Driven to Adorn – conversations 2019
In partnership with Contemporary Metal and Katherine Kalaf Jewellery
Join us! Exclusive opportunity to hear from visiting Quebec jeweller Janis Kerman
Wednesday 23 October 2019
Contemporary Metal, Osborne Park, WA
Internationally renowned Canadian jeweller Janis Kerman is making a flying visit to WA and is honouring us with a free talk. Join us at Contemporary Metal for a show & tell.
Refreshments will be served. Yes, it’s free but please RSVP so we know how many to expect – Contemporary Metal is a working smithing studio and workshop – so, space is limited.
RSVP to: contemporarymetal@iinet.net.au
Address: 77-79 Howe St, Osborne Park WA 6017. Phone: 0419 921 492
“Renowned Quebec contemporary jewellery artist, Janis Kerman mainly focuses on the relationship between colors and forms. She works exclusively with precious stones and metals, skilfully blending organic forms and natural lines, smooth and textured surfaces with unexpected colours to transform her creations into unique works. Throughout her oeuvres, one notices the emphasis placed on balance rather than on symmetry. Her first creations date back to summer camp in arts and crafts, while she was still a teenager. She undertook training at the Saidye Bronfman Centre in Montreal in the early 1970s, then at Boston University. She opened her studio in 1977.
Subsequently, she honed her skills through workshops and became an apprentice alongside several renowned jewellery artists.
Since then, she has been teaching, sharing and giving lectures on her work in Canada and the United States. Her pieces can be found in prestigious public and private collections, as well as in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.’
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This event is initiated by Katherine Kalaf Jewellery, hosted by Contemporary Metal, and supported by Maker & Smith.
Maker&Smith acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land where we operate, the Nyoongar people, in particular the Whadjuk and Mineng peoples. We respect their culture and the continuing contribution they make to the life of this region.