https://www.ekolalia.com/home daily 1.0 2024-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/1625819876108-A5NKBU8MAABMMY323MZU/.jpeg Home FLOW. Cast Bronze and copper https://www.ekolalia.com/jewellery daily 0.75 2021-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/1729299227542-YU9M0Z98YXK5R5VMM7G1/IMG_8547.jpg Jewellery Mushroom necklace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/1640305641460-X9OLTBZZDS5X67Y81BIR/IMG_7839.jpg Jewellery Here are some pieces I did for the market with Flux (fluxcreative.org). It was a great day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/1640305587070-RP9ATALNZ5K85FXXXEZG/IMG_7850.jpg Jewellery I did a market with the collective fluxcreative.org here is one of the pieces I made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/1640306877434-1H6EPQ8C25IQHIVARAAV/IMG_7834.jpg Jewellery another new piece for the market. this is a solid silver brooch with a freshwater pearl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/42e65e6a-84b9-4336-be12-8d630902ccca/IMG_7835.jpeg Jewellery These are some of my favourite new pieces. solid bronze on sterling silver chains each earring while echoing its partner is totally unique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/337fdb2f-f225-4d29-9c1e-0e2c8787d911/pins+.jpg Jewellery pins - cast bronze, copper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/10efbc0c-bbae-45da-8202-55c246bbc4fc/inkiii.jpg Jewellery ink ring - copper, ink, plaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/1640307148219-AG6RQHGBA1X7BT37V3WQ/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-12-24%2Bat%2B11.49.40%2Bam.jpg Jewellery This is also new for the markets, but I had it cast ages ago. It is solid bronze with a rubber fastener https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/fa36fdfc-cbff-4e09-a1d1-17d4fff5dc26/inki.jpg Jewellery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/8fad8aef-9a86-4a02-8c52-d2bd2c3a1d2b/Pinsii.jpg Jewellery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/9a12ccac-ae4b-4e4b-a4ab-c98de1caa221/detroit+agate.png Jewellery pendant made from detroit agate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/584a04d7-f233-49fd-9041-07761548eef0/IMG_2527.jpg Jewellery coal pin - coal and gold leaf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/e88ba4c1-a31e-41d2-9699-065ef62e5e79/IMG_2535.jpg Jewellery coal pin - coal silicone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/50eed45f-9d0c-4934-a634-fc39e74d3d11/inkiiv.jpg Jewellery ink pin - copper, ink, plaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/ab266ba4-1085-4538-a866-8998c89a0458/opal+ring.jpg Jewellery ring - silver and synthetic opal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/f21a4718-0484-4e73-9c9e-5d9996cad373/inprogress.jpg Jewellery in progress bronze and brass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/84d3f583-29e4-4cd2-abeb-bca2874df79d/inkii.jpg Jewellery moon pin - copper and plaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/0858f7d9-cdc0-4c96-9bca-c5de3cd12743/coal.jpg Jewellery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/58db40ea-b8b7-49c5-8885-0acda0aeb78d/pins.jpg Jewellery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/5d84ff25-5801-4515-82cb-48d5c4551896/IMG_8546.jpeg Jewellery wood chip and surgical silk https://www.ekolalia.com/sculpture daily 0.75 2021-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/9472c450-3857-4d28-9b41-faf4b72aff82/strange+biologies+.jpg Sculpture I call this piece strange biologies. It is made from copper, silver, bronze an pearl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/af929c0f-f4ce-41d0-b483-6c9dacaa095b/fungus.jpg Sculpture A homage to the ubiquitous bright orange fungus Pycnoporus sp. It is used medicinally by Indigenous Australians. This piece is made from copper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/cb70e93a-0cc0-467c-8659-2a7efcd9a665/coseupfungus.jpg Sculpture A homage to the ubiquitous bright orange fungus Pycnoporus sp. It is used medicinally by Indigenous Australians. This piece is made from copper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/b2218c53-8018-4801-be7a-9ae215bf99df/inflorescence.jpg Sculpture Inflorex made from wood an silver thread. I have been working on using natural elements in my pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/218bb25a-9436-41f3-87b6-9d78c0972d66/1942EA7E-09C8-4807-B3D0-F60E0209EE81_1_105_c.jpeg Sculpture flow - cast bronze and copper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/45ccb768-b132-40f9-be96-f06baf72c776/IMG_4593.jpeg Sculpture flow ii - cast bronze and copper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/5d98f679-8b67-4ca6-b80d-497386db90ef/moon+bowl.jpg Sculpture moon moon bowl - copper, brass quartz crystal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/8cbc832a-2bd9-48e6-90f4-e491070b8f90/cloudworld.jpg Sculpture cloud lands - bronze, glass, silver, terracotta and moss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/5b49c71c-698d-4949-83f2-9bcc42036721/cloudlandstogether.jpg