Leonie Westbrook

Jeweller

Published: 09.03.2016

: 5050 - Adelaide
AUSTRALIA

: Website Leonie Westbrook

Mail:: lonewestoptusnet.com.au

Leonie Westbrook. Bangle: Yellow Rectangle, 2016. Monel, paint.. 14 x 14 x 6 cm. Photo by: Grant Hancock.

Leonie Westbrook. Neckpiece: White Rectangle, 2016. Monel, paint.. 15 x 45 x 8 cm. Photo by: Grant Hancock.

Leonie Westbrook. Brooch: In and out (left) Reworked (right), 2015. Monel, stainless steel.. 9 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm (left) 9 x 5 x 4.5 cm (right). Photo by: Grant Hancock.

Leonie Westbrook. Brooch: Repeat, 2016. Monel, stainless steel.. 7 x 7 x 2.5 cm. Photo by: Grant Hancock.

Leonie Westbrook. Neckpiece: Unfolding and unfolding, 2015. Monel.. 8 x 40 x 5 cm.

Leonie Westbrook. Neckpiece: In and Out, 2015. Monel, paint.. 10 x 40 x 5.

Leonie Westbrook. Neckpiece: Linked, 2015. Monel, sterling silver, paint.. 13 x 43 x 5 cm.

Leonie Westbrook. Piece: Wrapped (left); Another aspect (right), 2012. Monel, stainless steel, paint.. 5 x 30 x 0.5 cm (necklace) 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (brooch). Photo by: Grant Hancock. Necklace (Left); Brooch (Right)..

Leonie Westbrook. Neckpiece: Undecided, 2012. Monel, paint.. 5 x 43 x 1.5 cm.

Leonie Westbrook. Bangle: Fold Out Bangles, 2012. Monel, paint.. 7.5 x 5 x 7 cm (blue) 6.5 x 6 x 6.5 cm (yellow). Photo by: Grant Hancock.

Leonie Westbrook. Neckpiece: Fold Out Neckpiece, 2012. Monel, paint.. 10 x 33 x 5 cm. Photo by: Grant Hancock.

Leonie Westbrook. Neckpiece: Coming and going, 2012. Monel, sterling silver, paint.. 9 x 40 x 6 cm. Photo by: Grant Hancock.

Leonie Westbrook. Neckpiece: Cut Out, 2012. Monel, Sterling silver, paint.. 5 x 32 x 1.5 cm. Photo by: Grant Hancock.

Leonie Westbrook. Neckpiece: Metal Petal, 2012. Monel, sterling silver, paint.. 10 x 30 x 1.5 cm (yellow) 6 x 35 x 3 cm (red). Photo by: Grant Hancock.

Leonie Westbrook. Neckpiece: A fine line, 2012. Sterling silver, paint.. 9 x 25 x 3 cm. Photo by: Grant Hancock.

Leonie Westbrook
Bangle: Yellow Rectangle, 2016
Monel, paint.
14 x 14 x 6 cm
Photo by: Grant Hancock
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Neckpiece: White Rectangle, 2016
Monel, paint.
15 x 45 x 8 cm
Photo by: Grant Hancock
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Brooch: In and out (left) Reworked (right), 2015
Monel, stainless steel.
9 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm (left) 9 x 5 x 4.5 cm (right)
Photo by: Grant Hancock
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Brooch: Repeat, 2016
Monel, stainless steel.
7 x 7 x 2.5 cm
Photo by: Grant Hancock
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Neckpiece: Unfolding and unfolding, 2015
Monel.
8 x 40 x 5 cm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Neckpiece: In and Out, 2015
Monel, paint.
10 x 40 x 5
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Neckpiece: Linked, 2015
Monel, sterling silver, paint.
13 x 43 x 5 cm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Piece: Wrapped (left); Another aspect (right), 2012
Monel, stainless steel, paint.
5 x 30 x 0.5 cm (necklace) 6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (brooch)
Photo by: Grant Hancock

Necklace (Left); Brooch (Right).

