by Athene Sholl | May 11, 2017
Work In Progress
Gate House Gallery Guernsey, May 2017.
“Work in Progress” was an exhibition at the Gate House Gallery which featured a wide range of work from local artists, photographers, architects etc. Highlighting the need for continued arts education in schools, and shedding light on the creative process. My work for this event centres around colour theory and how it has informed my recent work.
For this exhibition at the Gate House Gallery, I was intending to explore colour theory and the science behind it visually, but the project morphed in a direction I wasn’t expecting it to take and I ended up exploring something much more personal. As I started writing about colour I found myself writing not about the colours themselves but about my own personal recollection of them. At which point I realised that I needed to explore colour in a more personal way, specifically what it means to me, creating my own personal rainbow of colour memories. The essays became the focus of my exploration with the actual resulting jewellery taking more of a back seat.
My submission for the Work in Progress exhibition consisted of my own personal reaction to eight different colours in the form of eight essays, each of which had an accompanying necklace as an illustration.
Click on the individual links below to explore each colour.
Prison Pink / Baby Pink
Greenery
The New Black
Safe Navy
Purple
Baby Blue/Electric Blue
Fiery Red and Yellow
Greys
by Athene Sholl | Jul 20, 2015
Skipton Art Festival 2015
We were excited to be involved with the inaugural Wall of Art exhibition at the Skipton Art Festival organised by the Guernsey Art Network.
This was also our first experience of attaching jewellery to a wall. A big thank you to Rex Ferneyhough for making us a special stand for our necklace to hang from.
by Athene Sholl | Jul 20, 2015
Love Exhibition
February 2015
Necklaces with Recycled Plastics
The one night only Love exhibition at the Gate House Gallery showed work from 22 local artists including ceramics, embroidery, glass, jewellery, painting, printmaking, mixed-media, sculpture and tapestry.
Our work for this exhibition was a group of colourful necklaces, all with interchangeable pendants made from either sterling silver or recycled materials. Perspex, bank cards and CDs were all given a new lease of life.
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by Athene Sholl | Jul 18, 2014
Coast Exhibition 2014
Harbour Gallery Exhibition, Spring 2014. – Jersey.
Athene’s Little Russell exhibition collection was originally inspired by the view of the Little Russell and the neighbouring islands on the daily ‘commute’. Athene was struck by how much the view changed on a daily basis, and how much the colours were affected by changing weather conditions. A series of photographs taken of the same view over a three month period provides the colour palettes for these pieces, from which Athene then produced a wearable, painterly version of each view, realised in coloured stones and Sterling Silver.
Each of these necklaces may be worn in different ways, providing 3 looks from each piece. The necklace may be worn alone, or the pendant worn alone on a chain, plus the two may be worn together creating a more dressy look. The pendant is simply knotted onto the necklace with organza ribbon, which can be replaced as required.
Each of these pieces is completely unique, Athene prides herself on no two pieces ever being identical. All the necklaces contain an individual mix of the stones and other elements that make up the colour palette. All the Sterling sIlver components of the clasps are handmade by Athene and bear the individual hammer marks which formed them as a feature of the design
