Elizabeth Shaw
Jeweller
Published: 10.06.2019
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5 new pieces are on show at Brisbane Art Design until August. Elizabeth continues her collection by drawing on an aesthetic of repair and value honesty in materials.
elizabethshaw.com.auRing: Bird on a Peg, 2019
Found metal (part of shackle and a clothes peg spring), bronze, reused silver.
3.3 x 2.7 x 7.4 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Cutlery: Condiment set, 2019
Recycled and reused sterling silver, broken timber tuning peg, found metal (part of broken hand weeder, pocket knife blade, soda bulb), cutlery cement.
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Object: Head and Heart in Bottle, 2019
Found glass and silver (bottle and part of a broken silver ring), recycled sterling silver.
2.7 x 1.5 x 6.3 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Bracelet: Links, 2019
Found metal (assorted washers and bits with holes), reused and recycled sterling silver.
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Object: Repaired Pliers, 2019
Found metal (pliers and metal tube), recycled sterling silver, cutlery cement.
3.5 x 1.5 x 29 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Pendant: Head Shaker 2, 2017
Bronze, found steel and brass, cotton.
0.9 x 1 x 6 cm
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Pendant: Head Shaker 1,2,3, 2017
Bronze, found steel and brass, cotton.
0.9 x 1 x 6 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
From series: Head Shakers
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Object: Rescued Dog, 2017
Found ceramic, waste extrusion from building site, recycled sterling silver, titanium, cash cards.
7 x 11 x 3 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Object: Rescued Ducks, 2017
Found ceramic, recycled and reused sterling silver.
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Ring: Head Ring, 2017
Reused silver.
3 x 0.7 x 3.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
From series: Heads
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Bracelet: Nail Head Bracelet, 2017
Found nails, reused silver.
7 x 7 x 7 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
From series: Heads
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Ring: Nail Head Ring, 2017
Found nails, reused silver.
2.5 x 2.5 x 4 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
From series: Heads
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Ring: Rings for Mary Shelley, 2016
Silver
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Ring: Rings for Mary Shelley, 2016
Silver
Detail view
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Ring: Bird of Prey, 2015
Recycled and reused sterling silver, fragment of a glass bird, found steel spring.
7 x 3 x 10 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Ring: Rotary Sickle and Bird, 2015
Recycled and reused sterling silver, bronze.
4 x 0.5 x 3.5 cm
Photo by: Bowden Michelle
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Ring: Rotary Sickle, 2015
Recycled and reused sterling silver.
4 x 0.5 x 3.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Ring: Calipers, 2015
Recycled and reused sterling silver, bronze.
2.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Ring: Grasping Finger, 2015
Recycled and reused sterling silver, found glass bead.
3 x 0.5 x 4 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Necklace: Power Suit, 2015
Recycled and reused sterling silver, found glass, dolls hair, titanium.
3 x 2.5 x 7 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Necklace: Braced figure, 2015
Recycled and reused sterling silver, found ceramic, dolls hair.
3 x 2.5 x 8 cm
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Necklace: Repaired Figure, 2015
Recycled and reused sterling silver, found ceramic, dolls hair, titanium.
3 x 2.5 x 8 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Necklace: The Beast that drives, 2015
Recycled and reused sterling silver, found plastic, dolls hair.
5 x 3 x 6.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Necklace: Diver, 2014
Found terracotta body, recycled and reused sterling silver.
15.5 x 3 x 23 cm
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Necklace: Diver, 2014
Found terracotta body, recycled and reused sterling silver.
15.5 x 3 x 23 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
Detail view.
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Necklace: Repaired Arm, 2014
Found porcelain arm, recycled and reused sterling silver.
15.5 x 2.5 x 24 cm
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Necklace: Repaired Arm, 2014
Found porcelain arm, recycled and reused sterling silver.
15.5 x 2.5 x 24 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
Detail view.
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Necklace: Caged Arm, 2014
Found plastic arm, recycled and reused sterling silver
15.5 x 3.5 x 28 cm
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Necklace: Caged Arm, 2014
Found plastic arm, recycled and reused sterling silver
15.5 x 3.5 x 28 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
Detail view.
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Ring: Fixed Dog, 2014
Broken ceramic ornament, recycled and reused sterling silver.
4 x 3.5 x 5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Ring: Fixed Cat, 2014
Broken ceramic ornament, recycled and reused sterling silver.
2.5 x 5 x 6 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Ring: Fixed Handle, 2014
Broken ceramic, recycled and reused sterling silver
3 x 1 x 4.5 cm
Photo by: Michelle Bowden
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Elizabeth Shaw’s studio is in Brisbane Australia. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy and a Research Masters from Queensland College of Art Griffith University and a Bachelor Degree with Honours in Gold and Silversmithing (QCA) and an Associate Diploma of Silversmithing (QUT). She prioritises ethical and environmental concerns in her studio informing her materials choice, technical approaches and work methodology. She exhibits regularly and has been the recipient of grants, residencies and awards.
Statement
I am interested in the societal and cultural values that are reflected in the objects we surround ourselves with. I particularly like jewellery for its rich history, its portability and its close association with the wearer and its role in communicating to the viewer. I am intrigued by how quickly something that was once valued can become ‘valueless’. A collected or found broken part of an object destined for or retrieved from landfill is quite often the starting point for my work. These ‘unvalued’ parts bring with them a history and I construct around them to embellish their story through additions. I draw on an aesthetic of repair and value honesty in materials. Ethical and environmental concerns are central to my studio practice and these inform how I approach my work.CV 
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