Category: Jewellery

Over here you can find some more pages that will make you smile from the uber-talented jeweller NJR, ready to print and colour! He’s going to be updating it as he makes more drawings so keep checking back for additions. If you are on the Instagram I would suggest following along @njr.drooler, he’s having a…

My lockdown has been… eventful. In the small mercies column, it’s lucky we couldn’t go on the holiday we had booked. My father-in-law passed away last weekend after falling ill 6 weeks prior (of non-virus related causes). Visitation has been severely restricted, but in a stroke of luck his partner of 25 years was by…

I’ve made a playlist: I found my Halloween playlist works quite well, with a couple o’tweaks ;P

I’m ok. Spent a bit of time in semi-lockdown after Bruce’s colleague was tested, just before his company went to work-from-home mode in Australia. Colleague fine, we’re fine, back to being able to see family in care, at least for the time being. I work from home and while the local workforce has obviously doubled,…

Throughout the history, the existence of women in social life has been tried to be made invisible. The woman, who was previously described with symbols of fertility, abundance and goddess , was depicted as an evil creature in the Middle Ages. With the evolution of the matriarchal structure to the patriarchal structure, women were forced to live…

Serious Bling: Radical Jewelry Makeover – The Artist Project February 15, 2020 – April 5, 2020 Radical Jewelry Makeover (RJM) is a global recycling project that spotlights gold mining’s devastating impacts and the criticality of sustainable jewelry making practices. Its thriving offshoot, The Artists Project, provides opportunities for professional artists to engage with RJM by…

>> I’m republishing this as I had a couple of little corrections from Micki overnight. She also very thoughtfully added a note that I will take up in another post: I would suggest that you tell a little bit about the research that you did and the heart felt sensitivity that you displayed in this…

I’m clearing out he inbox during the quiet season and I’ve found a few images of my works on display that I thought I’d share. First up, MasterMakers. (links today are to my earlier posts) What can I say – I wish I saw this one. The photos are amazing. It got a write-up in…

My best wishes to you and yours for these days of solstice celebrations. Wishing us all peace and love that travels well into the new year. xx m

Bye bye Bilk : ( If you’re an industry person in Australia you’ve probably already heard that Bilk Gallery is not renewing its lease next February. I’ve been with them since 2010 and they are the gallery which hosted my two recent solo exhibitions Body Politic in 2016 and Marfa, TX in 2019. Needless to…