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handmade eyeglasses and jewellery ...
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jewellery
a little something from me is going into the 2021 Fingers Group Show later this year
Chrysoprase is a translucent chalcedony (source Australia) often found with touches of its brown matrix.
Set with pure silver bezel with sterling base and ring shank (all silver NZ source).
Bubbles, Kandinskies, Bubbles During Lockdown in New Zealand (March 30 to April 27) we were all to stay home and keep to our bubbles. Luckily our studio is at home too, so these are some of the things I made. Niobium earrings, torch-blackened and anodised, silver bits attached.
Burst Bubbles Lockdown Niobium earrings, beaten and burst from behind, anodised, and with silver bits.
RETRO PAUA+RED Art Festival Exhibitionand similar at Fingers Jewellery, Auckland possibly also at Te Uru, Titirangi HEALING POWER OF GOLD 2016 
Annual Group Exhibition at Quoil in September, 2016 MOSAIC RINGS 2015 .jpg)
Annual Group Exhibition at Fingers Contemporary Jewellery from November 16th, 2015.
Wundermeke Exhibition at Fingers
For this show Fingers Jewellery invited each of its artists to submit three pieces to complement their work at the Auckland Art Gallery's Wunderruma exhibition. The theme behind Wundermeke is that the artist chooses work that best represents their practice. My contribution to this show:
'Wunderruma' at Auckland Art Gallery an exhibition of New Zealand Jewellery curated by Warwick Freeman and Karl Fritch
Paua and silver pendant Haliotis iris, New Zealand paua shell
Tree Trunk Rings are my unique wood-fired silver rings. I melt up the metal and pour molten silver into a prepared hole in a tree trunk. don't try this at home... 
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Chrysoprase ring and the stone it came from.
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bush jewellery tuition
Architecture and JewelleryIt seems that the the human body and human scale are central to both architecture and jewellery. A student of architecture at Auckland University visited me and asked if I would be a collaborator for her design thesis.It sounded extremely interesting.
From the Abstract: Jewellery and architecture disciplines were explored showing that both have links through the use of similar words and language. Both disciplines underwent a history of incorporating similar aesthetic aspects. Making-jewellery-as-research for the architectural design is discussed in two parts; the first informs the final design and the second focuses on making jewellery to convey architectural information about the building. This thesis finds that the disciplines of jewellery and architecture incorporate similar histories, theories and aesthetics during the modernist movement and that relationships with the human body are of profound importance in both.
"Buildings are worn rather than simply occupied"
A complex relationship of 'wearing' can connect both jewellery and architecture.
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MariaMaria arrived with a strong desire to begin learning how to make jewellery. She started individual tuition with custom sessions here at Bush Jewellery Studio. It became a comprehensive study of jewellery-making skills and materials.
BUSH JEWELLERY STUDIO is a private jewellery school for individual tuition and group workshops,
part of a functioning jewellery studio. Ancient and modern processes and materials with some
practical bench tricks. Tuition ranges from weekly sessions to multi-day intensives including
ACC vocational training. Content is all about what you want, and sessions are timetabled for you.
Weekend workshops are occasionally organised for kids, jewellers, artists and other adults,
sometimes with a guest tutor. I have a practical approach to jewellery making, somewhat off the
beaten track, with a bit of curious thinking. Kids 7 - 17 come here to make silver rings and earrings ...
and daggers, because when boys get in the studio they make stuff.
Registered ACC Vendor.Registered ACC VENDOR.
EYEWEAR CUSTOM TUITIONSunglasses
This acetate frame was made by a student from USA and made in a very
fast and intensive workshop, a series of days at Bush Jewellery.
He was accommodated in the self-contained room above the studio.
Vocational training through ACC
PREVIOUS GROUP WORKSHOPS
SPRING 2014 schedule for ADULTS and Children.
October 2014 School Jewellery-making class in which 11 students made themselves a silver ring in 2 hours!
