Jewellery

General Assembly - Canberra is inspired by the considered plan and built environment of our capital city. Developed for a special event at Workshop Bilk, the starting points for the designs are Marion Mahony Griffin's beautiful drawings of Walter Burley Griffin's vision for Canberra.

Edition number RE18.

Materials: Aluminium, titanium, glass, stainless steel

Dimensions: 8.5 cm (h) x 1.5 cm (w) x 0.5 (d)

General Assembly exemplifies Porter and Tilden's common ground: working in multiples, exploring the individual impulse to select, combine and adorn, alertness to the ubiquitous street styles that pulse through a city. It is a project that involves people in a lively, intelligent conversation through the object. That's Studio Hacienda. - Merryn Gates

Studio Hacienda (2005–2008) was established in a factory space in Abbotsford by Blanche Tilden and Phoebe Porter following an Australia Council funded mentorship of Phoebe by Blanche in 2005.

The General Assembly brooches were developed as a series of designed and engineered component parts that, when assembled, are redolent of the built structures of Melbourne and Canberra.

Drawing inspiration from the philosophy of serial production demonstrated in the work of craftspeople such as Melbourne contemporary jeweller, Susan Cohn, and German master goldsmith, Friedrich Dau, Studio Hacienda have produced interchangeable components of varying colour, texture, form and material that are laid out in a "production line" ready pick'n'mix. Architectural details and signage found around Melbourne's CBD were starting points from which each design evolved. 

"General Assembly exemplifies Porter and Tilden's common ground: working in multiples, exploring the individual impulse to select, combine and adorn, alertness to the ubiquitous street styles that pulse through a city. It is a project that involves people in a lively, intelligent conversation through the object. That's Studio Hacienda." - Merryn Gates

General Assembly—Canberra brooch series 2007–2008, remade 2021
Edition number RE10.

Materials: flameworked borosilicate glass, anodised aluminium, titanium, stainless steel

Dimensions: 8 cm (h) x 2.8 cm (w) x 0.5 (d)

Studio Hacienda (2005–2008) was established in a factory space in Abbotsford by Blanche Tilden and Phoebe Porter following an Australia Council funded mentorship of Phoebe by Blanche in 2005.

The General Assembly brooches were developed as a series of designed and engineered component parts that, when assembled, are redolent of the built structures of Melbourne and Canberra.

Drawing inspiration from the philosophy of serial production demonstrated in the work of craftspeople such as Melbourne contemporary jeweller, Susan Cohn, and German master goldsmith, Friedrich Dau, Studio Hacienda have produced interchangeable components of varying colour, texture, form and material that are laid out in a "production line" ready pick'n'mix. Architectural details and signage found around Melbourne's CBD were starting points from which each design evolved. 

"General Assembly exemplifies Porter and Tilden's common ground: working in multiples, exploring the individual impulse to select, combine and adorn, alertness to the ubiquitous street styles that pulse through a city. It is a project that involves people in a lively, intelligent conversation through the object. That's Studio Hacienda." - Merryn Gates

General Assembly—Canberra brooch series 2007–2008, remade 2021
Edition number RE06

Materials: flameworked borosilicate glass, anodised aluminium, titanium, stainless steel

Dimensions: 8 cm (h) x 2.8 cm (w) x 0.5 (d)

Studio Hacienda (2005–2008) was established in a factory space in Abbotsford by Blanche Tilden and Phoebe Porter following an Australia Council funded mentorship of Phoebe by Blanche in 2005.

The General Assembly brooches were developed as a series of designed and engineered component parts that, when assembled, are redolent of the built structures of Melbourne and Canberra.

Drawing inspiration from the philosophy of serial production demonstrated in the work of craftspeople such as Melbourne contemporary jeweller, Susan Cohn, and German master goldsmith, Friedrich Dau, Studio Hacienda have produced interchangeable components of varying colour, texture, form and material that are laid out in a "production line" ready pick'n'mix. Architectural details and signage found around Melbourne's CBD were starting points from which each design evolved. 

