THE SYMPHONY OF JOCULARITY: UNVEILING THE JOURNEY FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD is a project that explores the harmonious interplay between craft and childhood by weaving together found objects and metals in an effort to explore connections between past and present
ETERNAL LOOP~REIMAGINING THE BUCKLE In this project I explored contemporary buckle making through the lens of intuitive making. This work seeks to create discussion on the functionality of different buckles by abstracting their form, scale and function. I’m interested
OUR REGRETTABLE PROPHECY A sculptural installation that calls into question our future under current social condition. It questions society’s cause of climate change and its radical effects on everything, reinforced through the showcase of mundane elements. A portrayal of a
Recipient of the Emily Hope Award for a figurative work— Donor Professor AD Hope Endowment. _________________________________ DOMESTIC RITUAL My practice explores the domestic space and the mundane with a focus on the processes and objects involved in food preparation. The
Koodak Award for the Highest Academic Achievement in Third Year Gold & Silversmithing. CONTEMPORARY TALISMANS is a body of work exploring the involvement of jewellery and objects in everyday rituals. Ciara’s practice explores the idea of the talisman, informed by
Winner – Koodak Award for Enamelling – Technical Excellence (presented by Koodak Jewellery Supplies) Haeng-Bok (행복 Happiness & Luck). As a fan of the K-pop group The Boyz, I aim to share the joy and happiness I have experienced
FLOTILLA OF BOATS In my creative practice I have explored theories of flow, play, and the relationship between making with memory and place. I combine these concepts by fabricating a fleet of vessels, using traditional gold and silversmithing
Winner – 2024 RMIT Gold & Silversmithing Studio Prize ALL HAIL THE GIANTS – a wooden love story for old growth forests My work is concerned with the deforestation of old growth forests in Tasmania, I am motivated by
PURSUIT OF TRANSLATION An exploration of the many transformative processes of casting metal in relation to my automatic drawings. Drawing has always been the cornerstone of my practice. Drawn lines have a magical nature to them, a nature I have
I’LL NEVER LOVE ANYONE AS MUCH AS I LOVE YOU… OR YOU… OR YOU… OR YOU… This body of work is as an exploration of self and is a love letter to the many characters I have loved across my
SUGAR RESTRICTION This object is made of 9 x 9cm plastic board, interspersed with red and white thread as decoration, capsules containing red and white cotton thread are collaged on the bottom plate. This work is intended to express the
NARRATIVES OF THE SUBTLE BODY Based in Melbourne (Naarm), my current practice investigates the subtle body as a spiritual-physical system via the framework of Tantra and Hatha Yoga. Through the process of lost wax casting using non-precious and precious materials,
ABOUT THE ARTIST In the most recent last two years, I have been exploring several themes and ideas in my investigations. My projects from the last two years have been strongly focused on transitioning personal memories and inner feelings
Winner – 2024 RMIT Gold & Silversmithing Technology Prize (presented by Australian Jewellers Supplies) Lachlan Vasic is a Naarm/Melbourne-based artist, forming sculptures and objects through his practice of gold and silversmithing. He is inspired by day-to-day urban landscapes and
Winner – 2024 RMIT Gold & Silversmithing Studio Prize Laura de Carteret is a French-Australian artist based in Melbourne, Australia. They started glass blowing in 2021 through the Ruth Allen Glass traineeship program and since then have incorporated glass
PUNKTURED explores ways in which a contemporary jewellery practice can translate the energy of punk music culture into the 3-dimensional, focusing on ways in which music can both inform and reflect one’s identity. Jewellery has an innate connection to identity
Winner – 2024 RMIT Gold & Silversmithing Studio Prize Since 2020, Letitia has shown abroad, with her work exhibited in group shows at OCAD University in Canada, Dunedin School of Art in New Zealand, and another group show curated
Revolting. My name is Lillian Catriona Flügge. I am a silversmith in training studying BA Gold & Silversmithing here at RMIT. In my final work, the Revolting series pays tribute to the music and fashion subcultures that have shaped me.
