Eighteen slides for 2013 Mercedes Fashion Week – a cascading history shots from Barbara’s Brisbane archive Thursday, Jun 6 2013

These are what we have prepared and supplied to the curators and facilitators, it is up to them what they include and use . . . we hope these whet your appetite for the group discussion in August. Enjoy and follow the links already posted for the other exciting activities scheduled.

ABOVE: 1985 Photo credits – Barbara Heath (Anna Bourke with Barbara Heath)

ABOVE: 1986 Photo credits – Barbara Heath (Barbara Heath with Leigh Cholakis)

ABOVE: 1990 Photo credits – Malcolm Enright

ABOVE: 1998 Photo credits – ‘Net’ Christopher Hemmings  - 1999 ‘a tree a rock a cloud’ David Sandison

ABOVE: 1991 Photo credits – Malcolm Enright (design and realisation)

ABOVE: 1992 Photo credits – Peter Budd

ABOVE: 1993 Photo credits – Malcolm Enright (design and realisation)

ABOVE: 1997 Photo credits – Peter Budd

ABOVE: 1987 Photo credits – Andrew Campbell

ABOVE: 1989 Photo credits – Lehan Ramsay

ABOVE: 1998 Photo credits – Peter Budd

ABOVE: 1989 Photo credits – Monty Coles

ABOVE: 1995 Photo credits – Quenten Bacon

ABOVE: 1999 Photo credits – Guy Heritage

ABOVE: 1990 Photo credits – Warwick Orme

ABOVE: 1987 Photo credits – Peter Kent – Malcolm Enright

ABOVE: 2007 Photo credits – Barbara Heath

ABOVE: 2007 Photo credits – Barbara Heath

 

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I’ve just updated Barbara’s c.v. for 2013 as she has a gig at Mercedes Fashion Week in August Wednesday, Jun 5 2013

The session info and link is here – “A conversation about – Queensland Style” and how it translates across disciplines, should be interesting. The text blurb: Tuesday 27, 7.30pm / SLQ Auditorium 1, level 2, State Library of QLD, South Bank / Free Admission.
Join fashion curator Nadia Buick with artist Michael Zavros, architect Stephen Cameron, academic Dr Courtney Pedersen, and “jeweller to the lost” Barbara Heath for a conversation about the aesthetics, themes and distinctiveness (or lack of) in Queensland’s sub-tropical design.

You will find the link to Barbara’s c.v. top left corner in our pages section . . .

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The next show we are participating in opens in Canberra – 6:00pm April 4 2013 at Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre Thursday, Mar 21 2013

We are chuffed that our work made the invitation graphics – to our many commissioners and friends in Canberra, be there!

the larger .pdf is here to download with all the details . . .

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Kevin Murray requests more info about the Barbara Heath/Sheridan Kennedy exhibition ‘new icons’ in 1987 Thursday, Jan 3 2013

On 01/01/2013, at 2:53 PM, Kevin Murray wrote:

Dear Barbara,

Sorry to interrupt your new year, but I have a quick inquiry for the history of Australasian jewellery. Can you tell me what kind of work was in the ‘New Icons’ exhibition with Sheridan Kennedy? Was it commissioned work? Thanks, Warmly,

Kevin

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I have all the early editions of ‘eyeline’ where the show was featured in two reviews – Urszula Szulakowska’s review and Lehan Ramsay’s review.

I designed the graphics and set up the photography as well. Do take the time to read the articles, Roz MacAllan was the gallerist who initiated the show and as you will read was instrumental in positioning her artists as globally relevant at the time. Jewellery is seen as wearable sculpture and performance permeates That Space during those heady days. Collectors continue to make contact with us re: the availability of these early works.

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Two pierced 18th century creamware lots from the Bonhams (London) Tom Walford collection that we were interested in Wednesday, Dec 19 2012

The top shot of Lot 116 – A collection of seven egg drainers 1775–1790 – SOLD for £937 Six in creamware, the other in pearlware with a blue rim, each pierced with a different geometric pattern, the handles either moulded as scallop shells or applied loops of ropetwist, 8.8cm to 9.8cm wide (some with fine cracks or chips) (7)

Lot 117 - Three creamware drainers and a hot water plate, circa 1785-95 – SOLD for £750 All with intricate pierced patterns, comprising a Wedgwood drainer of circular form with a blue line border with black gadrooning, 31cm diam, impressed WEDGWOOD, P, incised numerals, two drainers of oval form, 33.8cm diam and 25.1cm diam the meat plate with a hollow interior pierced with a slit for filling with water, with a scroll work rim,24.3cm diam (4)

Next thing we know – the Muzda aka Ray Norman will be onto me to post this on collect eleven

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We both had a day off strolling the CBD and bumped into our ‘a tree a rock a cloud’ sculpture Thursday, Dec 13 2012