September 2013 An introduction to jewellery-making in which each student made themselves a ready-to-wear silver ring - in 2 hours! .jpg)
Students: 10 Venue: Takapuna Normal Intermediate Takapuna, AUCKLAND
One Saturday in August 2013Sand casting
Delft sand casting is a simple and quick way to turn out precious metal gravity castings. In 15 minutes you could have made the sand mold, melted the metal and made the casting. The first Saturday of the month is a day in the Bush Jewellery studio to cover jewellery-making processes in detail. One Saturday in June 2013General projects
a day in the Bush Jewellery studio to cover jewellery-making processes in detail. Sometimes the day will have a particular technical focus, other times it'll be an open day when you can get help on your own projects and demonstrations are done according to requests. The Quarry Do 2013
3-day workshop January, 2013 Venue: Quarry Arts Centre Whangarei, New Zealand One day Jewellery HIGH SCHOOL JEWELLERY Birkenhead College On Tuesday 26th September 2011 eleven very keen young people made a silver ring in 3 hours. Processes used during experimentation and designing and skill levels required: Hammer and punch work to chosen designs. Texturing or decorating on metal. Rounding the strip metal to a ring-shape. Joint preparation, visually checking. Silver soldering the joint ('brazing'). Surface: matt, satin, or high-polish. The outdoor classroom
(click here for the 4MB class image)
HIGH SCHOOL JEWELLERY Diocesan School for Girls On Friday 17th June 2011 eighteen keen young people made a silver setting for their glass designs. I showed quite a bit of materials technology: the practical differences between work-hardened and annealed metal was demonstrated using copper, pure silver and sterling silver, shoowing their particular annealing temp. Liquidus of all metals used discussed, including of the silver solders. Flux action is described as is the usefulness of the various stages the flux goes through. soldering the bezel join:
it's a two person job:
checking the bezel fit:
The students made a fine silver bezel (with H solder for the join) and soldered it onto a sterling base (M solder), and some added a finding for a bail (E solder). They went on to finish their pieces in class under the expert tutelage of their Technology teachers [pictures to come].
Wedding Ring Experience
"[We] had an amazing experience with Brian making our wedding rings. We both loved the idea of making something ourselves and to make this an experience of both learning and sharing.
Wedding Ring Experience
Custom Tuition 
Custom tuition allows you to make the things that interest you, to learn the processes that will be useful to you, at a timetable that suits your pace.
RECENT WORKSHOPS
Saturday Jewellery a group wkshop of 6 keen people.
RECENT WORKSHOP
Hen Party Pendant Several young women arrived here and made a silver pendant for the bride-to-be.
RECENT WORKSHOP
Methven Summer School
3-day wkshop
RECENT WORKSHOP Hokitika Weekend Jewellery January 16/17 Sat/Sun
Jewellery for Boys (ring, mini-knife, shield) and
Jewellery for Girls (ring, pendant, etc)... Ring-making mini-workshops. If you're shacked up with someone special, come along both of you and work on similar (or different) ring designs. Lo-tech Silver Casting. Sand casting in pewter or bronze or silver.
RECENT WORKSHOPS Boys jewellery
RECENT WORKSHOP
Autumn Intensive
Corban Estate Arts Centre
Turning Points, Aug 08 
Ring-making was a feature of day 2Turning Point Trust in Tauranga is a mental health recovery centre offering a range of positive activities and vocational services for people living with mental illness. I was very pleased to be asked to help set up a working jewellery facility in their existing creative areas.[... more]
ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival May 2008 
a family and their doctor were some of the 50-plus people who made jewellery at the Taupo Museum. Brian brought jewellery to the people with short sharp 'Street Jewellery' workshops at ERUPT. The emphasis was on spontaneity and people made a silver ring in an hour. All ages.
some recent scholars 
Isabella's ring (age 10)
Wild Creations - Children's Jewellery Workshop 
... tricks with thin copper sheet like hammering textures, punching designs, folding it up, cutting it [... more]
Weekend Jewellery Workshop Sat/Sun July 7/8 2007
18th April 2007 
Silver ring and a pendant in a day ...
15-19 January 2007 
Recent photos: Corbans 2007 Summer School
 Wanaka Autumn Art School April '06
1 HOUR SILVER RING! Street Jewellery sessions last held: Sat April 29 2006  Gallery 33, Wanaka Ring-making Jewellery Workshop ages 8 to 108!
Recent photos: Lost Wax Casting 
Whakatane Jan'06 modelling wax and things Recent photos: STREET JEWELLERY  Whakatane Jan'06 1hr rings Corbans Arts Centre 'the Ring' 12 Nov'05 Silver ring and a pendant in a day ... 
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soft technology 
'soft-tech' in this context is about hand making processes that are small scale, relatively inexpensive, and localized. More kids jewellery. Make a silver ring in a day - pictures from this 1-day workshop ...  [ Spring: Sept 05 ...]  [ Winter: July 05 ...] Jewellery for kids 2005 Make a silver ring in a day and some fold-formed earrings. 1-day workshops for ages 9 - 16  [ Summer: Jan 05 ...] Corbans Arts Centre ”... jewellery-making workshop at Bush studio ...” 
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Christchurch ArtsCentre ”A fun and informative silver jewellery-making workshop...” 
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'Bush Jewellery' classes The studio workshop is equipped for a variety of alternative and standard processes. You'll get practical tuition and learn to use tools in simple, effective and lateral-thinking ways ... 