"General Assembly exemplifies Porter and Tilden's common ground: working in multiples, exploring the individual impulse to select, combine and adorn, alertness to the ubiquitous street styles that pulse through a city. It is a project that involves people in a lively, intelligent conversation through the object. That's Studio Hacienda." - Merryn Gates

General Assembly—Canberra brooch series 2007–2008, remade 2021
Edition number RE08.

Materials: flameworked borosilicate glass, anodised aluminium, titanium, stainless steel

Dimensions: 8 cm (h) x 2.8 cm (w) x 0.5 (d)

Studio Hacienda (2005–2008) was established in a factory space in Abbotsford by Blanche Tilden and Phoebe Porter following an Australia Council funded mentorship of Phoebe by Blanche in 2005.

The General Assembly brooches were developed as a series of designed and engineered component parts that, when assembled, are redolent of the built structures of Melbourne and Canberra.

Drawing inspiration from the philosophy of serial production demonstrated in the work of craftspeople such as Melbourne contemporary jeweller, Susan Cohn, and German master goldsmith, Friedrich Dau, Studio Hacienda have produced interchangeable components of varying colour, texture, form and material that are laid out in a "production line" ready pick'n'mix. Architectural details and signage found around Melbourne's CBD were starting points from which each design evolved. 

"General Assembly exemplifies Porter and Tilden's common ground: working in multiples, exploring the individual impulse to select, combine and adorn, alertness to the ubiquitous street styles that pulse through a city. It is a project that involves people in a lively, intelligent conversation through the object. That's Studio Hacienda." - Merryn Gates

General Assembly—Canberra brooch series 2007–2008, remade 2021
Edition number RE05.

Materials: flameworked borosilicate glass, anodised aluminium, titanium, stainless steel

Dimensions: 8 cm (h) x 2 cm (w) x 0.5 cm (d)

General Assembly - Canberra is inspired by the considered plan and built environment of our capital city. Developed for a special event at Workshop Bilk, the starting points for the designs are Marion Mahony Griffin's beautiful drawings of Walter Burley Griffin's vision for Canberra.

Limited edition RE24.

Materials: Aluminium, titanium, glass, stainless steel

Dimensions: 4.5 cm (h) x 4.5 cm (w) 0.5 cm (d)

General Assembly exemplifies Porter and Tilden's common ground: working in multiples, exploring the individual impulse to select, combine and adorn, alertness to the ubiquitous street styles that pulse through a city. It is a project that involves people in a lively, intelligent conversation through the object. That's Studio Hacienda. - Merryn Gates

General Assembly - Canberra is inspired by the considered plan and built environment of our capital city. Developed for a special event at Workshop Bilk, the starting points for the designs are Marion Mahony Griffin's beautiful drawings of Walter Burley Griffin's vision for Canberra.

Limited edition RE14.

Materials: Aluminium, titanium, glass, stainless steel

Dimensions: 4.5 cm (h) x 4.5 cm (w) 0.5 cm (d)

General Assembly exemplifies Porter and Tilden's common ground: working in multiples, exploring the individual impulse to select, combine and adorn, alertness to the ubiquitous street styles that pulse through a city. It is a project that involves people in a lively, intelligent conversation through the object. That's Studio Hacienda. - Merryn Gates

Studio Hacienda (2005–2008) was established in a factory space in Abbotsford by Blanche Tilden and Phoebe Porter following an Australia Council funded mentorship of Phoebe by Blanche in 2005.

The General Assembly brooches were developed as a series of designed and engineered component parts that, when assembled, are redolent of the built structures of Melbourne and Canberra.

Drawing inspiration from the philosophy of serial production demonstrated in the work of craftspeople such as Melbourne contemporary jeweller, Susan Cohn, and German master goldsmith, Friedrich Dau, Studio Hacienda have produced interchangeable components of varying colour, texture, form and material that are laid out in a "production line" ready pick'n'mix. Architectural details and signage found around Melbourne's CBD were starting points from which each design evolved. 

