Nadene Carr
Nadene Carr
Latest comments (August2011)
Looks fresh & marine focused.
Looks like an octopus surfacing
Very unwearble
A bit of nonsense
Great piece when dressed up for the races!
Flamboyant!
a collaborative year long project between 12 makers, 12 wearers and 12 brooches
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Nadene, who is your first wearer? I noticed her talking to Mia at the Neckware 8 opening and thought what a perfect match. She appeared as vibrant as your brooch.
Artist Statement:
In my work I am fascinated with how structure and fabric can define open and private spaces. Using solid hardware allows for expanse whilst still embody the decorative.
- Nadene Carr
Linda (July 2011)
Dear Nadene
Thank you for the “honour” of wearing your ‘tropical outburst’ for a month…. & the 1st month no less! Question: – how ‘big & out there’ does an extraordinary/ indeed extra-eye-catching art creative piece have to be before someone makes comment?
Answer: – I obviously have no idea.
True story – We received our 1st brooches @ a delightful interactive function @ Masterworks (which I’ll refer to as the “Mothership”) on Wednesday 29th June ’11. I was running late due to traffic & made it in the door with just enough time to converse with only one person – one of the brooch –creators. To my delight, Nadene was to be the ‘author’ of my 1st brooch –indeed an ‘easy’ relationship had already ‘hatched’. I departed, not only delighted to be one of the travelling ‘gallery’ models, but absolutely thrilled to be the wearer of this brooch. I went straight round to a very dear friend & an equally mad art lover & gatherer of electric artwork. She knew of my inclusion in this project & was awaiting the surprise. “So Linda,” she said, “will you need courage to wear this?…” “HELL NO,” was my response, & it’s initiation into the public arena had been christened.
Now to school it went on the Friday that week. I especially selected what to wear to support yet not ‘hide’ the artwork. – I’d tee’d all my Junior College Art Students up about this project I’d been asked to be part of – but none of the teachers…. & Friday is the day everyone turns up in the staffroom from both the Primary & Senior Colleges as well. – So a huge audience. The first teacher I walked past at 7:45am was our Drama teacher – I thought as I walked toward her…. “this will be ‘good’ for the journal write-up – & there was no comment, not a nothing!!! How could you miss it, I thought!!! I passed 2 more Senior College teachers before I hit my artroom, feeling disappointed. The students gather – wonderful conversations transpire – as indeed they did each time I wore it to school these past 4 weeks – but determined to get ‘adult’ reactions before the teaching day starts, I go to the staffroom for a cuppa. I spoke to 3 teachers & not a one said anything… they didn’t even look at my ‘chest’. What a bitter blow – What am I going to write in this journal? At morning tea I finally get up & tell my fellow colleagues what a disappointment they all are… where-upon which there’s was hooting of laughter & a chorus of voices saying…. Why Linda – you look extraordinarily different every day & today was no different!!! LOL. Too many superb conversations about this delicious artwork to include in this wee notebook. But thank you Nadene!
- Linda