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'Jewellery for Schools' Seemingly, high school students love the idea of making a silver ring in class and will often co-operate and work hard as a group to do so. The classes will also be fascinating for many as it manages to demystify the jewellery process which is often presented and perceived as being complicated, expensive and quite inaccessible ... 
Elim Christian School, Auckland [... more] Royal Jewellery Gallery ... Nov 2003 
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I teach here in New Zealand ... according to demand, and I have in the past regularly travelled overseas in June, July or August to take part in teaching programs at universities and jewellery/metals guilds in Australia, USA, or Canada. 
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'Street Jewellery' A lot of people want to have a go at making jewellery, but they don't manage to get along to the classes. Well this is a session where in 1 hour! you can make a silver ring... 
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'Bush Jewellery' As a teacher i believe in practical simplicity, lateral thinking, creative tool use, and learning with fun. I will aim to deliver lessons at your level so that i can add to your current understanding and skills and you more successfully move up levels. I teach intensive workshops (generally on a subject), private tuition series on a custom timetable, jewellery undergraduates on workshop experience, and a nightclass. For the custom series we can plan a timetable based on what will suit your needs...Contact me and ask when the workshops are planned, or talk about a private tuition series to suit you... 
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eyewearI'm a jeweller who also makes eyewear , that is, from absurd optical mixed media curiosities to functional prescription eyeglasses. They can be one of the most interesting and humorous areas of body adornment.
From November 2014
Leather job
Here's a vintage frame that needed the leather sides replaced. It's a fairly simple 48mm disc sunglass frame but there were these inserts that held the leather sides in place. Silver tube rivets attach the leather to specially made sterling holders. 
Frame no 422 April 2008
Custom frames Commissioned by a local Auckland er, guitarist.
frame no 420
'Looking Glasses' Number two silver eyeglasses for the customer who has no 418. [endorsement ...]
frame no 419
Custom frame, 9k gold Fabricated from 9k gold eyeglass frames to your specifications. The design will conform to your stated specifications ...
418
'Looking Glasses' Sterling silver eyeglass frames, as discussed. Final design to conform to your stated specifications and follow advice from your optometrist with regard to frame PD ... [more ...]
415
... The design will need to work in serious global corporate environments and on a mussel farm in the Sounds .....
414
2.5mm mokume gane (layers of silver, shakudo, shibuichi) of at least 207mm x 47mm [material supplied by customer].
412 and 413
kinky series
411
aviator replica (methodology)
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info/CV
I work alongside Ruth Baird in a studio workshop we built ourselves behind our house. We are in a beautiful part of Titirangi 20 minutes from Auckland city surrounded by kowhai, kanuka bush, mamaku tree ferns, cabbage trees, and mixed border Waitakere City reserve land. Hence Bush Jewellery studio...
more about Bush Jewellery Studio
Time now in Auckland:
curriculum vitæ/resumé collections/publications: 1998: '100 New Zealand Craft Artists', Helen Schamroth. 1996: 'Spectacles', Samuele Mazza. 1995: Auckland Museum, New Zealand 1994: I. Isad-Pana, The Optician, USA 1989-93: G. Gherardi, l.a. eyeworks, USA 1984: D. O'Neill, Auckland, New Zealand 1982: Dowse Art Museum, New Zealand [ more ...] A HISTORY Records of my earliest eyewear date
'Digitalis', frame no 55, 1983 [ more ...]
endorsement As a student of Brian Adam's workshop, I am pleased to endorse Brian Adam and his spectacle maklng course. Brian brings jewellery expertise, experience. knowledge, and enthusiasm to his students. Brian's method of teaching is effective and equally constructive the novice, amateur or professional, regardless of previous training. The mechanics of eyewear is explained and demonstrated using basic jewellery tools and practises. The age old problem of securing lenses to a frame is solved in his classroom studio. Anyone interested in the creative challenge of using eyewear for their own personal expression will benefit from Brian's instruction. Mel Rapp B-Sc. Optician ... [ more] endorsement Brian, the glasses have been a great success - they have proved to be a sort of litmus test - the cogniscenti respond with enthusiasm, the grey suits look troubled - couldn't ask for more! Custom frame no 365 sterling silver, Nov 1997... 
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endorsement from Wales I've been wearing 'sputniks' for a couple of years now, absolutely love them ! Any other earings seem to stay in the box ... [ more] Middle earth: it's so New Zealand. Travel down new zealand's skinny antipodean islands and it is the way the farm hills undulate along the long backdrop of sky that is so striking. that crisp line between green and blue helps visitors and kiwis alike slough off memories of grimier climes... [ more ] [ lotr ... ] [ NZ info] [ NZ map] links
Mario Cesari, My workshops range from one to several days, practically on demand, depending on what (and when) one wants to learn. We just need to agree upon a date when both are free, and we can explore a specific topic |
Brian Adam
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