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Ross Malcolm

Ross Malcolm has always been a collector and a maker. After spending most of his life operating heavy machinery in construction and road building he was drawn to the opposite scale, to jewellery. This opened up a whole new world to him and led to his completion of a Bachelor of Visual Arts majoring in Jewellery at The Manukau Institute of Technology in 2004.

"When working I'm thinking about nature and what's going on... most of my work is connected with flora... I will pick anything up that's on the ground, on a footpath, anything that takes my eye I will pick it up. The ideas often start from those walks, then I think what if? what if I join this to that? how can I present this in a way that maybe eventually will become something that someone will like?........ pushing those boundaries about what can be done with a certain material as apposed to what's considered to be traditional jewellery materials. How it sits on the body is the last thing I worry about - I want to make something and if it sits on the body, good, and if it doesn't it might just sit - it might become spare parts for something else."

From 2024

Ross Malcolm

Brooches, AUTUMN GOLD (Ginkgo Biloba). Wood, resin, nylon, gold leaf, pigment, s/steel   $225 each
Approximate dimensions, 80 x 45mm (FRAGILE)

From 2023

Picked Up Sticks 2023

Ross Malcolm

Necklace - resin, found wood, wax thread, gold leaf pigment 500mm long (adjustable)   $295

Ross Malcolm

Brooches - resin, found wood, gold leaf, stainless steel nylon approx.60 x 35 x 30mm   $225 each

From 2022

Ross Malcolm

Earrings LARGE plastic, rubber, nylon, sterling silver   $95
Earrings LARGE plastic, rubber, nylon, sterling silver   $95
Earrings LARGE plastic, rubber, nylon, sterling silver   $95
Earrings SMALL plastic, rubber, nylon, sterling silver   $75

Ross Malcolm

Harakeke earrings, stg silver, nylon, rubber, plastic   $90 a pair

From 2021

Ross Malcolm

Necklace: Rubber, nylon, resin, found plastic, 400 x 45mm   $295 Ross Malcolm

Brooches: Rubber, nylon, resin, steel found plastic, 60 x 45mm approx.   $225 each

From 2020

Work undertaken during the first Covid-19 lockdown utilizing deconstructed tissue boxes:
Ross Malcolm

Necklace - Rubber, resin, nylon, card stock, waxed thread   $325

Ross Malcolm

Brooches - Steel, rubber, resin, nylon, card stock   $225 each

From 2019

Pua-o-te-Reinga - 'flower of the underworld'
Ross Malcolm

Necklace - Wood, rubber, resin, nylon, linen thread (cord length 500mm)   $525

Ross Malcolm

Brooch - Wood, rubber, nylon, resin, steel (100x70mm)   $275 Brooch - Wood, rubber, nylon, resin, steel (105x55mm)   $275 Brooch - Wood, rubber, nylon, resin, steel (95x50mm)   $275

From 2018

Ross Malcolm

'Maungakiekie' Necklaces. Wax thread, paper, resin   $420 each

Ross Malcolm

'Maungakie Kie' Brooches. Paper, card, rubber, resin, stainless steel   $275 each

From 2017

Ross Malcolm

'Ake Ake' Necklace. Paper, resin, rubber, thread   $325
Brooch. Paper, resin, rubber, thread   $225

From 2016

Ross Malcolm

Remix Brooches - Cardboard, rubber, resin, steel   $225 each

From 2015

Ross Malcolm

Pohutukawa Brooches   $225 each
Paper, resin, nylon, resin, steel

Ross Malcolm

Pohutukawa Necklace   $380
Paper, rubber, nylon, resin, linen, synthetic cord

Ross Malcolm

Seed Pod Necklace   $380
Paper, rubber, nylon, resin, linen, synthetic cord

Ross Malcolm

Kauri Leaf Brooches   $225 each
Stg silver, paper, rubber, nylon, stainless steel, resins

Ross Malcolm

Ginko Brooches   $225 each
Paper, rubber, nylon, stainless steel, resins

From 2014

Ross Malcolm

Ginkgo brooch   Stainless steel, rubber, resin, nylon, paper   $225

Ross Malcolm

Necklace Grey Ginkgo   Linen thread, nylon, resin, rubber, paper   $325
Necklace Brown Ginkgo   Linen thread, nylon, resin, rubber, paper   $325