Sculpture cloud lands - bronze, glass, silver, terracotta and moss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/71b9631b-4669-4f4e-9259-e37e33d650de/cloudlandsiii.jpg Sculpture cloud lands - bronze, glass, silver, terracotta and moss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/119e2efe-2d5a-4a04-bc80-9446cca8f7cd/cloudlandskeep.jpg Sculpture cloud lands - bronze, glass, silver, terracotta and moss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/fc90c901-ebc7-42ba-ad53-317329c4554d/cloudlands+ii.jpg Sculpture cloud lands - bronze, glass, silver, terracotta and moss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/5bc9cab6-1c3f-4a78-ac00-15d4afe1f968/cloud+lands.jpg Sculpture cloud lands - bronze, glass, silver, terracotta and moss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/070ed25b-be56-4194-9983-e12f1c32ad1e/belljars.jpg Sculpture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/c3171944-ec2d-4781-a197-bb39d0d6ecaa/IMG_2623.jpg Sculpture bell jar - glass and seed pods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/456cde36-f242-45a4-85f1-8b02434659b9/student+body.jpg Sculpture student body - plaster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/890ddacd-de11-4759-9605-f1e2f916d991/student+bodyii+copy.jpg Sculpture student body - plaster https://www.ekolalia.com/workshops daily 0.75 2023-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/9bf37c87-7ff3-4c08-b6b1-826f2ac5969f/IMG_0219.JPG.jpeg Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/d531c34a-f471-4742-94d3-c9e38c538de6/Resized_20180405_234448_5047.jpeg Workshops https://www.ekolalia.com/conceptual-work daily 0.75 2021-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/6f59eba9-d345-4e05-a8a7-93e5a87fb48d/IMG_8532.jpeg Conceptual work Covid works https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/3ee34968-c58b-4d82-9b3b-ff9015bd948b/cuff+copy.jpg Conceptual work cuff - steel, manipulated found object https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/ddc239db-b4ea-4c11-a6e5-3cdf834257d1/self+sabotage+iii.jpg Conceptual work self sabotage - leather, copper, brass, plaster, ink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/a790dbcc-91bc-4e9a-910a-2a4279eaf356/self+sabotage.jpg Conceptual work self sabotage - leather, copper, brass, plaster, ink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/d4278598-2dc7-48cc-ba6a-7ac77009a5bf/cuff.jpg Conceptual work surgical cuff - copper, silver, surgical silk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/ba146251-a7fe-4210-95f4-c263990d8cce/unwearable+bangle.jpg Conceptual work unwearable bracelet - glass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/e22e5594-3304-4a9c-a613-66a991633705/anxiety.jpg Conceptual work anxiety - brass, plaster, silver https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/0e4da900-e897-4115-b33d-6d38e64e973c/anxiety+and+self+sabotage.jpg Conceptual work anxiety and self sabotage - brass, plaster, silver , leather, copper, ink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/9c0219ca-d2e0-46d5-85d9-0e47eb59f27e/unwearable+ring.jpg Conceptual work unwearable ring - glass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/6c2f43a0-7bd1-4e5b-baf5-372cb588b2c7/PB040660.JPG Conceptual work control - copper steel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/f2510b4f-6975-4b91-a67d-469c9af9687d/PB040657.JPG Conceptual work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/0a250458-98b2-49e9-8b17-c62ca9387d61/PB020643.JPG Conceptual work control - copper, surgical silk https://www.ekolalia.com/working-things-out daily 0.75 2021-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/2c8313ef-3727-4a6b-b4f1-30614efc7e9b/IMG_7869.jpeg Working things out These are the next lot of cast pieces that I am planning to play with. Lots to keep me busy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/c85b266a-d564-4816-bcff-2cf6597876e4/broom+casting.jpg Working things out have been working with Nanette (https://www.instagram.com/nanetterietman/) experimenting with broom casting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/56e1a7a7-8b14-4972-ad99-5b56209feda7/abpresjourney.jpg Working things out ab/pres-ence and the journey to its completion. Originally made from copper the final piece is made from brass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/91b938be-5392-472b-8b62-03998c31dc86/flowers.jpg Working things out Here are some ideas for the next few pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/dead838b-0507-4f42-868c-c69046c220f7/snorks.jpg Working things out Cast bronze this is the beginning of a work looking at corals and fungus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/57fcac40-c8bf-4b08-a49f-7897f4c7720b/brooches.jpg Working things out These brooches are made from weathered hardwood found in the bush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/8fb3ec3b-fd87-4d19-b4a6-5ebae3416266/artnouveauring.jpg Working things out Taking inspiration from the whiplash curve this ring is also an experiment in cold