"General Assembly exemplifies Porter and Tilden's common ground: working in multiples, exploring the individual impulse to select, combine and adorn, alertness to the ubiquitous street styles that pulse through a city. It is a project that involves people in a lively, intelligent conversation through the object. That's Studio Hacienda." - Merryn Gates

General Assembly—Canberra brooch series 2007–2008, remade 2021
Edition number RE02.

Materials: flameworked borosilicate glass, anodised aluminium, titanium, stainless steel

Dimensions: 8 cm (h) x 2.8 cm (w) x 0.5 cm (d)

Materials: Bronzed titanium

Dimensions: 60mm x 30mm 

Meet the Maker: Sarah Murphy maintains her practice in Canberra at M16 Artspace where she creates her work to exhibit nationally.

She says of her work ‘Rhythm, repetition and movement are the fundamentals which are often the driving forces behind my work. I use repetition as a rhythm and a play between worlds of colour, movement and shape. In life we experience repetition every day. The simple act of walking, breathing or the sound of our own heartbeat. The gesture or movement of the human body, creating its own random yet syncopated pattern. The use of repetition in my work creates structure.  The presence of structure in our lives gives us the sense that we are somehow in control of our own existence. I enjoy creating jewellery with these characteristics and exploring how this might affect the relationship between the wearer the viewer and the piece itself.’

"Roman Holiday" series is based on forms from ancient Roman archaeological digs.

Materials: Recycled sterling silver, cast from a hand carved wax model. 

Dimensions: H 65 mm x W 25 mm

Meet the Maker: Erin Daniell is a contemporary jeweller and visual artist in Adelaide, South Australia.  Her works explore the concept of beauty and imperfection, in the form of small-scale sculptures cast from hand carved wax or natural materials with traditional silversmithing techniques. As a female artist she believes that jewellery can be a powerful marker of identity and expression.

"Roman Holiday" series is based on forms from ancient Roman archaeological digs. 

Materials: Recycled sterling silver, and cast from a hand carved wax model. 

Dimensions: H 50 mm x W 25 mm 

Meet the Maker: Erin Daniell is a contemporary jeweller and visual artist in Adelaide, South Australia.  Her works explore the concept of beauty and imperfection, in the form of small-scale sculptures cast from hand carved wax or natural materials with traditional silversmithing techniques. As a female artist she believes that jewellery can be a powerful marker of identity and expression.

Materials: 999 silver, 925 silver

Dimensions: Size N1/2

Meet the Maker: Danielle Lo is an emerging contemporary jeweller who has a deep fascination with her presence and sense of place amongst nature. Her works are gentle reflections of the organic environments around us, demonstrated through botanical forms, floral motifs and other imagery borrowed from nature. From her Sydney studio, she crafts intimate pieces that explore the physical world around her.

Lo has a meditative practice which draws ideas from the Buddhist theories of Zen. Reflective of this, her works search for strength and inner peace. This is reflected through their delicate designs and the intricate details that are a product meditative handcrafting.

Lo predominately works in gold, silver and enamel using lost wax casting and traditional silversmithing techniques. Each line, shape or form that Lo makes is a physical testament to the conceptual ideas that she invests herself in. Wearers of her jewellery are to feel the peace that Lo has found through the healing process of making.

Materials: 999 silver, 925 silver

Dimensions: Size O 1/2

Meet the Maker: Danielle Lo is an emerging contemporary jeweller who has a deep fascination with her presence and sense of place amongst nature. Her works are gentle reflections of the organic environments around us, demonstrated through botanical forms, floral motifs and other imagery borrowed from nature. From her Sydney studio, she crafts intimate pieces that explore the physical world around her.

Lo has a meditative practice which draws ideas from the Buddhist theories of Zen. Reflective of this, her works search for strength and inner peace. This is reflected through their delicate designs and the intricate details that are a product meditative handcrafting.

