From the Bench

  So I have finally been granted a visa and have made it to NYC. It has been the dream to come and join my partner who has been living in NYC since the end of 2009. I arrived on April 11, 2012.   There are three reasons for my excitement:   1. I no longer need to speak via Skype to my beloved 2. Changing the way I work within the industry 3. When I die, I don't have to regret not ever living in this crazy/beautiful/amazing city   I have been looking to find a new way forward in the last few years of my work-life in Sydney. I have been looking for a new way forward...


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In 2011, I was involved with a promotion agency and designed a product that was a promo for a sparkling wine called Pelorus for Cloudy Bay owned by the LVMH Group.   The brief: Design a set of jacks that were dolphin shaped, had a tactile quality, sophisticated form and resonated with the Moet Hennessy brand.   My personal brief - to make the dolphins steal appeal.   Designing a dolphin form and make it sophisticated was initially daunting. The form has been used over and over again and the high kitsch element has not gone unnoticed on me. The thought of designing...


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  Over the past few months I've been house sitting in all parts of Sydney. The best thing has been the dog walks. There have been some incredible parts of Sydney I've lived in and seen, insane views and been privy to some extraordinary details that if I wasn't in the moment, would bypass them without even noticing.   Being available to nature's wabi-sabi was amazing, a bag that was in a state of decay, a coke can being squashed into the asphalt. Both being given a second life if only we have time to notice, be inspired by and indulge the senses.     I guess...


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One of my good friends wanted to make a purchase recently and the brief was a ring, 18K rose gold, diamonds, possibly sapphires.....and be a reflection of the  work I was currently doing.   I was developing the 'Nest' collection which was a whimsical, feminine range. The challenge was to make the piece masculine and yet reflective of this collection. My thinking process took a new direction and it was less about having a nest-like object and more of a single line that wrapped around the finger. The stones tapered in colour and moved from black to blue to white, adding another element...


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  A new exhibition, Places & Spaces: the exhibition, opens today in Cudgegong Gallery. A group show of established and emerging artists who explore places they are connected with from around the world. Curated by the brilliant Zara Collins, I've been asked to be part of this show and of course said 'yes'. It was a difficult decision as to what to make, I started a few pieces that explored the idea of colony however ended up working on 3 pieces that were all inspired by the fluid movement of the ocean and seeing the coral beds that lie below the surface.  Made from Resin and Fine...


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Today I worked all day and managed to do no jewellery work. I did however manage to get down to the JAA International Jewellery Fair to see some stones jewels and glamour...The best thing was catching up, albeit it very briefly with Emily Snadden who clinched the end of year JAA with an extraordinary piece and by all means has taken out some very exciting international awards in Hong Kong since.   Over the next few weeks, new work is being exhibited in an acquisitional show 'Contemporary Wearables '11' in Toowoomba 10th September 2011. This competition happens once every two years...


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Well here I go, the start of a whole new world of internet dialogue. I've attached this blog to my website in the hope that I will be able to write about the stuff I'm doing, seeing, being inspired by, reading, watching......I'm hoping that I can give you a little insight me.


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