For Love

Artist list

Helen Aitken-Kuhnen, Spike Deane, Maureen Faye-Chauhan, Marian Hosking, Kath Inglis, Eugenie Keefer Bell, Kristian King, Louiseann King, Mio Kuhnen, Cinnamon Lee, Sandie Lee, Nadja Maher, Sarah Murphy, Larah Nott, Tracy Pateman, Emillie Patterson, Nolia Shakti

This is exhibition explores all these aspects of love through the act of making or gifting jewellery. The works in this exhibition are pieces that the artists have made for someone special, or have created to mark a significant event or a moment in time. It could be a gift which expresses the 1000th day you spend together or the unity between a woman and a man. While these pieces might come from a very personal place, they all share universal feelings of love and so can translate or transfer to a new owner or be gifted to a new wearer.

Artist Tracey Pateman has made brooches for the people and says These brooches are meant as a small gesture to honour all people who are moved to act against the violent and uncaring forces in the world. The reference to birds symbolises the desire for peace and freedom, and the futility of words. I have also included a brooch for the black dog and the white dog. The notion of dogs as spiritual guardians standing at the threshold, between life and death, has been around in human belief systems for as long as dogs and humans have been companions. I have put them here to watch over the good folk.

Spike Deane’s practice draws on folklore and story telling, and she says she fell in love with her partner through poetry. So it is to a combination of lore and verse that she turned to illustrate the theme For Love. Spike says The apple is, perhaps, the most magical and symbolic of all trees and its fruit is a sign of love, healing and immortality. In many tales apples are a token of true and everlasting love confirmed when the lovers share the fruit.

Opening: 24th July 2015 6pm- 8pm