Lo predominately works in gold, silver and enamel using lost wax casting and traditional silversmithing techniques. Each line, shape or form that Lo makes is a physical testament to the conceptual ideas that she invests herself in. Wearers of her jewellery are to feel the peace that Lo has found through the healing process of making.

Materials: 999 silver, 925 silver

Dimensions: L 40 mm x W 35 mm 

Meet the Maker: Danielle Lo is an emerging contemporary jeweller who has a deep fascination with her presence and sense of place amongst nature. Her works are gentle reflections of the organic environments around us, demonstrated through botanical forms, floral motifs and other imagery borrowed from nature. From her Sydney studio, she crafts intimate pieces that explore the physical world around her.

Lo has a meditative practice which draws ideas from the Buddhist theories of Zen. Reflective of this, her works search for strength and inner peace. This is reflected through their delicate designs and the intricate details that are a product meditative handcrafting.

Lo predominately works in gold, silver and enamel using lost wax casting and traditional silversmithing techniques. Each line, shape or form that Lo makes is a physical testament to the conceptual ideas that she invests herself in. Wearers of her jewellery are to feel the peace that Lo has found through the healing process of making

Material: Glass

Dimensions: Approx Length to pendant 34 cm | Length to end of tassel 48 cm

Meet the Maker: Katherine Grocott is a contemporary jeweller and paper artist who focuses on jewellery as memory keeper, story teller and commentator on the world and an educator committed to helping students learn jewellery making skills.

Katherine’s work is quite visually strong and graphic featuring clean lines and contemporary, modern design. She appreciates minimalism and this features prominently in her work.

Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature in her work, and she sources recycled metals as much as possible. The materials Katherine uses are varied, including silver and titanium, acrylic, plexiglass and plastic. Gemstones are a new addition to her repertoire. In terms of found objects, she has made jewellery utilising x-rays, vintage serving platters, plastic tubing, tea infusers, venetian blinds, and perfume sample bottles amongst other materials.

Material: Hand dyed, laser sintered nylon

Dimensions: Approximate diameter 33 cm

Meet the Maker: Katherine Grocott is a contemporary jeweller and paper artist who focuses on jewellery as memory keeper, story teller and commentator on the world and an educator committed to helping students learn jewellery making skills.

Katherine’s work is quite visually strong and graphic featuring clean lines and contemporary, modern design. She appreciates minimalism and this features prominently in her work.

Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature in her work, and she sources recycled metals as much as possible. The materials Katherine uses are varied, including silver and titanium, acrylic, plexiglass and plastic. Gemstones are a new addition to her repertoire. In terms of found objects, she has made jewellery utilising x-rays, vintage serving platters, plastic tubing, tea infusers, venetian blinds, and perfume sample bottles amongst other materials.

Material: Hand dyed, laser sintered nylon

Dimensions: Approximate diameter 28cm

Meet the Maker: Katherine Grocott is a contemporary jeweller and paper artist who focuses on jewellery as memory keeper, story teller and commentator on the world and an educator committed to helping students learn jewellery making skills.

Katherine’s work is quite visually strong and graphic featuring clean lines and contemporary, modern design. She appreciates minimalism and this features prominently in her work.

Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature in her work, and she sources recycled metals as much as possible. The materials Katherine uses are varied, including silver and titanium, acrylic, plexiglass and plastic. Gemstones are a new addition to her repertoire. In terms of found objects, she has made jewellery utilising x-rays, vintage serving platters, plastic tubing, tea infusers, venetian blinds, and perfume sample bottles amongst other materials.

Material: Hand dyed, laser sintered nylon

Dimensions: Approximate diameter 24 cm

Meet the Maker: Katherine Grocott is a contemporary jeweller and paper artist who focuses on jewellery as memory keeper, story teller and commentator on the world and an educator committed to helping students learn jewellery making skills.

Katherine’s work is quite visually strong and graphic featuring clean lines and contemporary, modern design. She appreciates minimalism and this features prominently in her work.

Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature in her work, and she sources recycled metals as much as possible. The materials Katherine uses are varied, including silver and titanium, acrylic, plexiglass and plastic. Gemstones are a new addition to her repertoire. In terms of found objects, she has made jewellery utilising x-rays, vintage serving platters, plastic tubing, tea infusers, venetian blinds, and perfume sample bottles amongst other materials.

Material: Hand dyed, laser sintered nylon

Dimensions: Approximate diameter 38 cm

Meet the Maker: Katherine Grocott is a contemporary jeweller and paper artist who focuses on jewellery as memory keeper, story teller and commentator on the world and an educator committed to helping students learn jewellery making skills.

Katherine’s work is quite visually strong and graphic featuring clean lines and contemporary, modern design. She appreciates minimalism and this features prominently in her work.

Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature in her work, and she sources recycled metals as much as possible. The materials Katherine uses are varied, including silver and titanium, acrylic, plexiglass and plastic. Gemstones are a new addition to her repertoire. In terms of found objects, she has made jewellery utilising x-rays, vintage serving platters, plastic tubing, tea infusers, venetian blinds, and perfume sample bottles amongst other materials.

Material: Hand dyed, laser sintered nylon

Dimensions: Approximate diameter 19 cm

Meet the Maker: Katherine Grocott is a contemporary jeweller and paper artist who focuses on jewellery as memory keeper, story teller and commentator on the world and an educator committed to helping students learn jewellery making skills.

Katherine’s work is quite visually strong and graphic featuring clean lines and contemporary, modern design. She appreciates minimalism and this features prominently in her work.

Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature in her work, and she sources recycled metals as much as possible. The materials Katherine uses are varied, including silver and titanium, acrylic, plexiglass and plastic. Gemstones are a new addition to her repertoire. In terms of found objects, she has made jewellery utilising x-rays, vintage serving platters, plastic tubing, tea infusers, venetian blinds, and perfume sample bottles amongst other materials.

Material: Hand dyed, laser sintered nylon

Dimensions: Approximate diameter 24 cm

Meet the Maker: Katherine Grocott is a contemporary jeweller and paper artist who focuses on jewellery as memory keeper, story teller and commentator on the world and an educator committed to helping students learn jewellery making skills.

Katherine’s work is quite visually strong and graphic featuring clean lines and contemporary, modern design. She appreciates minimalism and this features prominently in her work.

Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature in her work, and she sources recycled metals as much as possible. The materials Katherine uses are varied, including silver and titanium, acrylic, plexiglass and plastic. Gemstones are a new addition to her repertoire. In terms of found objects, she has made jewellery utilising x-rays, vintage serving platters, plastic tubing, tea infusers, venetian blinds, and perfume sample bottles amongst other materials.

Materials: Aluminum, sterling silver, stainless steel 

Dimensions: Green: Internal diameter 19.5 mm | Pink: Internal diameter 18 mm

Meet the Maker: Katie Stormonth is a contemporary jeweller based in Brisbane, Australia and was one of the founding members of Bench (a collective jewellery studio). She completed a Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours in 2011 and currently works as the technical officer at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. As an early career artist she participates regularly in exhibitions locally, nationally and internationally. Her practice aims to expand the boundaries of wearable body adornment through experimentation of materials and forms. She constructs alluring arrangements of repetitious forms and painted surfaces, highlighting the patterns of bold and decorative chased line work, aiming to provoke the wearer to both see and feel the pieces.

These studs are made from fine silver, with a sterling silver post and backing. They are thin and delicate, made to imitate fabric. As fabric is malleable, these earrings are also malleable if too much pressure is applied to them. 

Fine silver is even more precious than sterling silver with 99.9% purity. These earrings should be handled like the precious objects they are.

