Recent Works: Weathered and Worn

Marian Hosking,

November 14 - December 9, 2017

Marian Hosking, one of Australia's most respected metalsmiths, presents a new body of work that draws on recent travels; in particular, the experience of Victorian coastal environments. Hosking recently moved south with her husband Tyra Hutchens, to a house overlooking ti-tree scrubland near Rye. This new location, with its varied bird life, salt tolerant plants and sandy vistas, is beginning to find its way into Marian's famously site specific jewellery works, alongside more familiar sites such as the central tablelands of NSW. With a naturalists eye for detail, Marian finds the intricate patterns, grains and structures within flora of these regions and brings them to the body with a jeweller's skill and sensitivity.


Weathered wood, 2017, wood, paint, silver

Work from Recent Works: Weathered and Worn

Weathered wood brooch by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Weathered wood brooch, 2017, wood, paint, silver
Burnt gum brooch & Small prickly brooch by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Burnt gum brooch & Small prickly brooch, 2017, wood, resin, silver, blackened silver
Coastal brooch by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Coastal brooch, 2017, sterling and heat coloured sterling silver
Two Seaweed brooches by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Two Seaweed brooches, 2017, mother of pearl, blackened silver, Bay oyster shell, sterling silver
Urchin brooch & Gum brooch by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Urchin brooch & Gum brooch, 2017, sterling silver and blackened silver
Corrugated brooch & Leaves brooch by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Corrugated brooch & Leaves brooch, 2017, sterling silver and heat coloured sterling silver
Huon Pine brooch & Huon Pine seed brooch by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Huon Pine brooch & Huon Pine seed brooch, 2017, Huon Pine, heat coloured sterling silver, mother of pearl, sterling silver
Worn gum brooch by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Worn gum brooch, 2017, blackened silver
Pig Face Daisy brooches by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Pig Face Daisy brooches, 2017, heat coloured and sterling silver
Silver Mallee necklace by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Silver Mallee necklace, 2017, mother of pearl, sterling silver
Seaweed, Small prickly and Emu brooches by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Seaweed, Small prickly and Emu brooches, 2017, heat coloured and blackened silver
A group of rings by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn A group of rings, 2017, heat coloured, blackened and sterling silver
Coralline by Recent Works: Weathered and Worn Coralline, 2015, blackened silver

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