Caz Guiney

I checked out the jewellery on Artware Editions but it was mostly crap however I did find these gems… my blog seems to be working again!  I spoke too soon… still a challenge

I am having trouble uploading images hence the lack of posting.  Edublogs have been performing ‘maintenance’ and nothing has worked properly since… I will return!

It has been almost 5 weesk since my last post… BAD BLOGGER… I have been ill with every lurgy that floats by, incredibly busy with all manner of projects,  school holidays the list goes on. I  finally posted work off to Velvet da Vinci in San Francisco for the Unnatural Acts exhibition curated by Mel [...]

I am interested in a few concepts mentioned here – space, gold, rings -but when your ‘Cosmic’ ring gets it’s own ‘Certificate of Space Flight’, I  am intrigued for a brief moment and then lose interest very quickly.

…slowly!

I am actually drilling holes in these and threading them…yes I am going insane!  It has been a difficult process to resolve what to design and make for this project…I am not used to having such a firm starting point imposed on me and yet complete free range to do as I please. My practice [...]

The above is a work/s in progress for an exhibition titled ‘Unnatural Acts’-mentioned here in a previous post .  I have to admit that the deadline is FAST approaching so I must get off my couch, turn the computer off and get moving!

I was finally successful in bidding at the NMIT Jewellery fundraising Auction last night (small review of proceedings on Melbourne Jeweller). With a bubbles in one hand and pizza in the other I still managed to steadily hold up my bidding number…impressive.  The above little beauty is by jeweller Tae Schmeisser renowned for her ‘Wheelie [...]

A local friend ‘Bootsie’ alerted me to the fact that the suburban  ‘Soft Rubbish’ intervention I created a couple of months ago has been souveniered and used as a sign on a gate inbetween 2 of the commission flats near where the original piece was installed…couldn’t ask for a better outcome. A little battered and [...]

Why…I don’t know but Bright Op Shop (where we holidayed over Easter) bucked the Easter trend and put on a hilarious Harry Potter window for all the holiday punters.  The note on the window clearly stated that nothing was for sale…bum! Harry himself…I don’t recall such heavy eyebrows Ron…all dolled up to catch Harry’s attention [...]