May 2010 has almost past. I turned 44. I went to Melbourne. I made (and sold) some jewellery.
First, the jewellery...
New forms are taking shape on my work table. Inspired by armour, shields and 'Big Brother'.
Partially constructed at the moment, these pieces are forcing me to challenge my ideas on jewellery design, manufacturing and intent.
I can never work on one piece at a time.
These pieces are all about (urban) protection. Although some of these could stop a bullet, what protection do we have against the evil eye? invasion of personal space, facebook privacy? government Internet filters?
Birthday 2010
My (44th!) birthday was celebrated with my love (grrl+dog) who made me this cool collage card...
I received (among other things) the best Plant Porn book in the world-Botanica Magnifica. Stunning images of endangered species are displayed in this massive, beautiful book. If you love plants then you must have this book.You can also see the photographer, Johnathan Singer, and have a good look at the book here.
Also received the book Art in the Age of Technoscience.
Now this book is a juicy read- did you know artists are playing with stem-cells-'moist media' and gene sequences? Pretty weird stuff. Worth a read if you are interested in cutting-edge trends and the (possible) future of art.
SteamPump2010...
Steampump in Melbourne was a fun escape for my birthday and a chance to sell some work-which I did.
Check out the photos of SteamPump2010. One highlight was to meet the wonderful Dr Insctus and see her very cool jewellery. She also has good taste-she bought one of my (favourite) pieces!
Farewell May 2010. What a month!
See you in June-
XXX
Farewell May 2010. What a month!
See you in June-
XXX
16 comments:
Happy birthday to a VERY talented artist!!!
I love the big brother is watching you combined with the protection concepts. The pieces with the eyes are incredible but so are all of your creations.
I'm enjoying perusing all of the wonderful photos of Steampump. I spot your work in there, I love how you displayed it and the accompanying tags.
Happy Birthday to you, we share a birthday month. It seems that the month of May bought you many fabulous things, here's to June doing the same!
Wonderful innovative pieces, all of them! I'm drawn to the eyes. Love the concept too. It figures .... born in May .... a true artist. (I'm May 12th)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DON!!!
LERVE the jewels.
Happy Hoopy birthday Don
Four Four. Sounds like it would be Chinese lucky.
No way! Love how life works- two artists I respect and admire share my birthday-
Azirca-Happy Birthday for May.
Robyn-I too am May 12th!
Best wishes although it's a belated Happy Birthday, Don.
Your pieces are intriguing, although I must say I find the 'eye' disconcerting.
Wasn't aware of the Steampump event. Would have been terrific by the looks of all the photos.
Happy late 44th.Still in your early 40's until 47 then you can talk mid 40's.
I remember my 44th year. Little did I know the changes that lay ahead and I mean I did not have a clue.
Hey Don! Thanks so much for becoming a follower...what an honor to have such a distinguished artist join my posse...leave a comment next time so I can see where you are coming from on the day of...Love your work and you are a true inspiration...would love to own one of your pieces one day when fortune strikes. Again thanks so much for stopping by to my lil world in Long Beach, California..
Aw hullo Don! It was delightful to meet you and the missus as well.
Didn't know it was your birthday...nice to see the handmade card, that's my favorite birthday tradition.
A very happy birthday. May sounds like quite a success. I love where you are taking your jewelry pieces. They are a breed all their own!
Yaaay! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
And I LOVE the item with the eye ... it's fascinating! I imagine wearing it and it blinking as I bend down and up again!
Awesomeness!
p.s. thanks for letting me use pics of your jewellery in my presentation recently .. 'o0ohs' and 'aaahs' all round!
Happy Birthday! I just posted an item which you may be able to use. can you pop by found-art and let me know if you'd like it? Thanks!
Happy Birthday.... sorry i'm late, but the wishes are all good ;)
Sounds like it was a good one.
44 years young and up for fun...
keep on creating your wonderful pieces.
Thanks for sharing.
x robyn...
Hei, Urbandon!
I am the one who "stole" the metal house sign from lostfound_art! I hope you are not angry at me :)
To make it better I will now follow your blog :)
And happy birthday same days ago!
Happy birthday, Don! These new pieces are very cool; I often contemplate these questions about privacy and security in the digital age. The one with the eyeball sort of creeps me out, but I love it. Did you know that in middle eastern and other cultures, protection from the evil eye is a blue glass eye? Yep, you probably did.
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