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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Pressed Marine Algae Brooches
2022
Bi-metal copper & sterling silver heat coloured, (or oxidised), wax
Largest 74 x 73 x 10mm
$835-935 | ENQUIRE
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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Pressed Marine Algae Brooches No 1 - 3
2022
Bi-metal copper & sterling silver heat coloured, (or oxidised), wax
Largest 72 x 65 x 7mm
$835 | ENQUIRE
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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Pressed Marine Algae Brooches No 4 - 7
2022
Sterling silver, Bi-metal copper & sterling silver heat coloured, (or oxidised), wax
Largest 72 x 68 x 5mm
$835-930 | ENQUIRE
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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Pressed Marine Algae Brooches No 8 - 10
2022
Bi-metal copper & sterling silver heat coloured, (or oxidised), wax
Largest 74 x 73 x 10mm
$835-930 | ENQUIRE
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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Pressed Marine Algae Brooches No 11 -13
2022
Bi-metal copper & sterling silver heat coloured, (or oxidised), wax
Largest 60 x 88 x 8mm
$920-935 | ENQUIRE
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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Marine Brooches
2022
Sterling silver
70 x 98 x 12mm (left). 55 x 95 x 15mm (right)
$1870-2275 | ENQUIRE
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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Marine Earrings No. 4, 5, 6
2022
Sterling silver (oxidised)
From 35 - 74mm x 18 x 9mm
$400 -640 | ENQUIRE
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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Marine Earrings No. 1, 2, 3
2022
Bi-metal copper & sterling silver heat coloured, or oxidised, patinated, wax
Largest 83 x 13 x 10mm
$320 - 400 | ENQUIRE
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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Marine Earrings No. 7, 8, 9
2022
Bi-metal copper & sterling patinated finish, wax seal
, sterling silver
Largest 68 x 15 x 9mm
$320 -535 | ENQUIRE
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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Segmented Neckpiece No 1
2022
Bi-metal copper & sterling patinated finish, sterling silver, wax seal
175 x 175 x 0.8mm
$3350 | ENQUIRE
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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Segmented Neckpiece No 2
2022
Bi-metal copper & sterling patinated finish, sterling silver, wax seal
230 x 175 x 0.4mm
$3000 | ENQUIRE
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Julie Blyfield
Girt by Sea
Marine Earrings No 10 & 11
2022
Bi-metal copper & sterling patinated finish, wax seal
Largest 55 x 30 x 10mm
$475-550 | ENQUIRE
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Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Brown Epiphyte Neckpiece
2022
360 x 200 x 10mm
$2200 | ENQUIRE
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Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Red Epiphyte Neckpiece
2022
300 x 180 x 20mm
$1420 | ENQUIRE
15 / 29
Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Diatom Colony Earrings
2022
65 x 35 x 18mm
$325 | ENQUIRE
16 / 29
Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Griffithsia Earrings
2022
85 x 30 x 18mm
$325 | ENQUIRE
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Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Chaetomorpha with Diatoms
Earrings
2022
65 x 10 x 23mm
$325 | ENQUIRE
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Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Codium Earrings
2022
65 x 35 x 18mm
$290 | ENQUIRE
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Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Pink Epiphyte Neckpiece
2019
380 x 240 x 50mm
$2750 | ENQUIRE
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Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Pink Epiphyte Neckpiece
2019
380 x 240 x 50mm
$2750 | ENQUIRE
21 / 29
Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Orange Epiphyte Neckpiece
2019
370 x 240 x 30mm
$2750 | ENQUIRE
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Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Chaetomorpha Drift Brooches
2021-2022
130 x 70 x 25mm
$335-440 | ENQUIRE
23 / 29
Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Codium Brooch
2021
85 x 50 x 13mm
$700 | ENQUIRE
24 / 29
Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Chaetomorpha with Diatoms
Bangles
2022
65 x 10 x 23mm
$440 | ENQUIRE
25 / 29
Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Chaetomorpha with Diatoms
Bangle, green
2022
65 x 10 x 23mm
$440 | ENQUIRE
26 / 29
Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Codium + Caulerpa Epiphytes
Brooch
2019
110 x 70 x 30mm
$880 | ENQUIRE
27 / 29
Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Codium + Coraline Epiphytes Brooch
2021
145 x 55 x 30mm
$880 | ENQUIRE
28 / 29
Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Sea Grapes + Coraline
Epiphytes
Brooch
2019
Approx 210 x 100 x 25mm
$1140 | ENQUIRE
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Kath Inglis
Girt by Sea
Chaetomorpha Drift Brooches
2021
Largest 115 x 65 x 25mm
$440-530 | ENQUIRE
Girt by Sea
Julie Blyfield & Kath Inglis
08 Apr – 30 Apr 2022
Girt by Sea brings together the jewellery of Julie Blyfield and Kath Inglis, two Adelaide based contemporary jewellers, whose recent research and work has focussed on marine algae.
“Research has always underpinned my practice and it continues to feed my enthusiasm and spark my passion for making jewellery and metal work. Translating something ephemeral into a metal piece is both a satisfying and, an engrossing process.
In this marine work, I’ve created my own ‘hybrid’ algae specimens, made in Bi-metal from copper fused to silver and heat coloured red or patinated verdigris with copper nitrate, echoing the colours of the specimens. Some are also made from silver and others oxidised black. I enjoy the contrast in colours, texture and form. Each piece of metal is laboriously hand chased ( textured) with steel tools allowing for both planning and spontaneity in the designs.
In making new work I hope the viewers/wearers add their own layers of interpretation and meaning to the jewellery pieces and reflect on the subtle symbolism the work evokes in regard to caring for our oceans and the life within”.
Julie Blyfield, 2022
Plastic is routinely regarded with little value, sometimes designed to be a single use item, passing from our hands to a sentence of waste for thousands of years. This (mis)use of plastic has significant impacts on the environment, in particular, marine environments.
Inglis wanted to connect her jewellery practice to this issue by investigating the marine algae (seaweed) collection at the State Herbarium of South Australia through a lens of values. In 2019 she was awarded a Guildhouse Collections Project with the Adelaide Botanic Gardens to do this.
‘Observing the dried specimens of marine algae through a microscope, I frequently referenced their intriguing surfaces to materials that I was familiar with – cling wrap, lollypop sticks, cellophane, fishing line, mesh bags for oranges etc. Many of these plastic items are often discarded after a single use, and decided to weave these new materials into my studio exploration.’
This project uncovered rich entanglements between the living and non-living, recognising positive natural relationships, creative hope and the seeking material justice.
Kath Inglis, 2022