November 4 - 24, 2002
Fingers Annual Group Show
October 1 - 12, 2002
Ruth Baird
"New Work"
Ruth Baird is one of Fingers founding partners and a central figure in the organisation and creation of Fingers reputation for innovation and excellence.
In this exhibition of recent work Ruth crochets and knits unusual materials like titanium and enamelled wire to create her trademark delicate jewellery.
September 16 - 27, 2002
Ben Beattie
The carved stone pendant is perhaps Aotearoa's most precious form of adornment. Literally a unique piece of home, it travels with us identifying us to others and ourselves as 'kiwi'.
Ben Beattie's carved pendants are abstracted natural forms drawn from his Te Henga environment. He has meticulously shaped the soft greens and greys of argillite, the hard blacks of volcanic basalts and granite, and the more unusual colours of pounamu which he has rescued from the discard bin of he tourist industry. Included in this new work Ben uses the colourful translucency of locally made glass as well.
Ben's extraordinary attention to detail puts his work amongst the very best in the country. He lovingly finishes every aspect, including the complicated splicing of the woven cords.
This is Ben's first solo exhibition since winning the national Pounamu Carvers Award in 1998.
August 20 - September 7, 2002
Jane Dodd
"Straw into Gold"
"As children we are enchanted by the talismans, charms and objects
represented in traditional fairy tales. We fervently believe in the magical
powers and mysterious properties within the myriad animals, plants, people,
furniture and everyday objects portrayed.
As adults this belief is hidden more than discarded or replaced and we are
surprised and thrilled when certain words or images provoke memories, and
the veiled beliefs within us are revealed.
An aspect of the stories that particularly interested me is the
significant role of the objects and animals. These fetishistic elements
suggest the jewellery tradition of charms and amulets, which like folk
tales, imbue inanimate objects with magical qualities."
Jane Dodd. 2002
In this exhibition of new work, Jane Dodd turns the alchemy of her
metalworking skills to the magic of story telling. In presenting these
fantastic objects as a collection of charms, Jane offers us sanction to hold
them, own them and wear them. By making them attachable to the body through
a variety of means Jane invites the wearer to construct the amulet most
suited to their needs, and in doing so to tell their own tales.
17 - 28 June 2002
Anna Wallis
"New Work"
Anna Wallis presents a new series of brooches using her favourite method of construction building with discs, domes and tubes. Still focusing on pieces which are large in scale yet have a feeling which is light in weight, Anna has taken the loose round shapes visited last year and given them figurative structure.
Simple patterns are beginning to take on ambiguous pixilated forms.
Anna's use of industrial surfaces and colour transform cold silver into vibrant reds, slick blacks and institutional whites, layering and accentuating the structures beneath.
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