New Works

A few more new works to share with you.

Machteld van Joolingen: It's only temporary

‘It’s only temporary’ An exhibition of work by Machteld van Joolingen

"What we experience as time is nothing more than the conception that most events are not reversible. G. Krol

What remains and what disappears? The image, form, material and meaning - everything is subject to a change. Most of it vanishes in the end.

My discovery of plastic bags as a material is rather recent.

The colour, the shine and the many kinds of plastic contained in the plastic bags have seduced me to do several series of melting experiments. I started with cutting the plastic bags into small pieces, melting them in the oven and then taking them out to press them into a mould.
At a later stage I have realised that for the ultimate result, it is much better to work without a mould, and concentrate on the pure material – the melted plastic.
Currently, I sometimes stitch the pieces together before putting them in the oven. I try to influence the outcome during the melting process. For this I take the piece out of the oven, rearrange the plastic and put it back again. This may happen several times during the baking process. I also try to influence the colour palette of the plastic although this may not lead to the indented result. The key moment is when to take the piece out of the oven; a difference of few seconds could result in totally different outcome. The experience of unpredictability and chance excites me.

I also value the fact that many friends collected the plastic bags for me and jointly we are aiding a recycling process. Ugly bags may lead to beautiful results and vice versa.

From the melted material I select those pieces that have expressiveness and shape the story into my jewellery pieces. These pieces might carry reference to traditional jewelery, for it is tradition that delicately balances between temporary and eternal."

Place: Galerie Louise Smit
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
19-Jun-2011 - 23-Jul-2011

Thanks for sending the images Machteld.

Tina Lilienthal: Little Rogues

You can now buy Tina Lilienthal's Little Rogues from her Online Shop

THE T'N'T POP UP SHOP‏

Visit Tomasz & Tina at the first T'N'T Pop Up Shop in Shoreditch, open from September to December 2010

TINA LILIENTHAL
Unit 22 & 25 Sunbury Workshops
Swanfield Street
Shoreditch
London E2 7LF
+44 (0)7960 975805
info@tinalilienthal.com
www.tinalilienthal.com

Jewellery Using Textiles Techniques: Methods and Techniques

Another book in the design and make series. Textile jewellery is the third in the jewellery series, written by Sarah Kaey. The book features a chapter designed and written by me, based around the textiles technique of smocking alongside a gallery of works that link by materials or ideas.

Other Project Chapters include work by: Suzanne Smith; Liz Brown; Marjory Keay; Vicky Forrester; Helen Robertson; Lilia Breyter; Sarah Smith and Sarah Kettley. You can read more about it on the A&C Black Website

Contemporary Jewellery Making Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide for Jewellers and Metalsmiths

This Jewellery book has recently been published by Quarto. It covers a wide range of techniques and processes alongside examples of work from around the world. I was invited to write the design section for the publication.

You can see more information for this book on amazon and you can read more about Vannetta the author of the book on her website

Jewellery Competition: Open to all

Felieke van der Leest very kindly mailed this competition out to other jewellers, so thought it would be good to pass on again, then more people can read about it and maybe enter.

You can visit the website here

More dead cute jewellery‏: TINA LILIENTHAL

Tina Lilienthall, from Germany, now lives and works in London; graduating from the RCA in 2003. She works in mixed media, including metals, plastic and silver. I am a fan of her Strawberry neckpiece.

You can see more work and info on her website

Mari Ishikawa "under the moonlight"

galerie sofie lachaert
gentzwartezustersstraat 20

MARI ISHIKAWA
Herfstvitrine 09 oktober - 15 november



http://www.lachaert.com/

Lin Cheung: Papaver Argentum

Papaver Argentum Pop-Up Exhibition
In the windows of Central Jewellery Ltd, 115 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5BY (Next door to Magma Books) tel: +44(0) 207 405 2789 Viewing on the following weekends only:
24th & 25th October, 31st October & 1st November and 7th & 8th November.

Saturday 24th October
For one day only, a special reception from 11 – 4 pm. Come along and ‘window shop’ – all brooches will be for sale.

All the profits from Lin's show goes to the Poppy Appeal.

http://lincheung.wordpress.com/
http://www.lincheung.co.uk/main.htm

Andrea Wagner: Interview

Andrea Wagner has been interviewed by Noovo, the online Spanish lifestyle magazine. The interview discusses how Andrea creates atmosphere in her work and how experimenting and the subconscious plays an important role in her jewellery.

"Noovo Editions is an independent editorial project with online and paper
editions. First of its kind in Spain from an unique and contemporary perspective
on the international panorama,Noovo seeks not only to be an aesthetic arbiter
but also a cultural mediator at the juncture between Fashion, Photography &
Jewellery.A platform to show the highest level of creativity from around the
world."

http://www.noovoeditions.com/NOOVO/interviews.html

http://www.andreawagner.nl/

Nose

This photo was emailed to me by my friend, fellow blogger and jeweller Paula Lindblom. I was telling her about the red nose day we have in the UK, for charity...and thought I would send her one. The image shows Paula enjoying her new jewellery!

Thanks Paula!

You can read Paula's blog and see more nose pictures here: http://paula-lindblom.blogspot.com/