THE TWENTY-FOUR FORMS OF TAI-CHI Tai Chi Chuan is a physical practice which is rich in traditional movements and sequences. Tai Chi Chuan refers to movement that is derived from the philosophy of Tai Chi and utilises the concept of
PEOPLE, PLACES AND PICTURES explores friends, family and environments, all of which have brought me joy and inspired my artistic practice. These positive connections have been investigated through vivid colour, familiar symbols and organic shapes. The vibrant symbols, created by
I use polymer clay and metal combined with each other. Soft polymer clay is wrapped on the stable form of metal, or polymer clay is squeezed into the space of metal, and finally the polymer clay is hardened by heating
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Echoes of Color. My work explores the subtle ways in which color affects human emotion and perception through the unique lustre and texture of enamel. The texture of enamel mimics the delicacy of porcelain and the lustre of gemstones, bridging
Winner – Koodak Award for Highest Academic Achievement (presented by Koodak Jewellery Supplies) The Whispers of Nature. When we feel saddened or troubled by the breath of life, we can open our eyes to discover the healing beauty around
FUTURE RELICS I am aiming to make ‘future relics’: items that imagine a distant civilisation finding the detritus of our consumer society, combined with remnants of nature, and being intrigued by these symbols of past riches. My pieces often begin
I explore the beauty in the patterns created in nature, aiming to reintroduce the often-overlooked sensation that nature brings to our daily lives. Although my jewellery is wearable, I am equally interested in how my jewellery can connect its wearer
QUIETUDE is an installation work that incorporates and melts into the surrounding exhibition space, the work documenting a play on light (natural and artificial) through an array of pinholes and enamel plique-à-jour windows, across a series of mild steel plates. Quietude
Winner – Emily Hope Award for Figurative Work (donor Professor AD Hope Endowment) Growing up on the Mornington Peninsula, I have always had a close relationship with nature; the ocean has long instilled a sense of wonder and contemplation.
Recipient of the Koodak Award for Enamelling Prize for Technical Excellence— Donor Mr Gabriel Ripka. _________________________________ ACCOMPANYING IS NOT WAITING This project consists of a series of realistic, full-figure animal enamel portraiture forged using metal plates and enamels. The choice
Koodak Award for the Highest Academic Achievement in Third Year Gold & Silversmithing — Donor Mr Gabriel Ripka. _________________________________ AT WHAT COST By focusing on the use of materials possessed with an honest simplicity, together with a deep-seated respect for nature and the environment, my
THE SPONTANEOUS WONDERING In the scope of this project, I conduct an in-depth analysis of human behaviour, juxtaposing it with the behaviours observed in the animal kingdom. This juxtaposition serves to elucidate the distinctions between conscious and unconscious behavioural patterns,
BOTANICAL CHIMAERA Sirui has a strong passion for exploring how aesthetic forms in nature have inspired the development of her jewellery project in creating its unique aura or atmosphere. She wants to evoke her unique feelings of the vitality in
Offcuts and Fragments is a series of assemblages exploring the beauty found in remnants, including the leftover metal material found by me around my space and in the shared studio spaces. This material often goes unnoticed in creative processes. The
A World We Left Behind Do you remember your dreams upon waking? What is the earliest memory you can recall? This project is intently concerned with memory, but doesn’t aim to depict any type of overt imagery related to existing memories.
Valentin Ostrom is a French-born jewellery artist whose Mediterranean countryside upbringing defines much of his identity. Valentin’s sensitivity to the natural world and previous science background play out his exploration of biology, botany and natural phenomena in an artistic context.
THE LAND YOU STAND ON SHAPES WHO YOU ARE. Vivian has lived and studied across three countries: China, Australia and Sweden. Each culture changes her ways of seeing and making. Vivian interweaves the essence of different cultures, while exploring her
海洋污染一直是人类面临的严重问题。海洋覆盖了地球表面的70%。随着社会经济的发展，人们的工业对海洋造成了严重的危害。我的项目与海洋污染有关。我收集了关于海洋污染及其对海洋生物的影响的信息。在我的项目中使用的主要材料是塑料。我订购了一些废塑料，并试图重新利用它们。
