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A Romance with Freidrich

This dyad of rings are A Romance with Friedrich. Developed from three paintings by the romantic artist Casper David Friedrich, abstracted and interpreted as hand objects. They eco the dusky tones and melancholic wonder of this past artist's moody portrayal of the wilderness.

The shadows cast by these rings are as much a part of the rings as the materials used to create them, as light is an important part of the subject matter in Friedrich's paintings.

Dove & Elm Under Moonlight

Acrylic, Nickel Silver, Sterling Silver, Moonstone

Alter Under Moonlight

Cubic Zirconia, Gilding Metal, Nickel Silver, Sterling Silver.

Eame's Vessel On Display

The Finished Eame's Vessel as Displayed at First Site Gallery 2010.

Also In this Image: two rings by Ally McNaughton.

RMIT 2010 Fisrt & Second Year ExhibitionArtists

These Photos Show that entirety of the RMIT 2010 Fisrt & Second Year Exhibition, Held at Melbourne's First Site Gallery.

Jewellery of Place

This series of tree rings relates specifically to a lookout in the township of Olinda.

This ring describes the route the traveler can take to get to the lookout. The brass wires represent the Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd and Ridge Rd, the main road up the mountain from Montrose and Lilydale, on one side and Chalet Rd which leads from the Town ship to the lookout itself.

Brass, sterling silver.

This ring depicts the view of Lilydale and the Donnabuang ranges as seen from the lookout.

Copper, sterling silver.

The brass wire on the inside of this wring describes the course of one of the many walking tracks which winds its way through the Rj Hamer Arboretum.

Brass, copper, sterling silver.

Eame's Vessel

Plywood chairs by Charles and Ray Eames.

This vessel was inspired by a stack of plywood school chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames.

Above you can see the vessel's components before assembly.

Brass, Gilding Metal.

Beatle Wings

Romanesco Jewellery for Men

Here it is, Ladies and Gentlemen, the range of men's jewellery is finally out of the workshop and out in public.

I give you - Romanesco, Jewellery for Men.

Cufflinks

Rings

Earrings for the Mrs...

Range available in 9ct Gold and Sterling Silver.

Austin Healey Owners Club Comission

These two photos show one of two identical hand made lapel pins which were commissioned by the Box Hill Austin Healey Owners Club.
They are made from (925) Sterling Silver.
The pins will be awarded to longstanding members who have performed outstanding service and their contributions to the club.

Studio Ingot Outstanding Student Award.

A big Tnak You to all my teachers and Sarah Ross from Studio Ingot, for selecting me for the Studio Ingot Outstanding Student Award. I am thrilled and very grateful to have my work acknowledged in such a generous and amazing way.

Thank You all once again.

Peep Show

Stephen Robb and his colleagues from Box Hill Institute have joined together to create a new Jewellery and Metal Smithing co-operative; The Body Corporate.

Come see their inaugural post graduation exhibition; Peep Show, at Melbourne's
Self Preservation.

Dates: 23rd Nov to 29th Nov
24th Nov; Opening Night 6 - 8pm

Venue: Self Preservation, 70 Bourke St, Melbourne
Web: selfpreservation.com.au

Self Preservation is open during normal trading hours.

So Come, take a Peep and enjoy the Show.

The Box Hill Institute Graduate Exhibition

I will be graduating my Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology (Jewellery) in a week! Naturally my class and I will be exhibiting at the graduate exhibition, organized by Box Hill Institute.

The Exhibition will be held at Box Hill Town Hall (lower), situated on 1022 Whitehorse Rd Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, 3128.

Dates: 12 - 16 Nov

Opening Hours: Thursday 12 Nov; 12 - 6pm

Friday 13 - Sunday 15; 12 - 4pm

Monday 16; 12 - 6pm

Come along and see the diverse range of contemporary jewellery and metal smithing on display, not to mention some brilliant custom made display cases.

Materialise....The Body Corporate

Stratum Textile Art Group and The Body Corporate have come together to present;

Materialise....The Body Corporate
An exhibition of Textile Art and Contemporary Jewellery and Metal Smithing.

Held at Whitehorse Art Space; situated in the Box Hill Town Hall, the exhibition is a meeting of two art forms. With distinct ideals of materiality, the exhibition offers an enriching contrast, as the hard metal and stones of the jewellery converse with the softness and array colour presented by the textile artworks.

Walk amongst the cases and view the journey of each artist's work as you wend your way down the parth of art and design.

Dates: 12th Nov - 28thNov

Open: Tuesday & Friday 10pm - 3pm

Wednesday & Thursday 9 am- 5pm

Week Ends 12pm - 4pm

Venue: Whitehorse Art Space, Box Hill Town Hall
1022 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill
www.boxhilltownhall.com.au

Sneak Preview

At the end of this year I will be launching my first range of jewellery - for Men.

The picture shown here is of a prototype I made for the range.

Come along down to The Graduate Exhibition at Box Hill Town Hall to see the exciting new range on display.

Dates: 12 - 16 Nov
Exhibition Opening Hours: Thursday 12 Nov; 12 - 6pm

Friday 13 - Sunday 15; 12 - 4pm

Monday 16; 12 - 6pm

Stay posted for updates about the release of this range and where it will be stocked.

DIA Student Design Competition

Upper Cut Hill Brooch

Back View

These are the brooches I made from the designs I drew up the the DIA Student Sustai

nable Design Awards.

This Brooch and its partner are a visual comment on the logging industry in Victoria and around the world. My aim was to portray the utter devastation wrought by clear felling methods and the complete lack of sustainable thinking by logging industry executives.

Upper Cut brooch

In an attempt to be as sustainable as possible in the actual production of the brooches, i chose materials that are either found locally, recycled or are able to be easily recycled or refined. the Brooch depicted on the far left is made from copper (easily refined) and recycled news paper. The Brooch on the right is made from copper and locally found eucalyptus timber.

These Two Pieces relate to a pair of posters which were the actual submission to the DIA Student Design Awards. Here they are below. Click to see a larger image.



Graphic Design by: Puneet Jodhka.

My first Commission

Sterling Silver piercing free Earring 2009.

This earring is the piece i made for my first ever commission.

Tis earring is made entirely form (925) sterling silver and doesn't require a piercing to be worn, instead it wraps around your ear and is very comfortable.

the client, Angela Costello a fashion designer who had created a fabulous formal dress themed around Cat Woman. The designer wanted earrings to go with the dress, the model however didn't have pierced ears. So i presented Angela with a design that i had come up with during the first year of my Diploma - the piercing free earring. Angela liked the design a lot as did the model.

I took my inspiration for the piece from the formal dress itself and also the photos of Cat Women I found during research into supper heroes. With such a rich inspiration I decided to indulge my slightly more extravagant ideas and made the bold, simple and elegant earring pictured above.

The original design 2008.

Here I am!

Hi folks I finally caught up with the 21st century!

Stay Tuned to this page to see all the stuff that i've been working on over the past two years, as well as my future endeavors.