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Events | New Works
By Nina Ellis and Katie Jacobs
July 22 - August 2 2008


In the window this July we launch new work by Nina Ellis and Katie Jacobs. Nina has created a new series of anodised aluminium bowls in a striking array of colours. Named the ‘minna fold bowl’, the dynamic design is ideal for holding fruit, and it retails at $245. Colours include: black noir, forest green, slate grey, golden yellow, midnight blue, dusty orange-red and electric blue.  In the near future we will see Nina develop these bowls into various sizes and new limited edition colours, stay tuned!

Katie's gorgeous animal ceramic salt and pepper shakers (wombats, quolls and penguins) hark back to a past era of tea cosies, ceramic duck wall hangings and cupcakes in the afternoon. Each pair is signed by the artist and numbered in editions. With 20 only of each pair and retailing at $195, you'll need to get in soon!

In stock now: penguins, finches and wombats with more animal designs to come in the next few weeks.

Nina Ellis
Nina completed a BFA (Gold and Silversmithing), RMIT, 2003. She has been the recipient of a number of awards including the Craft Victoria Mentorship, Emerging Artist Initiative and the SIEMANS Fine Art Scholarship Award, 2003. In 2005, Ellis was selected for Talente, Munich. She has exhibited in the Contemporary Wearables, 2003/2007 and was selected to participate in NEW DESIGN: 2004, OBJECT Gallery, Sydney. Since 2005 Nina has been a member of the Pieces of Eight studio workshop and is represented by the gallery where she held her first solo exhibition, Welcome to Gemrock in 2006.

Katie Jacobs
Katie primarily works in ceramics and holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts (Ceramics-Honors) Monash University, 2002. She has been the recipient of several grants and awards including Craft-In-Site, Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant, 2005. Jacobs has held solo exhibitions in Melbourne at Bus Gallery, MIR11 and Linden. Katie has participated in numerous group exhibitions since 2003; at Westspace, Spacement Gallery, MARS Gallery, Heide Museum of Modern Art and The Jam Factory. In 2003 Katie was selected for Talente, Munich. She has been represented by Pieces of Eight Gallery since 2006.



Mina Fold Bowl
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