Materials: Fine silver, sterling silver

Dimensions: L 17 mm x W 5 mm 

Meet the Maker: Nicola Knackstredt discovered silversmithing as an adult, and stepped away from a career as a human rights lawyer to pursue her interest. She studied Gold & Silversmithing at the Australian National University in Canberra, where she was recognised for excellence in gold and silversmithing in her first year of studies. Nicola has since turned her interest into a business.

Photo: Maddie Manning Photography 

These studs are made from fine silver, with a sterling silver post and backing. They are thin and delicate, made to imitate fabric. As fabric is malleable, these earrings are also malleable if too much pressure is applied to them. 

Fine silver is even more precious than sterling silver with 99.9% purity. These earrings should be handled like the precious objects they are.

Materials: Fine silver, sterling silver

Dimensions: L 12 mm x W 4 mm x D 7 mm 

Meet the Maker: Nicola Knackstredt discovered silversmithing as an adult, and stepped away from a career as a human rights lawyer to pursue her interest. She studied Gold & Silversmithing at the Australian National University in Canberra, where she was recognised for excellence in gold and silversmithing in her first year of studies. Nicola has since turned her interest into a business.

Photo: Maddie Manning Photography 

The This Mess series explores our values and relationships with single-use plastic, transforming discarded waste into precious and one-off artefacts.

Each piece is individually sculpted from polystyrene, transformed into sterling silver and hand painted. 

Materials: sterling silver, enamel paint, stainless steel fastener.

Dimensions: Approx H 25 mm x W 20 mm

About the Maker: Polly Dymond creates contemporary jewellery objects from her studio at JamFactory Adelaide.

Dymond's current practice is driven by a deep love of the natural and elemental combined with despair over the loss of craftsmanship and disposability of contemporary objects and materials (plastic, plastic, plastic)! The resulting jewellery and objects possess a duality of process; forging and forming exploring ancient traditional techniques alongside the manipulation and metamorphosis of discarded single use packaging and plastics, transforming them into precious and permanent artefacts. 

"Roman Holiday" series is based on forms from ancient Roman archaeological digs. 

Materials: Recycled sterling silver, cast from a hand carved wax model. 

Dimensions: 250 mm curb chain | Pendant D 20 mm

Meet the Maker: Erin Daniell is a contemporary jeweller and visual artist in Adelaide, South Australia.  Her works explore the concept of beauty and imperfection, in the form of small-scale sculptures cast from hand carved wax or natural materials with traditional silversmithing techniques. As a female artist she believes that jewellery can be a powerful marker of identity and expression.

"Roman Holiday" series is based on forms from ancient Roman archaeological digs. 

Materials: Recycled sterling silver, cast from a hand carved wax model. 

Dimensions: D 20 mm

Meet the Maker: Erin Daniell is a contemporary jeweller and visual artist in Adelaide, South Australia.  Her works explore the concept of beauty and imperfection, in the form of small-scale sculptures cast from hand carved wax or natural materials with traditional silversmithing techniques. As a female artist she believes that jewellery can be a powerful marker of identity and expression.

Dimensions: 3cm diameter; length from hook, 6cm 

About the Artist: Sarra Tzijan is an Indian-Australian artist originally from Melbourne currently based at JamFactory in Adelaide, South Australia.

Tzijan’s practice spans sculpture, jewellery and design, focusing on the combination of traditional craft hand skills with contemporary art.

There is a strong reference to illustration that featured more prominently early in her career. Tzijan often treats the metal like paper, marking it in a way that is intuitive and spontaneous.

Tzijan often brings in other hands, voices and materials in her processes, acknowledging the importance of others in the making.

Dimensions: Internal diameter 14mm

Meet the Maker: Sarra Tzijan is an Indian-Australian artist originally from Melbourne currently based at JamFactory in Adelaide, South Australia.

Tzijan’s practice spans sculpture, jewellery and design, focusing on the combination of traditional craft hand skills with contemporary art.

There is a strong reference to illustration that featured more prominently early in her career. Tzijan often treats the metal like paper, marking it in a way that is intuitive and spontaneous.

