Ginger Meggs vintage stamp cufflinks

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Aussie comic book icon GINGER MEGGS vintage stamp cufflinks by Helen Hadfield. 

Vintage stamp circa 1985 with sterling silver plated cufflinks.

One pair only at $110. 

Purchase the cufflinks HERE

New Stock from new jeweller Helen Hadfield

Self taught, Helen makes beautiful, unique jewellery using old Australian postage stamps. Most people keep these miniature art-works locked away. I believe they should be adorned and appreciated for all the world to see. Fascinated by the history of each piece it is shared with the wearer so they know where their new jewels originated from. Helen has been creating such treasures for over two years now, ever learning, ever discovering, ever making.

$110 pair

View the full range online HERE

Rail Link 1970

Flinders 1966

Queenie 1960

Banking 1967

Platypus 1937

Flying Doctors 1958

Melbourne Cup 1960

Melbourne Olympics 1956

1st WA Stamp 1954

Queenie 1975

Swell ring by Sebastian Cilento

Swell ring in Australian Black Jade and Sterling Silver by Sebastian Cilento -
$374
In-store or online

Cockatoo cufflinks by Hannah Chambers

Cockatoo cufflinks in sterling silver by Hannah Chambers
$145
Available in-store or online

Hannah Chambers is an emerging Melburnian jeweller.

With a passion for all things hidden secretive and unfound, she aims to create an intimacy between her objects and the wearer.

Being able to create objects that can be worn and that become a tangible part of someone's life is very important to her. It expresses a closeness and familiarity that other art forms do not.

Drawing on influences from all sorts of times, places and cultures, she loves jewellery that has a story to tell.

Sh*t Yeah sampler by Sai-Wai Foo

'Sh*t Yeah' it's grand final time and let's celebrate with this cross stich sampler by Sai-Wai Foo.
$198
Available in-store or online

Gum Nut cufflinks by Suse Scholem

Gum Nut cufflinks in sterling silver by Suse Scholem. Evoking a sense of mystery, these cufflinks are unique in structure and material. Cast in sterling silver from a mould of the original gum nut, Suse Scholem has created a captivating representation of our native landscape
$250
Available in-store or online

Brooch for a Comedian's Mother by a.l.i.Alexander

It's Melbourne International Comedy Festival time which allows us to present our Brooch For A Comedian's Mother brooch/pendant in sterling silver by a.l.i.Alexander.

During the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2008, Alexander noticed a lot of visiting comedians in town during the day. She figured that however wacky and zany they are, they all had mothers that are normal, and they all needed to buy their mothers a present from Melbourne. She thought she could make something.

The criteria she set herself were; tasteful (for the Mums), cheap (for the comedians) and uniquely Melbourne (for both of them). It turned out that a brooch was going to be too expensive. The solution was to put two loops on the back so it can be worn as a brooch by putting a safety pin through them, and it can also be worn as a pendant. I like that it's called a brooch even though it hasn't got a pin and many people wear them as pendants.

When explaining her jewellery practice, Alexander states that “Although I would love to be, I am not a bench jeweller, most of my work is made in wax by me first, cast, and then finished by others“ she goes on to say that “these brooches reflect that handmade nature of my work where you can see where my fingers have pushed, prodded and pulled the wax to make these pieces not just for a Comedian’s mothers but mothers everywhere”.

Each ‘Brooch for a comedian’s mother’ is approximately 4.5cm W x 3.5cm H in size and priced at $319 GST inclusive. They are available in-store or online with free delivery within Australia. 

Last day to view exhibition

 

Exhibition details.

Tree tea towel landscape by Jo Grant

JO GRANT

Tea Towel landscapes

Vintage Tea Towels, Cotton, Felt

Image – 8cm W x 8cm H (approx)

Frame – 25cm W x 25cm H

$130 GST incl framed (each)

These ‘Tea Towel Landscapes’ are constructed from vintage Australian tourist tea towels, collected from op shops around the Western District of Victoria. The composition is put together and machine embroidered with a felt backing to produce the finished piece. It is important the tea towels are ‘used’ to show the history of the item, which is up-cycled to represent a new version of Australiana.

Available online.

Dolphin tea towel landscape by Jo Grant

JO GRANT

Dolphin tea towel landscapes

Vintage Tea Towels, Cotton, Felt

Image – 8cm W x 8cm H (approx)

Frame – 25cm W x 25cm H

$130 GST incl framed

These ‘Tea Towel Landscapes’ are constructed from vintage Australian tourist tea towels, collected from op shops around the Western District of Victoria. The composition is put together and machine embroidered with a felt backing to produce the finished piece. It is important the tea towels are ‘used’ to show the history of the item, which is up-cycled to represent a new version of Australiana.

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Koala emu egg carving by Tim Murray

TIM MURRAY

Koala emu egg carving

Emu egg shell

 

8cm W x 15cm H plus stand

$250 GST incl

The Australian craft of carving emu egg shells dates back to the mid 1850s a colonial tradition developed in Australia by immigrant silversmiths. Many were subsequently set in elaborate silver mounts.

The emu egg is the only tri coloured egg in the world the outer layer is a green so dark it is almost black, removing that layer reveals a centre teal or light green section which is then polished, I use a scalpel to carve a line drawing style image of a Koala into the centre white layer. The egg is then mounted on a Red Gum stand creating a genuine piece of Australiana.  

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