• Julie Blyfield, MAKE Award finalist

  • Dec 3 2023
  • Length: 20 mins
  • Podcast

Julie Blyfield, MAKE Award finalist

  • Summary

  • Host Lisa Cahill chats with contemporary jeweller Julie Blyfield. Hear how Julie's MAKE Award entry is inspired by love and loss. 

    Julie Blyfield is a South Australian artist renowned for her work inspired by collected botanical specimens and forms. Using the traditional metalsmithing techniques of chasing and repoussé, Blyfield makes intricately textured pieces, which capture the essence of the Australian natural landscape.

    Award judges Jason Smith, Hyeyoung Cho and Brian Parkes share their thoughts on Julie’s work Memento Vivere (Remember to live).

    Episode photo by Grant Hancock.

    Guests

    • Julie Blyfield, contemporary jeweller
    • Jason Smith, Director and CEO of Geelong Gallery, Victoria
    • Hyeyoung CHO, Chair of the Korea Association of Art and Design, and expert panel member of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
    • Brian Parkes, CEO at JamFactory, Adelaide, South Australia

    Credits

    Object is a podcast of the Australian Design Centre and is made on Gadigal Country in Sydney, Australia.

    It's hosted by CEO and Artistic Director Lisa Cahill and produced by Jane Curtis, in collaboration with Lisa Cahill. Sound Engineering is by John Jacobs.

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