joining. I wanted to create an adjustable ring that didn't look cheap or adjustable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/9002d9b6-ff2b-43b4-8c36-9da44419951c/IMG_2621.jpeg Working things out here is some different ways of adding natural patterns to my work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/828c23a6-4606-4e33-92cd-8b1111321e65/IMG_2623.jpeg Working things out I will impress the branches (branchlets) into the soft silver with my mill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/a264c94a-089f-4df6-b5c6-8d7aa64c3be7/IMG_2618.jpeg Working things out this is how we make the silver soft enough to take the impression of the branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/245aae2b-3a36-4e08-842d-ca82591396dc/IMG_2630.jpeg Working things out the end result. Earrings? Perhaps or two pendants? I will keep you updated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/206106be-927f-4b7a-96a6-f01b2a4eeeb0/ANringclose.jpg Working things out This ring is also an experiment in cold joining. I also wanted to create an adjustable ring that didn't look cheap or adjustable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/ef238612-ceb9-4494-b232-c65ee2624e9b/pebble.jpg Working things out The back of a the pebble ring. An experiment in valuing the common as well as in creating jewellery with cold joins only. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/21b49ea8-2813-4568-bdd3-68784dc72437/pebblefront.jpg Working things out This is a pebble ring. An experiment in valuing the common as well as in creating jewellery with cold joins only. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/442c97b9-8dc9-4e3f-bccd-8e9aafc555b7/covid+necklace.jpg Working things out this is my response to covid. watching the packages pile up, feeling overwhelmed, taken over and the fact that online shopping has become a form of analgesia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/dc3748f9-5a1a-4616-891d-0ef4c8e513a1/cold+joins.jpg Working things out Cold Joins. Experiments in cold joining https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/c2180513-c251-47a0-b33f-c650a9a75845/vine+in+vine.jpg Working things out In a twist to the plot I am experimenting with returning the cast vine to the vine it came from. Will be interesting to see if it takes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/de20044d-8636-4583-b48f-66130d904da8/upclose+two+.jpg Working things out This is a piece i want to use for a necklace. It is a vine cast in bronze. I love the curves. You can still see the sprue on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/94264b34-00b2-4444-b2f7-493a45395e9b/whiplash+five+.jpg Working things out The curves reminded me of the Whiplash curve from Art Nouveau. The Whiplash curve is one of my favourite things as you can see I find it really hard to replicate! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/225986b1-8236-40f8-a464-e23a0c3e9381/whiplash+three.jpg Working things out This is the same links from a different angle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/1626663352416-4HNS0VZXRS59BOWJ19VQ/IMG_6381.jpg Working things out I then started to play with different link types to see if I could create something that replicates the curves in the cast piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/1626663424098-44ZV9D5I5SXKWTDGJ63Y/64819727448__E6EEBA81-DB2D-49E3-AEFA-6020E1767699.jpg Working things out I have finally narrowed it down to these two chain types. I find the on on the left more interesting but the one of the right echos the piece better but not enough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/1626663383260-0QVYUZCINOJ329BBKE93/chain%2Blong.jpg Working things out This is a close up of the chain on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/ad54e2b1-a379-4b81-b1e8-b3c26d33eb7f/chain+long+two+.jpg Working things out again the chain on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/2c537254-95e3-4061-b3f7-220a77e91271/IMG_2612.jpeg Working things out I have a new toy! a doming block. I want to try and make some organic shapes with it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/a8ee7eec-050c-4a8c-9363-f2ebb569e6f6/IMG_2603.jpeg Working things out and adding a pearl will be a nice contrast with the beautiful texture on the inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/c5e494d5-a353-4633-bbd4-b6b266b6251e/IMG_2602.jpeg Working things out Pearl and domed hemisphere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/55e1473d-1e6b-47ac-80f8-9c72ea19d4d8/IMG_2601.jpeg Working things out more experiments in impressing this is grevillea leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/a2d4abc6-6975-4cc7-af54-0f2c8c6f497c/IMG_8540.jpeg Working things out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/b2f90c1b-82ba-440b-a117-8766b452827a/IMG_8543.jpeg Working things out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e7edaf807cf956f276a1bb/012101d9-70cf-4477-9bbe-15cf0e63c7f9/IMG_8542.jpeg Working things out https://www.ekolalia.com/new-page daily 0.75 2025-01-11