From 2013

Ross Malcolm

Pseudo Curio, brooches   $235 each
Wood, rubber, nylon, paint, flock, stainless steel wire

From 2012

'Husks'

Ross Malcolm

Necklace   Waxed plaited cotton cord, plastic, nylon, pigments.   $190

Ross Malcolm

Necklace   Waxed plaited cotton cord, plastic, nylon, pigments.   $190

Ross Malcolm

Necklace   Waxed plaited cotton cord, plastic, nylon, pigments.   $190

'Feathers'

Ross Malcolm

Perndants   Waxed plaited cotton cord, bone, black pigment.    $180 each
Pendants   Waxed plaited cotton cord, bone.   $220 each

Ross Malcolm

Potted colour, necklace, 2009 (idea into material)   $1,125
Found plastics, resin, silver, synthetic cord

"Materials selected and assembled to simulate kauri forest leaf litter, with the idea of a brooch in mind."
Ross Malcolm

Leaf litter/SH.12 Waiopua, brooch, 2011 (materials into idea)   $375
Cast bronze, silver, polyurethane, foam, found plastic, resin, glue, paint

From 2011

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Necklace   $720
oxidised sterling silver, tin, resin, paper

'Home Sweet Home'

"Spending time away from home recently has helped me develop some different ideas... One has been to investigate and use things in my immediate surrounds as starting points for new work.

'Fun with Flax' has manifested because I have a bush directly outside my kitchen window... it's in my face every day and I see it change through the seasons.

In summer, its earthy colours shift and mingle sometimes with a backdrop of bright washing on my clothesline... Tuis visit intermittently, adding a unique New Zealand touch to the palette. In winter, spent pods on high stalks flutter and dance in the wind.

These 'Fun with Flax' pieces have been made with found plastics, tin, resin, synthetic/linen threads and sterling silver. Coming to grips with new concepts and materials isn't always easy, but its good fun, plus, an added bonus if it works!"
Ross Malcolm, 2011

Malcolm left a career in construction to pursue his interest in contemporary jewellery, first studying then teaching at Manukau Institute of Technology. The jeweller's technical innovations result from comprehensive explorations into the possibilties of his chosen materials.


Ross Malcolm

1  'Fun with Flax'  Pendant  $680
synthetic cord, sterling silver, rubber, plastic, tin, resin, paper

Ross Malcolm

2  'Fun with Flax'  Pendant  $680
synthetic cord, sterling silver, rubber, plastic, tin, resin, paper

Ross Malcolm

3  'Fun with Flax'  Pendant  $680
synthetic cord, sterling silver, rubber, plastic, tin, resin, paper

Ross Malcolm

4  'Fun with Flax'  Pendant  $680
synthetic cord, sterling silver, rubber, plastic, tin, resin, paper

Ross Malcolm

5  ‘Flashbacks’  paisley necklace  $880
synthetic cord, sterling silver, rubber, plastic, tin, resin, paper

Ross Malcolm

6  ‘Flashbacks’  paisley necklace  $880
synthetic cord, sterling silver, rubber, plastic, tin, resin, paper

Ross Malcolm

7  ‘Flashbacks’  paisley necklace  $880
synthetic cord, sterling silver, rubber, plastic, tin, resin, paper

Ross Malcolm

'Fragile'   4-11   Black feather pendants   $180 each
Dyed bone, linen thread

Ross Malcolm

'Fragile'   1-3   White feather pendants   $180 each
Bone, linen thread

From 2009

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'Ghostbird Series' Necklaces

Stg silver, resin, plastic, synthetic cord   $425 each

From 2008

Loose Units/Manukau Heads   Oxidised silver, found objects   $980

	

from 2007

1   Necklace   $420
     Plastic, synthetic cord, oxidised sterling silver
2   Necklace   $450
     Plastic, synthetic cord, oxidised sterling silver, 9ct gold
3   Necklace   $420
     Plastic, synthetic cord, oxidised sterling silver

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