Kristin D'Agostino

kristindagostino — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:39:00 +0000

The family goes to the Handshake opening @ Masterworks.

See Subliminal infiltrations for more of what people were wearing to the opening.

HandSHAKE Artist Talk December 3 @ Masterworks Gallery

kristindagostino — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:58:00 +0000

Artist Talk Dec 3 12:30

Round 3 of HandShake opened at Masterworks Gallery on Wednesday night. It is intersting to see how people’s projects have moved and evolved.

I have purposely tried to hold onto one idea/body of work through these three shows, which I am finding hard. I get antsy quickly and am ready for a new phase. But it has been a good exercise, I have had some important failures that are leading to the next step.

Now Showing at Masterworks from 1 – 18 December

Handshake is the brainchild of contemporary jeweller Peter Deckers who, at the beginning of 2011, brought together 12 graduate jewellers with the artists that most inspire them for an innovative mentorship program. The 12 ‘apprentices’ teamed up with their jeweller icons, exchanging images and ideas through the Handshake website. The collaboration has resulted in a series of local and internationally based exhibitions, this being the first to come to Auckland. Visitors will experience excitingly fresh and provocative new work by Debbie Adamson, Becky Bliss, Nadene Carr, Kristin D’Agostino, Gillian Deery, Sharon Fitness, Sam Kelly, Jhana Millers, Neke Moa, Lynsay Raine, Sarah Read, and Jessica Winchcombe.

Feedback as good as ice cream

kristindagostino — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:31:00 +0000

Flora Sekanova 2010

Current Broach of the Month Club wearer, Anna Miles, wrote a beautiful reflection on her experience wearing Flora’s Sekanova’s brooch. I find her style of feedback extremely inspiring. Even though it is not my work, I feel like I have been given a gift after reading this.

Broach of the Month Club + Masterworks 2011

kristindagostino — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:42:00 +0000

We are four months into the third iteration of Broach of the Month Cluband there are some interesting conversations shaping up.

“Colourpop” brooch by Ross Malcolm 2011

The Overview – September Issue out now

kristindagostino — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:41:00 +0000

If you are a jewellery geek and not reading the overview newsletter…. we need to change that. Send an email and we’ll add you to the list.

This is the fourth outing of Overview and, like
other periodicals that come out at this time,
the September Issue is the biggest one yet.
Big because there are more pages and more
contributors than before, and Big because
it looks at those issues that loom large over
contemporary jewellers in Aoetearoa, New
Zealand. And just like the fashion mags, in
this issue hot items of interest sit alongside the
perennial classics that return every season.
Here at the Guild headquarters there has been a
great deal of discussion surrounding the issues
faced by jewellers year in and year out. Who are
we; what is it we do; and why do we even do it?
Do we need definitive answers we ask? Does
it help to catagorise ourselves and our making
in such a way? And does definition change the
substance of what we do and the impact it can
have? Jewellery is still jewellery whether we call
it craft, art, design or fashion, right? Not so it
transpires, and even within our peer group there
is a wide range of opinions on these matters.
Some align themselves with movements and
groups, while others refuse definition and
believe good work is just that; good work. We
have had disagreements and there has been
awkward silences. Much cake has been eaten.
We suspect that there is no teleological jewellery
truth to which we all aspire. Instead, a number
of positions can mark out a valid spot on the

contemporary jewellery spectrum and it is
where the maker, the curator, the writer; all
invested parties, locate themselves that makes it
interesting. So in this issue we have decided to
make a call, and put our stake(s) in the ground
in the hope that lightening doesn’t strike.
- Raewyn Walsh from the Icebreaker, Overview issue 4, 2011

Free community art workshop!!

kristindagostino — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:42:00 +0000

Celebrating International Day of Older Persons with free community art workshops!

Celebrating the International Day of Older Persons (1 October 2011), From Bauhaus to Your House is a series of four FREE one day modern art and craft workshops supported by Auckland Council and presented at four north Auckland community arts facilities, exclusively for a limited number of older and retired people.

Attendees at these FREE workshops will learn about their artist-teachers making practice and spend time sharing experiences, creating a small artwork and learning a new skill! This is a fantastic opportunity for older and retired people of all abilities to learn from established professional artists in an age friendly environment, so don’t miss out – numbers are limited to 15 per workshop. Art materials, tea and coffee will be supplied. Make sure to bring a packed lunch.

