Flatwear ...

,So the last of my work is installed ... Sooo happy to not have to keep making list so I stay on task and focuse ( that will be enough heckling from the stalls thank you - you know who you are!)  it really didn't take long to set up and I to to some lovely people who were very interested in the provenance of some of the elements in the necklaces. I am not sure how I can remember where all the stuff comes from when I can't even remember to buy milk when I am out but there you go ... Perhaps it is "selective memory syndrome"!

It was tricky to photograph but I guess this gives you an idea of the space. It is a museum-like cabinet in a gallery/shop. Lots of South Australian artists are represented here...

I typed up a little story for each piece. Not sure anyone else will get the reference to the Batty Koda Rap (Fern Gully people aside!) but I was indeed brain-fried by then and there was a bat in the piece - and well,it just kinda happened!

This is all one necklace. It looks great on even if I do say so myself! I am proud that I made a bezel for the dolls eye and the skull! I couldn't do that before I started preparing for this show ... Ah the joys of being a self taught jeweller! That gorgeous turquoise blue chain is some vintage Swarovski that I was lucky enough to get my hands on when an old family business in Adelaide closed its doors.

Detail of one of the bits I made. I cut this cross from an old silver plated coaster and added the little brass Herat. I do love combining different metals...

And the eye. It freaks a lot of people out but I really like the talismanic allure of an eye you can wear! I made the bezel (eyelashes and all!) and mounted it on a vintage teaspoon. Now I am planning to play with some colourful beady stuff for a minute. Some simple threading is just what I need!

Oh and just in case you have a burning desire to discover (or rediscover) The Batty Rap ...

http://youtu.be/XaTFgY8kZcU