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Greensmith

Billed as showing 'the best of eco and ethical jewellery from Queensland and California'.
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Fixed Dog, broken ceramic, reused and recycled sterling silver. Image: Michelle Bowden.
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Fixed Dog (back), broken ceramic, reused and recycled sterling silver. Image: Michelle Bowden.
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Fixed Dog (on hand), broken ceramic, reused and recycled sterling silver. Image: Michelle Bowden.
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Fixed Cat, broken ceramic, reused and recycled sterling silver. Image: Michelle Bowden.
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Fixed Cat, broken ceramic, reused and recycled sterling silver. Image: Michelle Bowden.
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Fixed Cat (on hand), broken ceramic, reused and recycled sterling silver. Image: Michelle Bowden.
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Fixed Handle, broken ceramic, reused and recycled sterling silver. Image: Michelle Bowden.
 
For Greensmith, I repaired broken ceramics and gave them a new purpose by transforming them into rings. The once valued ceramics included my mother's childhood dog and cat ornaments and a handle found while digging a garden. With repairs the objects are given new life able to tell new stories, while adding comment on the fickle relationship we have with consumer objects.

The exhibition Greensmith aimed to showcase the finest Queensland and Californian eco-design in jewellery and metalsmithing, with sixteen Queensland jewellers and nine Californian jewellers taking part in the exhibition

The exhibition was reflective of the growing awareness of the social and environmental degradation caused by jewellery production. In recent years groups such as Ethical Metalsmiths and Fair Jewelry Action as well as individual jewellers have sought to promote ethical principles in jewellery production.
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The exhibition addressed issues involved in ethical material selection, production techniques, design principles and the conceptual development of environmentally conscious ideas.

This exhibition was an initiative developed in partnership between the Jewellers & Metalsmiths Group of Queensland (JMGQ) and Metal Arts Guild - San Francisco. It opened first at Artisan Brisbane in July 2014. The toured to Abrams Claghorn Gallery, California in January 2016.
 artisan.org.au           abramsclaghorn.com           jmgq.com.au         ethicalmetalsmiths.org
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    • Fidgeting Eyes 2024
    • Diego, Don Tom and Ann 2023
    • Charred Koala - hanging on 2022
    • Radical Localism 2022
    • SHAW & SHAW 2021
    • Precious Places 2020
    • Pincer Grip 2019
    • Hand-Saw-Horse 2019
    • Urban Origins 2019
    • Rotary Wheel Rings 2018
    • Debra Porch and Friends 2018
    • Recycled Narratives 2018
    • Nail Heads 2017 - 2018
    • Mortar Heads 2017
    • Rescued Pets 2017
    • Visions Exhibition 2017
    • Rings for Mary Shelley 2016
    • Yang 杨 + Shaw 肖 2015-2016
    • The Contemporary Jewelry Exchange 2015-2016
    • Sleight of Hand 2015
    • Why Jewellery? 2015
    • Greensmith 2014+2016
    • Icons 2014
    • Tool 2011 & 2012
    • Inundation 2011
    • Evidence 2010
    • The Miniature Museum 2009
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