On exhibition at the Nelson Suter Art Society NOW! A group of frivolous fibulae - brooches - in Sterling silver with lots of random elements of colour and shape. Priced generously, here is a fun gift for self or other? More images to follow…… Theartistgoldsmith.com
Pearls on the ear: a pair of 18ct gold drop earrings with Cook Island black pearls. Prompted by the unattractive view of multiple studs on the back of a girl’s ear, Christine devised a means of suspending earrings without the need for piercing. $$. In studio. www.theartistgoldsmith.com/contact #jewelrymaker #jewellery#jewellerymaker#jewelry #goldsmith #artist #handmade #handmadejewelry #opal #earring #blackpearlearrings #pearl
A pair of Mexican opal earrings in silver and gold, and suggestions for another set. Two beautiful baroque stones on the drop, cabochons on the ear. Studs, for pierced ears. $$, in studio.
This Sunday 23rd is looking SUNNY for the Great Christmas Market at Nelson’s Founders Park! Find Christine’s stand (next to the lollies) in the Energy Centre and admire her winter creations? 9.00-4.00. $2 entry (under 12 free). A fun day out, full of handmade treasures. TheArtistGoldsmith.com
Two archive necklaces: stone merchant Ruppenthal, in Idar-Oberstein, offered us some carvings they had made 100 years ago, using pounamu (nephrite jade). These were then sold to tourists in NZ! We repatriated the stone and Christine made contemporary necklaces for exhibition. Sold. www.theartistgoldsmith.com/contact #jewelrymaker #jewellery#jewellerymaker#jewelry #goldsmith #artist #handmade #handmadejewelry
Citrine, and also Topaz, are the accepted birthstones for November, which starts tomorrow (here in NZ anyway)! We even named our house on Waiheke Island, which we completed in a November, after the stone. AI tells me it is ‘prized for its warm sunny shades and is associated with joy and abundance’. Here are some examples, both current and archived, that may inspire you to add Joy or Abundance to your - and our - life? $$. In studio. www.theartistgoldsmith.com/contact #jewelrymaker #jewellery#jewellerymaker#jewelry #goldsmith #artist #handmade #handmadejewelry#citrine
Preparations for the Nelson Suter Art Society summer exhibit, opening 17 December, is under way. Inexpensive works are called for, as gifts to take away. Christine and Tessa are revisiting silver pieces of a decade past, using colour rods we found in Japan. www.theartistgoldsmith.com/contact #jewelrymaker #jewellery#jewellerymaker#jewelry #goldsmith #artist #handmade #handmadejewelry
A Fiebel: a brooch made with an integral needle, formed by spiralling the metal to create a spring. Gold hardens when formed and here may not be reheated (annealed) after shaping, else it would lose its tension. This was common in Roman military tunics. Archive. sold. www.theartistgoldsmith.com/contact #jewelrymaker #jewellery#jewellerymaker#jewelry #goldsmith #artist #handmade #handmadejewelry#brooch#broochoftheday
Here is another of my treasured brooches! Not only a joy to wear, it took us on a major journey. Inspired by paintings of Gustav Klimt, seen in Vienna, I was wearing it at a function in Taipei and explained the story to a Chinese art dealer. He was planning a retrospective of work by Pan Yu Liang (Yu Lin) in a major Beijing museum and asked if Christine would like to create works derived from these paintings. 3 months later, we were showing the work in China! (Photo now cropped, to show brooch!) www.theartistgoldsmith.com/contact #jewelrymaker #jewellery#jewellerymaker#jewelry #goldsmith #artist #handmade #handmadejewelry
At a reception by the German Ambassador for Tag der deutschen Einheit, in Wellington. With Alexander Falk, who organised an exhibition around persons now in New Zealand who were impacted by the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The ‘weaving together’ reminds of our Berlin born friend Silke Ziehl, who drove zig-zag along the border, repairing the rift between East and West, following the opening of the borders.
Mexican opal eardrops in 18ct gold and sterling silver. Part of a collection available to view in Wellington next week - 13-15/10 - when we are visiting for a Tag der deutschen Einheit function held by the German Embassy. Text to arrange a viewing? 021817209. www.theartistgoldsmith.com/contact #jewelrymaker #jewellery#jewellerymaker#jewelry #goldsmith #artist #handmade #handmadejewelry#mexicanopal
Waves and pearls. A layered agate, cut with waveforms, set in silver and accompanied by black keshi pearls. On a handknit pebble jumper, also by Christine, The Artist Goldsmith.
Pounamu - Greenstone. The nephrite jade found in New Zealand (and, I am told, Canada) has high value for Māori. This brooch was a gift from David’s father to his wife (D’s mother!) and was passed down. Soft, undulating curves, accentuated by wave forms in gold. Studio@theartistgoldsmith.com #jewelry #jewellery#artjewelry#artjewellery#goldsmith#18k#18kgoldjewelry
A silver brooch in Shibori technique - crumpled metal sheet, derived from Japanese textile work - highlighted with a pink calcite. At the Home and Garden Show, Nelson; a very successful weekend with many new and repeat visitors savouring Christine’s variety and ingenuity in design.
