I love doing markets!
I have missed doing markets!
I am going to start doing market weekends on my website!
Stay tuned for more details!
Ethikl
Ethikl.com.au is a great place to shop for all sorts of products. I have just updated all of my recycled glass jewellery on there. Free shipping globally.
Marketplace for Eco Friendly, Natural and Fair Trade products by independent producers and suppliers
Melbourne Trip – part 3
OK, I promise this will be the final instalment of the trip to Melbourne! We had a really wonderful weekend away, and I saw some amazing art while my husband took the kids to the zoo (and yes, he has received the husband of the year medal).
The other contemporary jewellery galleries I visited were: Pieces of Eight and e.g. etal. It was awesome to see the work of people I have read about or seen in books or on websites in the flesh!
And then there was Craft. What a great place for celebrating all things related to craft! There were 4 exhibitions on while I was there. These pictures are from my favourite one by Ben Taranto. He has used glass to create these sculptures. Glass he has found. I thought it was really cool, similar but very different to what I do with glass!
Melbourne Trip – part 2
Our trip to Melbourne on the weekend coincided with the LAST day of the Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary jewellery exhibition. This was at the beautiful Gallery Funaki.
To say that I was pretty happy to see this gallery and exhibition would be an understatement! I was thrilled. The gallery is so beautiful. So Melbourne! Tucked away in a little laneway, it’s quite a small gallery, but perfect for what it has to display.
The exhibition was incredible. Thought provoking for me. It was great to see such quality items and even be able to touch some of them!
I spent a lot of time looking at the exhibition, and also looking at the bookshop. They had books that you cannot buy in bookshops. Books you cannot even buy from the book depository! I had a great time flicking through all of the books, and choosing a few of my favourites to take home with me!
I’ll share some more photos tomorrow.
Melbourne trip!
We went to Melbourne on the weekend! It was fantastic in so many ways. The main reason for the visit was to see the Flame On exhibition at Kirra Galleries. This was the weekend when they were having all sorts of flame-working demonstrations alongside the exhibition, so it was a great opportunity to see some other artists in action.
Plus I got to see MY work hanging in the gallery. I was very nervous/excited/anxious to see it all really. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised at the red sticker on one of the pairs of earrings! I love the way the gallery hung my work. I love seeing necklaces hung like this.
And I loved seeing the work of the other glass bead makers. It was great to see such a diverse range of beads and jewellery being made.
I’ll post more about the trip throughout the week.
Coopers Clear Beer Bottle Beads
Oh my! I love how this necklace turned out! The beads were made from a Coopers Clear bottle, and I used a bit of silver foil, pixie dust and wire to decorate the beads. I love this necklace so much, it is so different from anything I have made before.
It will be heading to Urban Cow for their 20th birthday exhibition opening in October.
What goes up, must come down
I have been busy re-distributing my work after my SALA exhibitions. I am sending bits and pieces here there and everywhere! This includes new galleries in Stirling and Warrnambool!
Coopers Sparkling Ale – handmade recycled glass beads
A firm favourite, I love making beads with this glass. The darkness of the glass means that I am really limited by what I can do to decorate the beads. I really love how this set has turned out.
Castaway Pear Cider – Handmade Recycled Glass Beads
I wanted to use a clear glass to make some beads, and I really love how these turned out. I’ve etched the smaller beads, and made the bigger beads really colourful!
Sunshine and Plans
We have had some nice weather here the last few days, it’s been a real treat. I’ve enjoyed going out into the garden with a cup of tea. I’ve been looking over the plans I made at the start of the year, seeing what I’ve actually done, and what is left to do…what I did that was not on the list, and what else I would like to do that is not on the list!
