OPEN STUDIO saturday 18th August

2/215-219 Nicholson Street, East Brunswick 3057

Craft Cubed PART 1.

Craft Cubed launches this Thursday eve from 6-8pm.  It is Craft Victoria's annual festival with exhibitions, seminars, workshops and open studios.  Studio MüCKE is taking part in 3 events! 

Firstly, we are participating in an exhibition at eg.etal in Melbournes iconic Flinders Lane.  This is a collaborative show conceived by the talented jeweller Emma Grace.  The brief, consisting of text and 3 pieces of sterling silver jewellery, was offered to 7 Melbourne creatives.  The exhibition in short, entitled How the light gets in invited it's collaborators to share how they go about maintaining a sense of hope and a more sustainable practice in a world of environmental devastation and climate change.

The pieces Emma and I created were designed to reflect the work I make for studio MüCKE, highlighting my belief that it is only through persistent and enduring work that we can find any answers to the problems of the times we live in.  The works are titled Multiples of 1.

Here's Emma and I at work in her studio, developing work for the show.

 

How the Light gets in, runs from 6th-18th August 2012 at eg.etal in Flinders Lane Melbourne.

Sweet somethings

Talking about less stuff...I've got a lot more tshirt scraps than I know what to do with so, how about a lovely pair of these to add to your collection?...and help me make some space in my studio.  Its nice to do good things for people and they wont clutter, but they might just stutter sweet somethings in your ear.

Images 1 & 2:  Recycled t-shirt scrap earings.  Waste-tee donut earings
Image 3:  Recycled t-shirt scrap earings. Waste-tee small hoops
Available here and here

Tee-sets

Participating in exhibitions is something that helps me as a sustainable design practitioner to push my ideas and creativity. These little rings and necklaces were created using recycled t-shirts and draw on memories of things found in vending machines as youngster. The exhibtion Insert Coin Here is launching this Monday as part of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. You will find many wonderful little 'fashion items' all placed in vending machine capsules, distrubuted for just $2! The vending machines change location throughout the festival. Here's the details:

Mon 1 March - Sat 6 March Craft Victoria : 31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Tue 8 March - Sat 13 March Captains of Industry: Level 1, 2 Somerset Place, Melbourne (off Little Bourke Street)

Sun 14 March - Sun 21 March Alice Euphemia: Shop 6, Cathedral Arcade, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne

Mon 22 March - Wed 31 March The Thousands Shop: Level 6, Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne

The exhibition will also officially open on Friday 12 March at 1000 £ Bend from 7pm onwards. Come by and celebrate with us by having a drink!