The Makers' Space

Hello readers. I'm sorry for being so quiet this month. My silence has been due to me missing out on a week of precious studio time whilst I nursed a cold. Since getting well again, I have been so busy catching up on my jewellery making that something had to give and that something, unfortunately, was my writing. Anyway, enough excuses, onwards and upwards!

I currently have work on display (and for sale) in a mini exhibition at the Museum of the Riverina Wagga Wagga. The fantastic program that my work is part of is called 'Makers' Space'. This exhibition changes seasonally and provides local and regional designer/makers with a unique opportunity to showcase their wares.

The current exhibition opened on Friday 18th May and runs through to Sunday August 5th. I am lucky to be sharing the space with textile designers Jemima Saunders from 'My Liefie' and Julie Gibbons from 'Tractor Girl'. I dropped in to see the exhibition last week and was thrilled to see how beautifully curated it is. Julie's chrysanthemum pillows exactly match my Ikebana pendant with the same imperial Japanese motif, and the flowers and leaves in both our work tie in with Jemima's bush-dyed, leaf-adorned clothing. The room is hung with autumn leaves, the perfect accompaniment to the botanically themed designs on show.

Here are a few snaps of the current Makers' Space.

If you're in the Wagga Wagga area, make sure you make the time to pop into the Museum of the Riverina or my favourite little art gallery (also a stockist of mine), The Paper Pear on Gurwood Street. I hope the people of the Riverina enjoy my work and that of the other Makers' Space artists.

Love from The Jeweller. xx

The Re-Vamp

Whoops, where did the time go!? I did mention in my last post that I am very busy at the moment, but here we are a full week later and this is my first post since!

I have been working on lots of fantastic commissions, and finishing my bathroom renovations, but before I sit down for some serious writing hours to tell you all those stories, here is a little reinvention of some of my Japonicity earrings.

The Ikebana Collection consists of five Japanese floral motifs, each available in earrings, pendants and rings. My Chrysanthemum earrings and Geometric Chrysanthemum ring are personal favourites; a part of my everyday wardrobe. The Okinawa flower has been the most popular with clients, and my own sister and best friend each wear a pendant. Of all the designs though, the Geometric Chrysanthemum is the one that I have never been quite content with. I love it in a ring, but not as much in earrings and pendants. The solution... get out the drill and saw for a re-vamp. I have also rotated the piece by 45 degrees.


Original Design                                                                            Re-vamped Earrings



I'm looking forward to taking these to the markets and seeing how my clients react to the alterations! I hope you all like them as much as I do.

Love from The Jeweller. xx