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Mary Curtis
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+1 String - 29 Groove Beads
Necklace, 2021
Puriri with Kowhai, silk
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Mary Curtis
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Groove Beads
Necklaces, 2021
Puriri with Kowhai & Rimu, silk cord
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Mary Curtis
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Beads
Necklaces, 2021
Puriri, Kowhai, Rimu, Horoeka, Driftwood
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Mary Curtis
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1 Year String
Necklace, 2021
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Mary Curtis
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1 Year String
Necklace, 2021
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Mary Curtis
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Beads
Necklaces, 2021
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Mary Curtis
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Beads
Necklaces, 2021
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Mary Curtis
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7 years String
Necklace, 2021
Kauri, Horoeka, silk
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Mary Curtis
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Groove Beads
Necklaces, 2021
Puriri with Kowhai & Rimu, silk cord
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Mary Curtis
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Beads
Necklaces, 2021
Kauri, Rimu, Puriri, Horoeka, Driftwood
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Mary Curtis
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Installation view
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Breathe
Mary Curtis
13 Apr – 01 May 2021
Through the course of developing this exhibition I began the journey of moving towards a zero waste jewellery practice. I am interested in the life of all the materials I use, where they come from and where they end up. The wood used is sourced sustainable from within New Zealand and all materials that make these necklaces can be recycled.
“Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.”
Beads are one of the earliest forms of human adornment. The etymological root of the word bead in English is from the Old English noun bede, meaning prayer. “To run a string of beads through your hands is to touch an ancient practice”.
Beads have been used as objects for calming and meditation across many cultures and religions. They are a powerful tool to slow the breath and silence the mind.
There are many ways of determining the number of beads traditionally used in a string. For the purpose of this exhibition I have drawn on the Greek tradition, the total number of beads equalling a prime number, a calculation made by multiples of four + one. The pattern in all the necklaces here use different variations of this calculation, multiples of four + one. This is for luck.
References: Ehrmann M., Desiderata, 1927. Strand C., Worry beads, ricycle The Buddhist Review, 2006