semi precious

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Pledge ring with white diamond

18ct white gold Pledge ring set with white diamond

this ring is available at e.g.etal






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one week and a bit

one week and a bit until my exhibition at Craft Victoria
there is a lot to do
thank you to my various jobs for giving me time off to get this work done

Large Pledge ring with pink spinel and diamonds

18ct yellow gold Large Pledge ring set with spinel and white diamonds

I delivered this special ring to e.g.etal last week.

It is very special because the stone is an unusual colour which was why I brought it, I can not get another one the same, so it is a real 'one off'.
It is a happy, pretty ring

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Nefertari's tomb

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images from here


my research for my exhibition has taken me to many places.
This is a place that I have returned to many times.

The stars cover the whole ceiling of the tomb of Nefertari.

the text that accompanies the above images states:

Underground Stars

In the end, turn your gaze upwards, toward the ceiling of Nefertari’s underground chamber. To see a blue field full of stars.... They are not arrayed to imitate the constellations, but in rows multiplying horizontal and vertical patterns from wall to wall of the tomb. As if what is depicted is not the literal sky but endless permutation itself, infinity.

Close-up, we can see the precise (and precisely different) brush-strokes that make up individual stars. Think about it: the variations in the painter’s gestures---the pressure of hand and brush on the ceiling-surface during a single moment many millennia ago---are just about as infinite as the stars themselves. All made by a long-dead painter or painters as they went about their mortal, immortal labor.

image from here





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Alexander McQueen

I wish I could have seen this exhibition

all images from Garance Dore

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the Metropolitan Museum



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bravery bandana

On Friday Milly spent the day at the Vets.
When I picked her up she came out wearing this bravery bandana.
I don't think that she looks very brave.

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Anna, Cass and Nicky

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an event not to be missed!

three of my favourite  jewellers

Anna Davern

Cass Partington

and Nicky Hepburn

are having an open studio/ garage sale. This is also part of Craft Cubed

20 August 2011 10 -5pm 

Carlow House

289 Flinders Lane, Melbourne




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via here




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Wonky wedder with diamonds

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18ct yellow gold Wonky wedder with diamonds 

18ct white gold Pledge ring with sapphire and diamonds

both rings went to e.g.etal







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The Weekly Review

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There is an article on my work in the Weekly Review.

You can read the article here.

Thank you to Stephanie Williams for thinking of me.

the sun / the sea

sterling silver, enamel paint, beads

length c. 450mm, width c. 70mm round, and 10mm deep

the fall

sterling silver, yellow gold plate, enamel paint, beads

length c. 450mm,, width c. 70mm round, and 10mm deep

both Figment pieces are available at e.g.etal






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details

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details of a brooch that I have made for an exhibition in Brisbane that opens next month.
Information and full image to follow

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Pledge ring








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collected on a walk at the Merri Creek


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Practice as a Site for Enquiry II: Hybrid, RMIT

Practice as a Site for Enquiry II: Hybrid, is a one day seminar presented by RMIT Gold & Silversmithing and Ceramics, part of Craft Cubed. 

Very interesting speakers 

Tuesday 23 August 2011

RMIT Kaleide Theatre
350 Swanston Street Melbourne
$25 / $15 students

Anita Cummins, Draw the line

new work by Anita Cummins in a solo show, Draw the line




Draw the line is a material investigation into how obsessive-compulsive drawing and collecting can be explored through spatial practice. This project begins with a packet of textas and a box of sedimentary packaging amassed for re-purposing. Throughout the repetitive and spontaneous mark-making process, a delicate balance is sought between knowledge-based and intuitive decisions in relation to colour and spatial arrangements. Combinations are discovered or revisited and as the packet of textas is pushed to the limit, some colours remain saturated while others begin to fade over time. The resulting work forms a celebratory offering in the surrendering to addictive behaviours in art production.

opening : Tuesday August 16, 6-9pm

BUS Projects
Basement Level, Donkey Wheel House, 673 Bourke Street





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Inari Kiuru, Creme exhibition RMIT

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