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...

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 n...

After five or so years working in studios in Northcote and Fairfield, it's come time to move my studio home. To weave my art practice back into everyday life. 

I work full-time in an art gallery as well as work as a professional art jeweller, and it's often tricky to juggle my teo lives even though I love them both, equally.

So, my solution is to bring t...

PUTTING THE TAPESTRY TO BED

Threads of time are where

we exist for s fleeting

moment in time - gone.

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...

As we emerge from what seems like the longest winter ever, it's hard to know which opening to go see - there is so much happening about town this time of year.

It's great to have so much choice, although too much choice can sometimes seem as frustrating as no choice at all. Hopefully, these insights will help you cut through what's on offer and give yo...

In December, I invited a few friends to pop in to my (new) studio in High St Northcote. This was a small gathering to view new work and clear the drawers of previous, jewellery pieces that are not found in galleries in Melbourne.

I displayed the work on a retro architecture drafting table that my friend Emily gave/loaned me before she moved to Mt Isa....

100 Women 100 Brooches 100 Stories  Curated by Kirsten Fitzpatrick Artisan Gallery, 381 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley from 29 Sep to 12 Nov 2011.

The touring exhibition features 100 stories of great Australian women who have broken barriers in arts, sciences, humanities and sports, and 100 brooches were made in response to these stories by 100 of Aust...