BIOGRAPHY
I am a jewellery designer, maker, wearer and appreciator. I completed a bachelor of visual arts at the Adelaide Centre for the Arts TAFEsa in 2006, after a one year intermission in 2004 when I lived in London and travelled around Europe. These experiences have helped shape the jeweller I am today. When travelling I was captivated by the traditional lampworking in Murano, Italy and since 2005 I have been practicing this traditional art form. Glass, forms an integral part of my practice, I am fascinated by the colour, its malleability when molten, and its fragility and durability when cold.
On completion of my degree I took up residence at Gray Street Workshop as an access tenant. Whilst working there I have been fortunate enough to work alongside a wide range of talented jewellers from emerging to world renowned. In April 2010 I became a Partner in the Workshop joining Catherine Truman and Sue Lorraine in continuing the legacy of workshop and shaping its future.
Gray Street Workshop was established in 1985, as a collectively run studio and access facility for contemporary jewellers and object makers. Through the access bench facility there has been a rich history of over 80 access tenants. I am surrounded by incredible jewellers supporting, encouraging, inspiring and motivating each other through the challenges, joys, hardships and great successes that come with a career in jewellery.
BIOGRAPHY/GENERAL
2010 to current Partner of Gray Street Workshop with Catherine Truman and Sue Lorraine
2009 to current Jewellery Lecturer at the Adelaide Centre for the Arts TAFEsa
2007-2008 Organising Committee For Graduate Metal XI Exhibition
2007 to 2010 Access member of Gray Street Workshop
2006 Work placement with Gray Street Workshop
EDUCATION
2010 Loren Stump (USA) "Loren 2" lampworking course
2010 Bernard Stoner Boro glass lampworking course
2008 Barbara Becker-Simmons (USA) Advanced glass lampworking course
2008 Mark Vaarwerk "Transforming throw away plastics" Workshop
2007 Bernard Stoner Advanced glass lampworking course
2006 Pauline Delany Advanced glass lampworking course
2006 Pauline Delany Intermediate glass lampworking course
2006 TAFE SA, Adelaide Centre for the Arts, Bachelor of Visual Arts and Applied Design specialising in Jewellery
Highest Achievement Award in Jewellery
Highest Achievement Award in Core Studies
2005 Sharon Griffiths Beginners glass lampworking course
2003 Cynthia Cousens (UK) Workshop, jamfactory
AWARDS:
2008 Best collective exhibition in 2008 Fringe Festival
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2008 July – Old Macdonald Had A Farm, Soda and Rhyme, North Adelaide
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2011 January - "Show within a show", Shaw Hendry's Simpsons collection, Light Square, Adelaide
2010 November - Zu Design Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide
2010 November – Wrapped 2010, Studio 2017,Waterloo,Sydney
2010 August - Hide and Seek, Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide
2010 July - Hang Around, Zu Design Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide
2010 June - Gray Street Workshop Tenants, Jamfactory, Adelaide
2010 May – Access, Gray Street Access Tenant exhibition, Gaffa, Sydney
2010 April – JMGA members exhibition, Perth Galleries, Perth
2009 December – Christmas Showcase, 2017,Waterloo,Sydney
2009 December – Cheers, Zu Design Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide
2009 November – All My Friends Are Animals – The Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide
2009 August – They Match, Zu Design Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide
2009 June - Winter Brooches, 2017, Waterloo,Sydney
2009 May - Paper Text, 2017, Waterloo,Sydney
2009 March – Birthday Show, Breathing Colours, Balmain, Sydney
2008 December – Christmas showcase, Soda and Rhyme, North Adelaide
2008 December – Christmas exhibition, Zu Design Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide
2008 November – Flight, Urban Cow Studio, Adelaide
2008 September – Gardens Alive, A room of her own, Croydon
2008 August – Hooked on, Zu Design Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide
2008 April - From Gray to Techni-colour, Jamfactory, Adelaide
2008 Feb - March, C e l l a r Sweatshop, Light Square Gallery, Adelaide
2008 Jan - Feb, Graduate Metal XI, Light Square Gallery, Adelaide
2007 Bright Shiny Things, Zu Design Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide
2007 12 August - Accessible, Gray Street Workshop, Adelaide
2007, 3 – 18 August - On The Cuff, Zu Design Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide
2007 Maestros and Apprentices, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide
2007, 23 March - Princes Contemporary Art Show, Prince Alfred College, Adelaide
2007, 11 February - Painted Canvas, Bella Cosa, McLaren Vale
2007, 2 – 23 February - Coloured In, FADbar & Gallery
2007, 1 – 24 February - Dark Elegant Pop, Urban Cow Studio, Adelaide
2006, 25 Oct - 9 Nov - The Road Less Travelled, Graduating Visual Art Student Exhibition, Light Square Gallery
2006, July - My Happiness Auction and Exhibition, Tin Cat Cafe, Kent Town.
2006, 6 – 20 August - Blossom, to come to a promising stage (SALA Festival Exhibition), Broomsticks, Port Adelaide
2005, 29 January - SAJC Young Racing Champions Party (Fashion Parade), Tapestry Pavilion, Morphettville Racecourse
2003, December - Christmas Exhibition, Bella Cosa, McLaren Vale
2003, 7 March - Painted Forest, Bella Cosa, McLaren Vale
2002, 7 – 8 December - Christmas Exhibition,Bella Cosa, McLaren Vale
2002, 15 – 20 September -Perceptions, Bella Cosa, McLaren Vale