Leonie Westbrook
Neckpiece: Undecided, 2012
Monel, paint.
5 x 43 x 1.5 cm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Bangle: Fold Out Bangles, 2012
Monel, paint.
7.5 x 5 x 7 cm (blue) 6.5 x 6 x 6.5 cm (yellow)
Photo by: Grant Hancock
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Neckpiece: Fold Out Neckpiece, 2012
Monel, paint.
10 x 33 x 5 cm
Photo by: Grant Hancock
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Neckpiece: Coming and going, 2012
Monel, sterling silver, paint.
9 x 40 x 6 cm
Photo by: Grant Hancock
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Neckpiece: Cut Out, 2012
Monel, Sterling silver, paint.
5 x 32 x 1.5 cm
Photo by: Grant Hancock
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Neckpiece: Metal Petal, 2012
Monel, sterling silver, paint.
10 x 30 x 1.5 cm (yellow) 6 x 35 x 3 cm (red)
Photo by: Grant Hancock
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Leonie Westbrook
Neckpiece: A fine line, 2012
Sterling silver, paint.
9 x 25 x 3 cm
Photo by: Grant Hancock
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Bio

Leonie Westbrook is based in Adelaide, South Australia. In 2015 she was invited by Gray Street Workshop to participate in the Calendar Girls project and exhibited in 2016 alongside other alumni and current tenants to celebrate GSW 30 year Anniversary.

Statement

Artist Statement

Every hand making process will at some stage produce mistakes and variances. By embracing deviation and letting it inform my work, there is delight in the unexpected and joy of discovery resulting from errors, which rather than render an object obsolete or wrong, instead provide opportunity. Essential to conveying this notion is direct involvement by hand from conception to completion. This combined with repetition and a response to the way materials react, informs both my research and making so idea and object develop simultaneously. Exploitation of the properties and ignoring the innate limitations of the materials, also allows playfulness as I am working without implied restriction. While risky as there are many mistakes and failures, this is the point of it, encouraging deviation and possibly transformation.

My work utilizes the versatility of the most basic forms. These multiply through folding out of a parent shape creating more aesthetically complicated forms, while the actuality is that of basic geometry. Using multiples combined with repetitive hand making processes is another way of providing an opportunity for deviation. While I use care when making, I find it impossible to reproduce forms without imperfection, the result aesthetically reminiscent of a mechanical process gone wrong.

For my most current work I start by experimenting with cardboard before making in metal. I noticed these models would change over time and like an ongoing conversation, inform my making while working the metal. Both metal and card start out as a flat piece of material that is then cut and manipulated, but as time passes the model “relaxes” its hard lines into softer shapes and curves, stretching downwards if hung, or gently sagging if left on my bench for a while. I try to capture a moment of this transformation.

CV

Leonie Westbrook, Adelaide, Australia.

Education:
1998-2001 Bachelor of Applied Art (Jewellery Design), University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia

Solo Exhibition:
2011 Relics, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, South Australia

