I completed my BA, majoring in Contemporary Jewellery at Whitireia NZ in 2018. My work revolves around environmental issues and spiritual beliefs such as impermanence and non-attachment. During the past few years I have focused on making burnt wood jewellery pieces. Being able to transform the destructive power of fire into a force of positive transformation is what inspired me; that beauty and preciousness can be found in seemingly adverse conditions. Currently I am working with paper as a material to express ephemerality.
Through participation in HS6 and my mentorship with Manuel Vilhena, I want to deepen my conceptual development, diversify my skills, and free my approach to jewellery making.
Nina van Duijnhoven‘s posts:
The end is only the beginning..
Just like that, 2022 has been and gone, and we are already in the 2nd month of the new year. As Dubowski puts it: “We are paper thin. We exist on luck amid the percentages, temporarily. And that’s the best part and the worst part, the temporal factor.” As the years...
Estela Saez masterclass
Being able to relax and enjoy workshops has become a lot easier since I have been in the Handshake programs. Before my very first masterclasses with Iris Eichenberg in February 2020, I hardly slept and was very stressed. Not knowing what to expect, and not...
Finito….
Finito.. the end, done. "Morph".... the culmination of two and a half years of developing our arts practice, the finale, our last exhibition together. I can't believe it has been two and a half years. Time has flown by! What an amazing journey it has been. ...
SHAPE SHIFTER: HS6 Fundraiser
The HANDSHAKE6 group has been collaborating on a fundraising necklace project for a while, and they are excited to share the results! These necklaces are a collaboration between the group with each participant designing one of the 12 shapes. There are 4 different...
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