CHANTEL GUSHUE Mixed Materials / Canada My work is a reflection on the damaging exertion used when trying to reach an unattainable, perceived perfection. The materials I use to illustrate this analogy (bone and crystal) form in similar ways in nature, through...
ALEX KINSLEY VEY Mixed Materials / Canada We are products of our environments, shaped and changed by the places we call home. Hamilton, my home on the shore of Lake Ontario has traditionally been a steel producing centre. Despite the industry having died down...
MEGAN MACKENZIE Environmental / Australia I collect broken things – things that are no longer useful or valuable. My studio is cluttered with often ordinary, everyday, functional objects that no longer function or fulfil their intended purpose. You will find a...
LUCY SPINK Environmental / UK Through my creative practise, I have become more aware of the growing disconnect of humanity from the rhythms of nature and have chosen to express this through jewellery. My work manifests my sympathy with nature and my...
LISA HAMILTON Environmental / USA Once upon a time, I was small, snugly wrapped, and placed in a hollow on the side of a hill under an old oak tree. The smells of the freshly dug earth, the sun dappling on my face and the gentle rocking of the tree were my...