Sunny Sunday

Another leisurely start, perhaps it was because it was the weekend. We all went to hear the talk by English jeweller couple David Watkins and Wendy Ramshaw and what was interesting to hear was their approach to work and their willingness to try new materials and techniques to create their body of work. Also just hearing that they haven't stayed with just making jewelery but have branched out into textile design, garden installations, gate design etc. was inspiring.
The talk was at a museum called Pinokethek that had a couple of exhibitions also held there. One was a retrospective of Peter Skubic whose work has an industrial quality to it through the use of both material such as steel and form (lots of very mechanical inspired pieces). Although not a style I personally enjoy, it was interesting to see another side of jewellery/ object making. The other exhibition held was one curated by Karl Fritsch using pieces from Pinoketheks' own contemporary jewellery collection. Lots of great work by well known people in the business, but a couple of the displays, in particular the necklaces were crowded into their particular display areas.
After Pinokethek it was off to see Helena Lehtinen's 'Gardens'. Her inspiration for the work was the idea of what lies beneath the snow in the northern winter. It wasn't what I expected and to tell the truth I don't know what I did expect to see, but for me the meaning of the exhibition didn't happen till after I read the artists statement. Perhaps this might mean that work for me must have some kind of figurative element but then  why do I like people like Rosalie Gascoigne and Barbara Hepworth?
The last exhibition was 'Some kind of heaven-Will Rambo be there?'. A great installation of the work. They used long oblong picture frames covered in white fabric that were hung from the ceiling so you walked around the work that was placed on these hanging 'walls'. It also contained the work of 2 of the girls from 'Ladies Boxes' whose names unfortunately escape me at the moment but it was good to see more of their work.
Clare