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Ancient materials

Ancient materials

There is sand on the floor, Sand in my hair, Under my finger-nails, Sand everywhere. Following the making of my pieces for Te Uru Contemporary Gallery, I’m still cleaning up sand from my studio. I suspect I will be for some time. Made through the erosion of rock...
BELONGING&S E P A R A T E N E S S…

BELONGING&S E P A R A T E N E S S…

In my final work as part of Handshake 5  at Te Uru Contemporary Gallery (Auckland), it feels appropriate that I refer to: belonging and s e p a r a t e n e s s. Handshake has offered me the opportunity to be part of something *much* bigger than myself. I’ve been...
HANDSHAKE 5: Critical Writing Workshop

HANDSHAKE 5: Critical Writing Workshop

Sunday December 8, 10am-3pm | $70 – bookings essential Join visiting artist-jeweller and writer Roseanne Bartley for an immersive and interactive critical writing workshop at TE URU, Auckland for artists, curators, and writers interested in developing a...
HANDSHAKE 5: Artists’ Walk and Talk

HANDSHAKE 5: Artists’ Walk and Talk

Saturday December 7, 3pm at TE URU, Auckland Artists from the HANDSHAKE 5: in site exhibition introduce their work ahead of the 4pm exhibition opening. This is a unique opportunity to hear from contemporary jewellers from across Aotearoa, who have come to Te Uru for...
Te Uru

Te Uru

When looking at creating work for the Te Uru space I researched the meaning of “Uru”. According to https://maoridictionary.co.nz/ the meaning of “Uru” is as follows: “uru 1. (verb) (-a,-hina) to enter, go in. […]...
CODA, Handshake 5 exhibition

CODA, Handshake 5 exhibition

  H A N D S H A K E  5 – in dialogue with CODA collection   CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands – 14 October 2019 until 19 January 2020 Selected HS artists & practices are matched with works from the CODA’s object collection. These selected HS5...
Destined to Meet by Chance

Destined to Meet by Chance

  The inspiration for my work in Melbourne for Radiant Pavilion came from a Chinese proverb: An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place or circumstance.  The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break. I was...