When and Where

Wednesday 5 October, 10am-3pm at Mairangi Arts Centre. 20 Hastings Rd, Mairangi Bay. With artist Niki Hastings-McFall. For bookings email or phone Mairangi Arts Centre mairangiartscentre@xtra.co.nz 09 478 2237.
Friday 14 October, 10am-3pm at The Arts Centre Helensville. Cnr Karaka St and Commercial Rd, Helensville. With artists Kristin D’Agostino and Raewyn Walsh. For bookings email or phone The Arts Centre Helensville admins.artcentre@gmail.com 09 420 9374.
Wednesday 19 October, 10am-3pm at Kumeu Arts Centre. 14 Oraha Road, Huapai, Kumeu. With artists Renee Bevan and Ross Malcolm. For bookings email or phone Kumeu Arts Centre thetinshed@clear.net.nz 09 412 9480.
Wednesday 26 October, 10am-3pm at Northart. Norman King Square, Northcote Shopping Centre. With artist Regan Gentry. For bookings email or phone Northart manager@northart.co.nz 09 480 9633.

For more information about this programme and to make a booking contact the above community art centres. Alternatively, email Matt Blomeley Matt.Blomeley@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or Liz Watkins Liz.Watkins@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

HandSHAKE @ New Zealand Jewellery Show

kristindagostino — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:36:00 +0000

I went down to Wellington to help with the setup and meet the other HandShakers. It was a great group to work with and I really enjoyed the hospitality.

The Egalitarian project in full force….

Jhana Millers performance piece was a real treat!

The full project is documented on the handshake website.

Studio 20/17 Install

kristindagostino — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:36:00 +0000

This is a detailed image of my Egalitarian Project. The brooches were all the same price but some where just tin and others were silver, contained pearls, aquamarine, etc. A bit like the lotto. See the HandShake site for full details of the project.

HandSHAKE – shots of the 20/17 show

kristindagostino — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:26:00 +0000

http://studio2017.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/sneak-peek/kristin/

Here is a picture of my work at the HandShake show!

photos from the opening:

http://studio2017.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/some-snaps-from-celebration-drinks-handshake/

HandSHAKE – Prentice and prodigy

kristindagostino — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:00:00 +0000

A mentor project, called HandShake has been taking up all of my blog energy these last few months. You can visit the project here.

The first show in association with this project is opening on 9th August at Studio 20/17 in Sydney.

Egalitarian project -
Kristin D’Agostino

Opening Drinks – Tuesday 9th August 6-8pm.

To be formally opened by Dr Karin Findeis Subject Chair, Jewellery and Object Lecturer, Jewellery and Object,Sydney College of the Arts
An exhibition of work by 12 New Zealand contemporary jewellery recent graduates developed over a period of time with their chosen mentors.
Curated by Peter Deckers.
Karl Fritsch for Neke Moa, Lucy Sarneel for Nadene Carr, Iris Eichenberg for Sarah Read,Warwick Freeman for Jess Winchcombe, Fabrizio Tridenti for Becky Bliss, Andrea Wagnerfor Lindsay Raine, Hanna Hedman for Debbie Adamson, Estela Sàez Vilanova for Gillian Deery, Judy Darragh for Kristin D’Agostino, Suska Mackert for Jhana Millers, Lisa Walkerfor Sharon Fitness, Rian de Jong for Sam Kelly. The combination of this esteemed group of masters and their prodigies of budding New Zealand jewellery artists makes for an exciting and much anticipated exhibition of fresh, invigorating and sometimes challenging, work.
In presenting this exhibition in conjunction with Sydney Design 2011 a tradition of cross-cultural collaboration between Australia and New Zealand, and within the discipline of contemporary jewellery, will be continued.
The nature of this project departs from more common exhibition formats, which focus on a theme or the curator’s perspective to bring to together a group of artists. Here, a group of emerging artists will have the opportunity to develop work in collaboration with a mentor. In this project, the traditional practice of the passing on of craft/artisan skills through a classical apprenticeship is revived in a contemporary context. The partnership and dialogue between the graduate and their mentor is a great opportunity for the graduates to learn more, but also for the established maker to bring forward their knowledge and share with the new generation of makers. See the blog of the project development at http://handshakejewellery.wordpress.com

Nadene Carr