Group Exhibitions (selected):
2016 Calendar Girls, Gray Street Workshop, Adelaide, South Australia
2015 Illuminate, Studio Ingot, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia
2015 That’s the Spirit, Zu Design, Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide South Australia
2015 Threads, Zu Design Jewellery + Objy most cuects, Adelaide South Australia
2014 Edgy, Zu Design, Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide, South Australia
2014 Exquisite, Zu Design, Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide, South Australia
2013 Ring Show, Studio Ingot, Melbourne, Australia
2013 Two Ways, Gray Street Workshop, Adelaide, South Australia
2013 Mixquisite, Zu Design Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide, South Australia, and
Studio 2017, Waterloo, Sydney, NSW
2013 The Finer Things, Zu Design, Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide, South Australia
2013 The Nature, Gallery 1855, Tea Tree Gully, Adelaide, South Australia
2012 Jing Tinglers, Gray Street Workshop, Adelaide, South Australia
2012 The Grass is Greener, Zu Design, Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide, South Australia
2012 Hand-picked, Zu Design, Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide, South Australia
2012 Process, Gray Street Workshop Gallery, Adelaide SA
2012 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2011 Cherish, Artisan, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queendsland, QLD
2011 I Heart Jewellery, Zu Design, Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide, South Australia
2011 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2011 Wishlist 2011, Craftsouth, Adelaide, South Australia
2011 BUDA Contemporary Australian Silver & Metalwork Exhibition, Castlemaine, NSW, Australia
2010 Teawares, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, South Australia
2010 Hang Around, Zu Design, Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide, South Australia
2010 Wish List 2010, Prospect Gallery, Nailsworth, Adelaide, South Australia
2010 Metal on The Map, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide South Australia, and Gallery Central, Perth, Western Australia
2010 Generate, Murray Bridge Regional Gallery, South Australia
2009 The Ring, Studio Ingot, Melbourne, Australia
2009 Pattern, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, South Australia
2009 Generate, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, South Australia
2009 Italian Centre Design Awards, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, South Australia
2009 Metal Studio Display, SALA Festival, Gays Arcade, Adelaide, South Australia
2008 Concurrent, Gallery 139, Magill, Adelaide South Australia
2008 Zu Presents, Zu Design, Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide, South Australia
2008 National Contemporary Jewellery Award, Griffith Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
2008 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum
2008 Hooked On The Ear, Zu Design, Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide, South Australia
2008 Wishlist 08, The Space Above, Adelaide, South Australia
2008 Far Out East, Self Preservation Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Grants, Awards and Residences:
2012 Independent Makers and Presenters, Project Grant - Research and
Development of new work, Arts South Australia
2012/11/09 Finalist Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, Sculpture and
Object Section, South Australian Museum

Artists Talks and Lectures:
2012 Artist presentation and demonstration for Process, SALA Festival, Gray
Street Workshop, Adelaide, South Australia
2010 Artist floor talk, Teawares, Jamfactory Contemporary Craft and Design,
Adelaide, South Australia
2008 Artist presentation, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia
2006 Artist floor talk, Hardware, Headquarters, Richmond, Adelaide, South Australia

Collaborative Projects:
2015-16 Calendar Girls project as part of Theatre of Detail, Gray Street Workshop celebrates 30 years, curated by Gray Street Workshops Partners Catherine Truman, Sue Lorraine and Jess Dare, Adelaide, South Australia.
2012-13 Mixquisite, Zu Design Jewellery + Objects, Adelaide, South Australia,
and Studio 2017, Waterloo, Sydney, NSW
2009-11 Turf Jewellery with Glass Artist Danielle Rickaby, Adelaide, South Australia
2008 Stowe Green Public Art Work, City of Salisbury; Eternal Flame Public Art Work, RSL and Adelaide City Council; Ataturk Memorial Public Art Work, RSL and Adelaide Turkish Community, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design Metal Design Studio, Adelaide South Australia.

Professional Positions:
2012 Project Assistant ‘Subversive Clay’, Guildhouse, Adelaide, South Australia
2011 Project and Curatorial Assistant ‘Imagining Interiors’, Curated by Wendy Walker and exhibited at JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, for Guildhouse, Adelaide, South Australia
2008-09 Associate Position – Metal Design Studio, JamFactory Contemporary Craft
and Design, Adelaide, South Australia
2008 Tutor, Jewellery Workshop, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, South Australia

Professional Developments:
2015 Radiant Pavillion, various locations, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2012 Access tenancy, Gray Street Workshop, Adelaide, South Australia
2010-11 Independent studio tenancy, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, South Australia
2010 Making Objects Personal, Seminar, Professor Robert Baines, RMIT, Melbourne. Victoria
2009 Feldenkrais Workshop with Catherine Truman, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide, South Australia

On sale at

Events

Publications

Radiant Pavilion. Melbourne Contemporary Jewellery and Object Biennial 2019.

: 5050 - Adelaide
AUSTRALIA

: Website Leonie Westbrook

Mail:: lonewestoptusnet.com.au