Hi all, my laptop is still at the fixers so I don’t have most of my programs available, but I’ve been keeping busy with an iPhone game and Microsoft Excel (that’s a story for another post). While I wait, I went to the Gallery open of my friend Melissa Cameron, a jewellery designer. Her exhibition is called “In Geometry I Trust”, and it’s currently on show at a chic, trendy Waterloo gallery, one of many art galleries at the 2 Danks St Galleries.
What: Contemporary Jewllery Exhibition
By: Melissa Cameron – “In Geometry I Trust”
Who: Studio 20/17
Where: 6B/2 Danks St, Waterloo NSW 2017
When: 28th – 17th March, from 11am – 6pm, Tuesdays to Saturdays
Melissa is a friend of mine from Melbourne, and her jewellery designs are quite distinct. Her inspiration is from architecture and the ideas of geometry that comes within that discipline, so her work looks very detailed and delicate. However, Melissa’s not a “typical” jewellery deisgner – her work is all hand-made, and straddles jewellery design and fine art, so not all of her work is wearable. The work that is meant to be wearable, fragile and complex as they may look, are actually quite durable.
Here's a necklace from one her exhibition, which is for sale there.
Here is more work from her line, which shows of her style quite well.
I don’t wear jewellery much, but I find Melissa’s work a breath of fresh air. She has a style that is quite unique to her, and since Studio 20/17 is a gallery that showcases a number of contemporary jewellery designers, you can see a wide range of jewellery designs here. Comparing and contrasting the different styles, ideas and motivations behind each of the jewellery designers is a lot of fun. Since nearly all of the jewellery designs are for sale, jewellery enthusiasts can also go shopping-mad there.
Outside Studio 20/17. There are other small art galleries all around.
Some of the other jewellery design works. There were heaps of work by other designers there.
You can see more of Melissa’s work at her website. There’s many works of hers that aren’t on display at this gallery, and my favourites are always the intricate non-wearable ones like the ones below. I imagine I’d like to hang one of these on my wall!
The Sieve, from 2010
The Fishes, 2011. Antique 800 silver platter, stainless steel. 25 x 100 x 40mm
Anyway, the rest of the gallery was also quite interesting. There’s many, many galleries in the 2 Danks St complex, and since we arrived early to the exhibition, we wandered around looking at the other galleries and the artists on showcase. We saw some really wonderful and innovative artwork there! All-in-all, it was the first time I’ve beem to 2 Danks St, and it was a super-fun experience!
Melissa at her Artist's Talk yesterday
Melissa talks more about her work again.
Melissa's necklace from an earlier line in action!
