by Katie Pascoe | Apr 29, 2017 | Handshake4, Katie Pascoe
Today Francis Upritchard brought up some great questions about jewellery in general and my practice coming out of art school. Why would it be considered jewellery if too big /awkward/delicate to be worn? Yes, why would it? I find these features very interesting in...
by Keri-Mei Zagrobelna | Apr 28, 2017 | Handshake4, Keri-Mei Zagrobelna
“I USE JEWELLERY AS MY LANGUAGE AND SPEAK THROUGH MY HANDS. MY EYES HEAR MY THOUGHTS AND TRANSLATE.” As I sit at my jewellery bench here contemplating what to write for my first Handshake blog my mind keeps drifting to other places of creativity, imagination and...
by Nadine Smith | Apr 28, 2017 | Handshake4, Nadine Smith
Increasingly our environment and the animals that live in it are under threat. Unfortunately our small population belies the potential problem for the clean green image that New Zealand portrays. I love our coastlines and the beauty and respite in nature they offer. ...
by Jennifer Laracy | Apr 28, 2017 | Handshake4, Jennifer Laracy, Sample
BLOG #1 Hi Judy The best parts of my day were when my eight-year-old explained what transfiguration means and receiving your enthusiastic response. In reply to your questions … this is where I am at: I am putting something together to submit for a show for Taranaki...
by Katie Pascoe | Apr 28, 2017 | Handshake4, Katie Pascoe
Tanel Veenre’s workshop centred around innovative exhibition display that considered media promotion, audience experience as well as how best to showcase work. The workshops were fast paced and intense but rewarding to terms of pushing creative process and looking...
by Brendon Monsoon | Apr 28, 2017 | Brendon Monson, Handshake4
I was unsure what to expect from my first Skype call with Aaron but it went very well. We spent most of the call discussing what my expectations were for our consultations and just getting to know each other. He’s a friendly and open guy and laid back not to...
by Kylie Sinkovich | Apr 23, 2017 | Handshake4, Kylie Sinkovich
A large scale installation Antarctica – While you were sleeping that was projection mapped 360 degrees around the exterior of Auckland Museum towards the end of last month impressed me hugely. The scale of the 4 year project stunned but it was the sound score by Rhian...
by Vivien Atkinson | Apr 21, 2017 | Handshake4, Vivien Atkinson
Blog 6, April 4th 2017 March 31st – Tongariro Crossing – perfect day, stunning scenery, and inspiring friends.
by Vivien Atkinson | Apr 21, 2017 | Handshake4, Vivien Atkinson
Blog 5, March 15th 2017 The preparations for PARK(ing) Day served us well. We had spent a worrying week with really bad weather threatening the cancellation, but in the end the weather was similar to last year’s event – cool, calm and cloudy to start the morning and...
by Vivien Atkinson | Apr 21, 2017 | Handshake4, Vivien Atkinson
Blog 3, February 10th, 2017 With quiet excitement and some shyness we gather for the first time. Most of us meet at Tanel’s opening at Avid amid the noise and tilted plinths holding his exquisite work. The afternoon’s presentations reveal we are a diverse group with...
by Vivien Atkinson | Apr 21, 2017 | Handshake4, Vivien Atkinson
Blog 2, January 15th, 2017 Although I knew the names of these two fashion designers I really had no idea of the scope of their innovative work. It was then a fascinating voyage of discovery wandering through the rooms of stunning and sometimes startling garments....
by Vivien Atkinson | Apr 21, 2017 | Handshake4, Vivien Atkinson
Blog 1, January 7th, 2017 The news in November that I had been selected for HandShake 4 was rather daunting. The 7.8 earthquake had left me shaken – with a recent move into a 12th floor apartment and nothing yet secure in it’s final location – our possessions were...
