Featured Jewellery Design #11

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Koru ring with pearl - I love the way the pearl picks up the colours from the red gold koru design and red gold setting in this New Zealand inspired ring. It is made from sterling silver, red gold and pearl. It is a good solid ring and measures 7mm wide with the diameter sized to fit. I have made this design with other gemstones which look lovely too. Made from hand and heart no two pieces are ever alike. To contact me about this ring my email is d-gracie@ihug.co.nz

Winter Exhibition NZAFA…

Winter Exhibition 08, Academy Galleries, Wellington, New Zealand.

The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts Winter Exhibition opens on Saturday the 9th of August and runs until Sunday the 31st of August.

I will be able to see the exhibition this time as it is on the same time as the joy’ance exhibiton in Featherston Street in the CBD!

The NZAFA Gallery is just a stones throw from our National Gallery Te Papa, along the beautiful Queens Wharf in Wellington City.

I will have three pieces of contemporary jewellery in this exhibition including these Pukekororo earrings made from Sterling silver, titanium and 18ct gold.

Deep Jewellery Exhibition August 08…

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Four brand new jewellery designs by Southshore artist Deanna Gracie from her “Our Land” series will be revealed in the group exhibition “Deep” during August.

“Deep respect for the awesome beauty of nature inform many of my designs- from the rugged textures of the mountain ranges to the mighty force of the ocean. I don’t seek to replicate nature – merely salute it! Deanna Gracie

Pictured is “Our Land” Pendant #1 – sterling silver, nickle, 18ct gold, titanium, and topaz. This pendant alongside three other designs will be available for sale at ConneXion Gallery from August 1st – 31st at the Arts Centre, Christchurch, upstairs Shop 27.

Featured Jewellery Design #10

This “Impresssions” ring is inspired by the colours and textures of Summer and from living in Aotearoa. It is a wide ring and consists of sterling silver, yellow and red gold. I’m excited to try out some more pierced designs as I love the effect it gives. So watch this space as I’m working on some brand new designs for the Joy’ance exhibition in Wellington at the end of August! SOLD

Thanks for visiting : – )

Fun with the Camera…

Today I took some images of some rings I have just finished – so while I had the camera out I decided to take some images of a dried seed head I found by my letterbox yesterday morning. The wind must have blown it from who knows where but the dried remains of the flower seed head is just beautiful. Anyway here’s my favourite image from the ones I took this morning : – )

Skeletonised seed head by Deanna Gracie

Featured Jewellery Design #9

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I decided to feature another pendant this week as I seem to be concentrating on making mainly pendants at the moment. I love the fact you can really make a statement to an otherwise dull outfit by wearing a striking pendant. I know whenever I wear my favourite piece it never fails to get comments! People are really intrigued that they too could dare to be different and wear a unique, one of a kind piece of jewellery to really stand out from the crowd. I celebrate the fact we are all unique individuals with our own personality and style – after all there is no other person in the world who is exactly like us – so why should our jewellery be the same as everyone else? : – )

‘Gulls Over Ocean Pendant’by Deanna Gracie is made from sterling silver, 18ct, 9ct gold, titanium and hangs on a 45cm stg silver omega chain (not pictured). It measures 22mmx36mm and is available for sale for NZ$395+P&P

Thanks for visiting and I hope you visit again soon!

Joy`ance a celebration of joy through creativity…..

Deanna, Amie and Cassandra invite you to their exhibition of artworks created in beauty and…“with sheer joy!”

Wellington visual artists Cassandra Gaisford and Amie McCarron along with Christchurch jewellery artist Deanna Gracie have collaborated to bring you an exhibition of new works that expresses each one’s obvious feelings of joy. This they have done through the creating, and now the sharing of their artistry. You are invited to the opening preview to be held Friday 29th August at 128 Featherston Street in Wellington from 5:30pm-7:30pm. The artists welcome one and all to share in a joyful evening of beautiful visual art, jewellery, fashionwear by deNada, and superb New Zealand wine by Tohu Wines.

Deanna Gracie designs and creates contemporary jewellery from her home studio, in the beach side suburb of Southshore, Christchurch.
“I find joy in the most simple of things; the perfect shape of a ginkgo leaf, the ebb and flow of the tide, patterns left on sand by wind and rain, the gentle call of a gull as it soars in the air. These experiences fill my soul to overflowing and I race to my studio to start the next piece.”

2008 for Wellington artist Cassandra Gaisford, has brought a sense of immense pride with the success achieved through recently entered art awards. Having become a finalist in the 2008 Adam’s Portrait award and the supreme winner of the 2008 Wai Art Awards, Cassandra has decided to share her joy alongside two other talented artists, for this most recent of exhibitions. Having participated in various overseas workshops including a Sumi Ink painting workshop in Hawaii with ex-pat artist, Max Gimblett, her latest works embrace the simplicity of pleasure and personal experiences that incite joy.
“I am inspired by the East – particularly Buddhism, and the ancient art of calligraphy. As an intuitive artist with a passion for following my ‘inner joy’ I hope my work captures and celebrates the ‘life-giving’ aspects of art, and leaves viewers with a feeling of pleasure and contentment.”

In Joy’ance, Amie McCarron debut’s artworks resulting from her new found joy in encaustic painting; the ancient and beautiful medium of pigment in a beeswax and resin base. By building up layers of encaustic paint, sometimes scraping back to reveal the artworks history all the while fusing together with heat, Amie creates paintings with brilliant luminosity and a rich delicate opalescence.
“I find joy in the act of creating itself. Encaustic allows me to express myself without words, working intuitively and allowing the images to reveal themselves in a way that is unpredictable but honest. Within my paintings are colours of warmth and sensuous beauty added with the delicious scent of pure beeswax wafting from their surface.”

Opening: Friday 29th August, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
When: 30th August – 5th September, 10am – 5pm
Venue: 128 Featherston St, Wellington

“Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Picasso

Featured Design #8

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Inspired by

Memories of a Long Hot Summer….bare feet….hot sand….burning sun….freezing cold….silky water…..drifting….

‘From the River to the Sea’ Pendant – sterling silver, titanium. gold and shibuichi is for sale for $NZ455+P&P

you can contact me at d-gracie@ihug.co.nz

Thanks for visiting : – ) Deanna Gracie