New website...

www.vikkikassioras.com.au

Finally a website that brings together all my work. 

I hope you will stop by to take a look around. 

There is also an about page with a bit of an artist statement and a link to my online store.

'Cochineal' Neckpiece

Cochineal -

ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French cochenille or Spanish cochinilla, from Latincoccinus ‘scarlet’, from Greek kokkos ‘berry’ (the insect bodies were mistaken for grains or berries).

Neckpiece,2013

oxidised silver clasp,

treated coral beads,

cast brass bead from the Ivory Coast,

wax cord.

End of Year Drinks Exhibition & Sale

This Friday 9th December
4pm-9pm

you are invited to TAILOR-MADE, 

featuring jewellery by me of course,

prints and leather satchels by Peter O'Connor 

and 

objects by FLATLAND OK

The Nicholas Building 

37 Swanston Street

FLOOR 7, STUDIO 13

Melbourne 3000 

Wedding Bands

Congratulations to S & J who where married in Jakarta last week. Below are the wedding bands they commissioned from me. The rings are based on my precious range of rings that reference journeys and voyages.   

Diamond Lake Ring - 18ct yellow gold, diamond

Mountain Signet Ring - 18ct yellow gold

Yohahama Signet Ring

picture by me


Silver, mokume gane, cord tassel

Made for the 'Dear Father' Exhibition at Lord Coconut Melbourne

Robert Baines - Exhibition

Robert Baines was one of my lectures during my studies at R.M.I.T. He introduced me to the ancient goldsmithing technique of fusing which I often use in making my work. His exhibition opens at Glen Eira City Council Gallery and luckily for me on my side of the yarra.

Opening address by RMIT University Professor of Art and Philosophy and Head of the School of Art, Elizabeth Grierson

Welcome by Her Worship, the Mayor Cr Margaret Esakoff

With words by goldsmith and jeweller Robert Baines

Floor talk by artist Robert Baines

Saturday 24 September, 2.30pm

Free admission. Glen Eira City Council Gallery.

Robert Baines, nationally and internationally renowned jeweller and goldsmith will provide a fascinating overview of his career between 1969 and 2011.

Glen Eira City Council Gallery

Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield

Open Monday–Friday, 10am–5pm

Saturday and Sunday, 1pm–5pm

Public holidays, 1pm–5pm

Phone: 03 9524 3333

'Dear Father' - Exhibition at Lord Coconut

I have a made a piece that is part of the exhibition 'Dear Father' at Lord Coconut.

My post card was from Yohahama Japan.

Dear Father

August 30 to September 17

Lord Coconut

Carlow House

289 Flinder Lane

Suit 3, Level 4

Melbourne

‘Dear Father’, an in-store exhibition, has been curated by Lord Coconut as part of the Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2011 Look.Stop.Shop program. The exhibition is a historical exhibition of vintage postcards Lord Coconut sent to his father, whilst travelling on his grand tour between 1898 and 1911.  During this time, Lord Coconut visited a number of counties throughout the world and sent back both the postcard and a small trinket which represented his travels in each country.

Each jeweller, as part of the exhibition, was given one of these postcards and asked to re-produce the small gift that Lord Coconut may have sent back to his father which reflects the postcard’s origin.

a blank canvas

Soon to be my new studio......

pop up open studio photos...

It has been really great working in the Royal Exhibition Building over the last couple of days. Below is my pop up open studio

and here is my pop up studio neighbour Regina Middleton in the midst of creating another of her wonderful jewellery pieces. 

ohh and did I mention our beautiful surounds?

pop up open studio at PREMIER

Over the next few days I will be taking part in a pop up open studio that is part of the Premier boutique trade event held at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton . I have attempted to re create my studio space on a smaller scale and will be working on site until Tuesday. 

Premier is a trade only event.

photograph by Daniel Mahon 

taken for Frankie's Spaces.

A Special Gift

The chain below was commissioned by S & R as a memento of the births of their babys. I have added two small charms inscribed with the babys names on one side and their birth dates on the other.





















Meteora Chain - sterling silver, oxidised,  fused

Daehoon Kang - Exhibition

This month my friend Daehoon is showing a new body of work

titled: Jang Dok Dae (The Condiments Bay)at e.g.etal.

I can't wait to see it.

click on the image to enlarge



You can read more about Daehoon and Joungmee 
on the e.g.etal blog.

Iranian Worry Beads

Sterling silver clasp with computer engraved arabic geometric pattern, red Copal Amber worry beads from Iran.

Available at e.g.etal from today.

OPEN STUDIOS Nicholas Building 2011

Hope you can make it to this years OPEN STUDIO Nicholas Building. I am furiously making some new little sterling silver earrings as well as 'Meteora' chains and some special beaded neckpieces. My work from The Black exhibition will also be on display, so come and visit it will be another wonderful event.

Brooches on Buildings

Macauley Rd, Kensington

White Gold

I really love the industrial grey of white gold.

This rings surface is left matte on the outside

but polished on the inside. 

Golden Mountain with 8 diamond trail

18ct white gold,

 Australian Champagne Diamonds

engagement |enˈgājmənt|

ORIGIN early 17th cent.(in the general sense [a legal or moral obligation] ): 

French, from engager ‘to pledge’ (see engage ).

New Business Cards

Couldn't make up my mind which picture to

use so I got both kinds!

Thanks Nikki.

'Tell me what you do with the food you eat, and I'll tell you who you are.'

quote from

Zorba the Greek

by

Nikos Kazantzakis

Chrysoprase Beads

Today I put the finishing touches to this neckpiece. These irregularly shaped nuggets of beautiful Chrysoprase were mined in Australia. This piece will be available at e.g.etal from tomorrow.

9ct yellow gold clasp, Australian chrysoprase, braided cord

chrysoprase |ˈkrisəˌprāz|
noun
an apple-green variety of chalcedony containing nickel, used as a gemstone.
• (in the New Testament) a golden-green precious stone, perhaps a variety of beryl.


ORIGIN Middle English (in the New Testament sense): from
Old French crisopace, via Latin from Greek khrusoprasos, 
from khrusos ‘gold’ + prason ‘leek.’

White Gold...

Here is a ring that was commissioned 

just before Christmas. 

I think the combination of the white gold, 

green Sapphires and

white diamonds is excellent!

Golden Mountain Ring

18ct White Gold grain set with 6 green Sapphires

and 2 white diamonds