It was our 19th wedding anniversary so we treated ourselves to a day in town . . . a 16th floor suite at the Stamford Plaza for the evening and free to hoof it around the place with the vehicle parked underground. 11:00am checkin and we were on our way for coffee at “one-eleven” Eagle Street and also to book lunch at 2:00pm with Brad. Right opposite is Barbara’s gold plated titanium and stainless steel sculpture entitled – ‘a tree a rock a cloud’ from 2000 where I snapped the shot above. Next we swung up creek street to adelaide and visited Ken Penfold to see the latest estate jewellery on offer (only he had customers) and next door to ‘children of the revolution’, Barbara’s fave shoe shop. Up to the third floor of David Jones to the crookery dept where we swooped on more pieces of Jasper Conran’s “kilim pattern” by Wedgewood as it was a wednesday one day special . . . ground floor to the perfume department – Balenciaga refill. Dashed across the mall to the Wintergarden and checked out Olive for a doggie gift. Up into the T&G arcade we love to the tea shop and over down the Elizabeth Arcade just to see the thimble-sized shops, the food joints and escaped down elizabeth to bump into Tim Hill outside Hermes (on his way to London the following day). Slipped back into one eleven for lunch – a NZ marlbrough and two meat dishes, a shared desert and while chatting up all the details of chairs and large mounted tolomeos (not to mention the gigantic 4 floor vaulted ceiling) Philip Johnson and his architect from Cox Rayner joined our table and we continue the conversation around these elements. Stroll back to the Stamford to dump parcels and a water and off up mary to Folio Books for the last hour’s shopping. A coffee with Angelos, Jennifer et al as we were smothered in visual printed drama. Jasper Conran’s ‘country’ and ‘la fomentera’ the woodland refuge of Juan Montoya were my two standouts – and  Barbara netted three new titles (including ‘the new jewellers’ by Olivier Dupon T&H). Down past Waterfront Place to the ‘river bar’ – Mr & Mrs G for a sunset cocktail (although we both had a beer), neither Marcia or Andy were there unfortunately. Back to the room to freshen up and off again to Urban – specifically The Euro which is just up around the corner on Mary. Settled into a glass of Tasmanian ‘spring vale’ pinot, two smashing small mains and another shared dessert with again, sparkling water on the side. Back to the suite to the double bath and all the iPhone massages and web browsing until lights out. Big bright morning with Barb doing her laps in the pool, a snappy pack, into the ‘caddy’ and off to east Brisbane to Egg Bistro for breakfast and a snoop into Michael Allen’s adjoining antique shop. That was celebrating 26 years together and nineteen bonded in work and living bliss . . .

See the comment Barbara made, this earlier link has the under water lighting as part of the original design and installation.

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Issue #63 of Object magazine is downloadable to iPad apps and via their server Monday, Dec 10 2012

We are featured in a review of the Lake Macquarie Gallery’s travelling show entitled “life in your hands” click here. The designers selected our work as the hero and it is also covered in one of the four illustrated works, nice!

The studio is very pleased with this commission, the brief and the outcome. We are still to post the Art Monthly review by Anne Kirker, we know about it but haven’t managed to get our own copy hard against the scanner glass as yet . . . I’ve just updated this post with two earlier links to this commission and artwork as I’ve had requests for more information – final art – concept.

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Two of Barbara’s recent shots taken at home Friday, Nov 30 2012

 

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We managed to visit the fourth venue showing our Artisan touring ‘tinsmith’ show – Toowoomba’s Cobb and Co Museum Friday, Nov 30 2012

Further two pics here and here. The show is now bumped-out and on its way to Gladstone in north Queensland.

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Barbara was recently featured in a selection of Brisbane public art by Nadia Buick in the Urban List Tuesday, Jul 10 2012

Narrowing hundreds of works down to seven is an ask and all CBB-centric, also means that every one else not selected is somewhat miffed. I sent a thank-you to Nadia on FaceBook and she opened up about her selection being a highly personal one and how she loved the ‘net’ and its integration into the architecture itself. Here are her words: Here is the link.

4. Barbara Heath

Walk a bit further up William Street and you’ll find this beguiling work by Brisbane artist, Barbara Heath. Best known for her exquisite jewellery designs that have a distinct architectural quality, this large-scale sculptural work almost looks like a piece of jewellery that has been taken to a new level.
Where: The Neville Bonner Building, William Street, Brisbane

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This work is indeed a scaled-up version of one of Barbara’s hand made 18ct Palladium White Gold ‘chain mesh’ bracelets and is the result of a great working collaboration with architects; Donovan Hill – some serious research into the earlier use of the site, relationships with engineers and fabricators and the office of Arts Queensland back in 1999. The piece has been written up by Phil Brown, Julia Ross and was incorporated into a double page spread in a global architectural review by Phaidon Press (10 critics x 100 architects) – here. Our public art powerpoint is an easy download – here.

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