Anita Crowther, Sunset Ring, 2019, 15x15x25mm, 18ct gold, solid Australian opal, chalcedony. Photo: e.g.etal

Illuminate

Anita Crowther 

9– 27 September

Mon– Thu 10am-6pm
Fri 10am-7pm
Sat 10am-5pm 

(OPENING)

Fri 13 September, 5-7pm

at 

e.g. etal 

167 Flinders Lane 
Melbourne 3000 

Anita Crowther, Sunset Ring, 2019. 18ct gold, solid Australian opal, chalcedony. 15x15x25mm

Illuminate presents a range of jewellery pieces and objects by artist Anita Crowther in which she explores the visual dialogue created through stone combinations. Anita is interested in how minerals visually interact with each other and what influence she can have upon this interaction by affecting their forms. The pieces utilize qualities of different stones and the way they respond to light. Opals feature strongly in the conversation for their unique optical properties.
As a stone cutter, Anita explores the possibilities of lapidary, creating truly exciting and unique outcomes. Anita recently traveled to Idar-Oberstein, Germany, the historical hub of lapidary to further her skills.

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Anita Crowther, Sunset Ring, 2019. 18ct gold, solid Australian opal, chalcedony. 15x15x25mm

(ABOUT THE ARTIST)
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Anita Crowther is a stone cutter and jewellery maker. Motivated primarily by the process of stone cutting and the ways in which this process can not only reveal hidden characteristics of stones but can also influence the overall design process. Through her sensitive use of colour she combines stones to create intriguing compositions. Anita approaches her jewellery pieces with a visual sensibility carried on from her background in painting. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Monash University and an Advanced Diploma at NMIT. She has exhibited in Australia and Germany.