Tzijan often brings in other hands, voices and materials in her processes, acknowledging the importance of others in the making.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: Approx Length to pendant 34 cm | Length to end of tassel 48 cm

Meet the Maker: Katherine Grocott is a contemporary jeweller and paper artist who focuses on jewellery as memory keeper, story teller and commentator on the world and an educator committed to helping students learn jewellery making skills.

Katherine’s work is quite visually strong and graphic featuring clean lines and contemporary, modern design. She appreciates minimalism and this features prominently in her work.

Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature in her work, and she sources recycled metals as much as possible. The materials Katherine uses are varied, including silver and titanium, acrylic, plexiglass and plastic. Gemstones are a new addition to her repertoire. In terms of found objects, she has made jewellery utilising x-rays, vintage serving platters, plastic tubing, tea infusers, venetian blinds, and perfume sample bottles amongst other materials.

Materials: Glass

Dimensions: Length to pendant 34 cm Length to end of tassle 48 cm

Meet the Maker: Katherine Grocott is a contemporary jeweller and paper artist who focuses on jewellery as memory keeper, story teller and commentator on the world and an educator committed to helping students learn jewellery making skills.

Katherine’s work is quite visually strong and graphic featuring clean lines and contemporary, modern design. She appreciates minimalism and this features prominently in her work.

Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature in her work, and she sources recycled metals as much as possible. The materials Katherine uses are varied, including silver and titanium, acrylic, plexiglass and plastic. Gemstones are a new addition to her repertoire. In terms of found objects, she has made jewellery utilising x-rays, vintage serving platters, plastic tubing, tea infusers, venetian blinds, and perfume sample bottles amongst other materials.

Materials: Glass

Dimensions: Approx Length to pendant 34 cm | Length to end of tassel 48 cm

Meet the Maker: Katherine Grocott is a contemporary jeweller and paper artist who focuses on jewellery as memory keeper, story teller and commentator on the world and an educator committed to helping students learn jewellery making skills.

Katherine’s work is quite visually strong and graphic featuring clean lines and contemporary, modern design. She appreciates minimalism and this features prominently in her work.

Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature in her work, and she sources recycled metals as much as possible. The materials Katherine uses are varied, including silver and titanium, acrylic, plexiglass and plastic. Gemstones are a new addition to her repertoire. In terms of found objects, she has made jewellery utilising x-rays, vintage serving platters, plastic tubing, tea infusers, venetian blinds, and perfume sample bottles amongst other materials.

Materials: Glass

Dimensions: Approx Length to pendant 34 cm | Length to end of tassel 48 cm

Meet the Maker: Katherine Grocott is a contemporary jeweller and paper artist who focuses on jewellery as memory keeper, story teller and commentator on the world and an educator committed to helping students learn jewellery making skills.

Katherine’s work is quite visually strong and graphic featuring clean lines and contemporary, modern design. She appreciates minimalism and this features prominently in her work.

Over the years, her commitment to environmental sustainability has influenced Katherine’s design process. Recycled and found objects feature in her work, and she sources recycled metals as much as possible. The materials Katherine uses are varied, including silver and titanium, acrylic, plexiglass and plastic. Gemstones are a new addition to her repertoire. In terms of found objects, she has made jewellery utilising x-rays, vintage serving platters, plastic tubing, tea infusers, venetian blinds, and perfume sample bottles amongst other materials.

Materials: Glass rods and silver caps

Dimensions: Length from top of hook, 55mm; glass rod is 30mm long

About the Maker: Tracy Hopkirk has worked as a jeweller for 30 years. She majored in Jewellery and silversmithing at The Sydney College of the Arts. She finds herself drawn to the intimate nature of jewellery and its relationship to the body.

The scope of her work has grown and changed over time, working not just within jewellery but also on larger scale sculptural pieces. Through her work she aims to push the wearer's expectation of what jewellery can be.

