/artists/object makers in Australia. If you haven’t visited them or their website you should. They are doing some wonderful things, including the launch by Pieces of Eight of

I often think back on my time at Indiana University, where I completed my Masters in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design in the USA in 2008. I really miss the people, the town Bloomington, as well as having the time to completely immerse myself in my creative practice. This video filmed in the masters studio in the Fine Arts building will be a constant reminder! It's a bit daggy and somehow I developed a slight American accent (how did that happen?) and yet it transports me back

"I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy." ~ Charles Baudelaire ~ My current work Melancholy Series poetically explores notions of beauty, nostalgia and passing time. My jewellery questions how the creation of objects can guide or replace memory. As intimate objects, Melancholy Series alludes to forms found in nature, while deliberately abstracting them in order to de-familiarise the familiar. This latest collection embodies pathos, and evoke

Horses for courses is an installation of miniature 'horse and jockey' rings portraying the finish of the 2010 Melbourne Cup. The traditional The Emirates Melbourne Cup is an 18 carat gold trophy, and one of the most identifiable sporting trophies anywhere in the world. It is a national icon embedded in Australia's cultural fabric. Horses for courses is a celebration of sorts: hand-crafted like the cup itself, not for the winner of the race or in celebration of the sport itsel

"Art like life is a challenge. It challenges all our resources, mentally and physically…It eludes methodology, technology, or ritual…It is, like life, more about being human, being vulnerable, being imperfect, and about things unexplainable." ~ J. Fred Woell ~ I absolutely love this quote. For me it succinctly epitomises the journey of life and art. I refer back to these words when I feel as though I am wandering off track; in regard to my work and reflections on living a cre