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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

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

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 #

2013 Brooch Recycled Australian hardwood, oil pencil, silver, steel 85 x 115 x 15mm Edition 1 of 1 From the collection and exhibition 'These Moments Existed': A project exploring everyday moments with an air of ambivalence and melancholy. #brooch #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #craft #exhibition #jewellery #melancholy #simluttin #wearable

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 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

2011 Brooch Fine + sterling silver, plastic plant, oxidised 71 x 93 x 28mm Edition 1 of 1 Somewhere there exists... #1 from the series Somewhere there exists... TRAVELLING TO NEW ZEALAND IN 2013! First exhibited in Unnatural Acts at Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, US. Also exhibited in Unnatural Acts @ Craft, Melbourne, AU. Curated by Lauren Simeoni and Melinda Young. 'Somewhere there exists...' series will feature in the upcoming Unnatural Actsexhibition at Craft Vic

2011 Brooch Fine + sterling silver, wood, plastic plant 75 x 95 x 25mm Edition 1 of 1 Somewhere there exists... #3 from the series Somewhere there exists... First exhibited in Unnatural Acts at Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, US. Also exhibited in Unnatural Acts @ Craft, Melbourne, AU. Curated by Lauren Simeoni and Melinda Young. 'Somewhere there exists...' series will feature in the upcoming Unnatural Actsexhibition at Craft Victoria in late 2012. "Contrary to the or

This pendant is intended to be a protector of ‘craft’. It represents what is good about the handmade object; its uniqueness, quality and mark of the maker. As I was making this piece, I reflected on how privileged I am to have the time to invest in making distinctive objects that would never otherwise been thought of, let alone made. As I often work intuitively, I frequently reflect on how the object came to be. I believe that particular jewellery objects are fated to exist;

2011 Brooch Fine + sterling silver, plastic plant, oxidised 60 x 80 x 28mm Edition 1 of 1 Somewhere there exists... #2 from the series Somewhere there exists... TRAVELLING TO NEW ZEALAND IN 2013! First exhibited in Unnatural Acts at Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, US. Also exhibited in Unnatural Acts @ Craft, Melbourne, AU. Curated by Lauren Simeoni and Melinda Young. 'Somewhere there exists...' series will feature in the upcoming Unnatural Actsexhibition at Craf

2010 Brooch Sterling silver, hematite, steel, oxidised 72 x 90 x 15mm Edition 1 of 1 These things that never were is one of the later, more elegant works from Melancholy Series, which poetically explores notions of beauty, nostalgia and passing time. These jewellery pieces question 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 to de-familiarise the famil

2010 Brooch Sterling silver, freshwater pearl, steel 45 x 65 x 11mm Edition 1 of 1 Departure is from Melancholy Series, which poetically explores notions of beauty, nostalgia and passing time. This piece is one of the smaller, lighter reflections. #brooch #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #craft #exhibition #simluttin #silver #wearable

2010 Brooch Sterling silver, onyx, steel, oxidised 35 x 60 x 13mm Edition 1 of 1 Departure is from Melancholy Series, which poetically explores notions of beauty, nostalgia and passing time. This piece is one of the smaller reflections. #brooch #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #craft #jewellery #landscape #littlethings #melancholy #simluttin #wearable

2009 Brooch Sterling silver, hematite, steel, onyx, oxidised 70 x 84 x 25mm Edition 1 of 1 Lasting thought is one of the earliest pieces from Melancholy Series, which poetically explores notions of beauty, nostalgia and passing time. These jewellery pieces question 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 to de-familiarise the familiar. This collecti

2007 Brooch Silver, graphite, plastic plant 50 x 50 x 7mm SOLD This piece is quiet and reflective of the small moments in life. #brooch #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #craft #jewellery #landscape #littlethings #melancholy #simluttin #wearable

2006 Neckpiece Silver, oxidised 500 x 500 x 2mm Edition 1 of 1 SOLD Small interpretations of the everyday in nature – quiet, understated, easily overlooked. #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #exhibition #jewellery #melancholy #neckpiece #silver #simluttin #wearable

2006 Bracelet Silver, oxidised 210 x 210 x 15mm Edition 1 of 1 PRIVATE COLLECTION From the broader 'Distorted Horizon Series'. "Like a memory of a horizon that gets distorted with time, this bracelet is an abstracted interpretation of a horizon. Taken from the landscape and translated to the body; you carry an image of nature with you." #contemporaryartjewellery #contemporary #forgirls #oxidised #simluttin #wearable

2006 Neckpiece Silver, oxidised 220 x 220 x 5mm Edition 1 of 1 Small observations whilst wandering through a forest dwelling in Maine, US. It's almost as though the renderings are a record of fleeting thoughts, captured in a quiet moment. #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #craft #forgirls #jewellery #landscape #littlethings #love #neckpiece #melancholy #simluttin #wearable

2005 Neckpiece Sterling silver, silk thread, oxidised 27 x 27 x .6cm Edition 1 of 1 Paper Castles neckpiece is part of a series of neckpieces, earrings, and rings that play with paper-like forms that are playful yet contemporary. #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #craft #forgirls #jewellery #neckpiece #oxidised #simluttin #wearable

2004 Brooch Mild steel, oxidised 90 x 70 x 3mm (From the ongoing Cross-section series 2002-current) Cross-section is from the broader 'Cross Section Series', which is ongoing and began in 2002. These are two-dimensional brooches that are formal representations of exotic and everyday plant and organic cross-sections. #brooch #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #craft #exhibition #forgirls #forboys #simluttin #wearable