Materials: Hot blown glass with canes, sterling silver clad pin, 2019

Dimensions: Approx 28 mm x 22 mm

Meet the Maker: Jenni Kemarre Martiniello in an Award winning visual artist, poet, writer, and photographer of Arrernte, Chinese and Anglo-Celtic descent. She is a highly respected Arrernte glass artist from Central Australia who combines the traditional Aboriginal practice of weaving with the European practice of glass making. 

Jenni’s glass works have been exhibited in numerous exhibitions, including solo exhibitions at Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra Glassworks and Sabbia Gallery in Sydney.

Photos: Craft + Design Canberra

Materials: Hollow, pale blue titanium

Dimensions: 32mm

Meet the Maker: Sarah Murphy maintains her practice in Canberra at M16 Artspace where she creates her work to exhibit nationally.

She says of her work ‘Rhythm, repetition and movement are the fundamentals which are often the driving forces behind my work. I use repetition as a rhythm and a play between worlds of colour, movement and shape. In life we experience repetition every day. The simple act of walking, breathing or the sound of our own heartbeat. The gesture or movement of the human body, creating its own random yet syncopated pattern. The use of repetition in my work creates structure.  The presence of structure in our lives gives us the sense that we are somehow in control of our own existence. I enjoy creating jewellery with these characteristics and exploring how this might affect the relationship between the wearer the viewer and the piece itself.’

YOLO Man Limited Edition Jewellery by Pamela Irving

YOLO is a social media term meaning You Only Live Once.                     

Irving developed her YOLO Man character while constructing huge mosaic figures for Melbourne’s Luna Park. YOLO Man is a happy character embracing life. YOLO Man is essentially a head with legs and sometimes an arm or two.

He now appears as a range of limited edition, acrylic jewellery -  as necklaces, earrings and brooches. In this range of 5 designs, and a range of colours, he wears a homburg hat as a nod to famous Australian poet ‘Banjo’ Paterson and Pamela’s recent series “YOLO Man Waltzes Matilda”. One Figure has one bare leg and one wearing pants, a reference to Banjo Paterson, who always had one foot in the city and one in the outback. These pieces are quirky and collectable and a part of Pamela’s search for Australian Identity.

Materials: The earrings have sterling silver fixings.

Dimensions: Necklace length 35 cm | YOLO man is 6.5 cm x 6 cm 

Meet the Maker: Pamela Irving originally trained in ceramics and sculpture. She has been the recipient of several Arts Victoria and Australia Council Grants and Winner of the Shepparton Australia Day Award for Ceramics in 1994. Pamela works across media and her pieces adorn many public spaces in Melbourne and afar. They include the mosaic façade of the Luna Palace Building, Luna Park Melbourne and Larry La Trobe, the bronze dog standing in front of Melbourne’s Town Hall, large scale ceramic mural at the Shanghai American School, Shanghai and many other sculptures and murals around Melbourne. Pamela is based in Bentleigh, Melbourne where she has a large studio and gallery space. Pamela’s works are quirky and irreverent and she has created a niche market for her works both in the public and private domains.

Materials: Sterling silver

Dimensions: 18.5mm (Q)

About the Maker: Tracy Hopkirk has worked as a jeweller for 30 years. She majored in Jewellery and silversmithing at The Sydney College of the Arts. She finds herself drawn to the intimate nature of jewellery and its relationship to the body.

The scope of her work has grown and changed over time, working not just within jewellery but also on larger scale sculptural pieces. Through her work she aims to push the wearer's expectation of what jewellery can be.

Photo: Lean Timms

Materials: Kiln formed glass

Dimensions: Diameter 19 mm

About the Maker: Lisa Cahill's glass installations create a discourse about the Australian landscape and her affinity with it, often entwined with her Danish heritage. Inspired by both the natural world and the transitory nature of the urban experience, Cahill’s dreamlike images invite viewers to draw associations with their own remembered landscapes, resulting in a meditative and emotional response. Rather than a direct reproduction they are more her own interpretation of light and landscape and become a place for quiet contemplation