"Wonderful to be able to "meet" these artists and see the Australian landscape through their eyes. Many thanks for your ever-thoughtful curation and generosity in sharing this with us, Ross!"
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Kristin Mitsu Shiga
- Female
- Portland, Oregon
- United States
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Kristin Mitsu Shiga joined Ross Annels's group
Crafting this Antipodean Place
Australian landscapes are old, powerful and strange to Eurocentric eyes. To Indigenous Australia, whose pre-colonial history stretches back something like 60,000 years, every part of the landscape was active and spirited, full of story, meaning and relatedness. Contemporary mainstream Australia views the land as a resource to be measured, assessed, and exploited, without agency and devoid of meaning beyond economic value.This exhibition presents the work of Australian craft artists who engage…See More
Kristin Mitsu Shiga joined Liz Steiner's group
SNAG Conference 2012 Phoenix
Jillian Moore and Liz Steiner blog the events of the 2012 SNAG Conference "The Heat is On!", happening May 23-26, in Phoenix, AZ.See More
Kristin Mitsu Shiga joined Pat Morrow's group
Studio Sanctuaries - Part 2
Few things are more important to an artist than their workspaces. Part sanctuary, part workshop, part hang-out: This exhibit honors our studio spaces where we spend most of our time.
Kristin Mitsu Shiga joined Brice Garrett's group
Plastic + Metal
Plastic + Metal will be highlighted on Crafthaus from March 13 - April 13. This online exhibition shows different perspectives on how Crafthaus members are applying plastic and metal to craft objects.Curated By: Brice Garrett See More
Profile Information
- Where do you live ? City, State and Country
- Portland, Oregon, USA
- Place of Work ? Example: Studio, College, Gallery, Museum, ...)
- Oregon College of Art & Craft, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Multnomah Arts Center, Shag Shaggy Chug
- I am a .... Example: Student, Maker, Educator, etc.
- I am a metalsmith, teacher, and arts administrator in Portland, Oregon.
Statement:
When time in the studio becomes more scarce, the weight of its preciousness can sabotage the creative process. With my most recent body of work, I chose to approach it with a discipline not unlike my meditation practice. Creating a structured schedule filled with quiet rituals allowed for reflection and discovery brought on mostly by patience and repetition. At its best, this practice can lead to the distillation of thought; an intensely fertile ground ready as soon as you find time to engage it.
Ideas that I tucked away for later use coalesced, allowing unexpected intersections and alignments to emerge. The “cosies” and plates, for example, grew out of a project called “Unfinished, Damaged and Broken.” With this fledgling sculpture series, I took found objects and either completed, repaired or protected them. This exploration led to other discoveries involving unexpected interactions between materials, embodied in much of the jewelry you see here.
- Your website, DIRECT flickr or DIRECT facebook links where your work can be seen.
- http://www.kristinmitsushiga.com
- Describe your media/materials you work with
- metalsmith, teacher, jewelry, jeweler, metal, oregon, portland
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Comment Wall (17 comments)
- At 7:55am on December 17, 2012,
Brigitte Martin said… Thank you very much for your membership payment and support of crafthaus. Your membership is valid through December 15, 2014.
Enjoy crafthaus, participate often!
- At 8:32pm on October 2, 2011,
Glen Guarino said… Please look at our calls for online Crafthaus shows-
Please look at our calls for Crafthaus online shows
At Your Service
http://crafthaus.ning.com/group/crafthausexhibition/forum/topics/open-call-at-your-service
Small Treasures 2
http://crafthaus.ning.com/group/crafthausexhibition/forum/topics/open-call-small-treasures-2
In the Making:Short Demo is something new we are trying to give artists an opportunity to demo
http://crafthaus.ning.com/group/crafthausexhibition/forum/topics/call-for-entries-in-the-making
Glen & Marie
- At 4:26pm on July 25, 2011,
Ross Annels said… - Hi Kristin - thanks for the friend add - I've been lurking here on Crafthaus for a few years now. Would like to have a discussion with you sometime about the role of ritual in your practice - I am very interested in how crafted objects can create everyday rituals that disrupt the profanity of modern industrial life.
Look forward to the next opportunity to have that conversation In person
Ross
- At 4:32pm on February 5, 2011,
Linda Kaye-Moses said… Hey Kristin,
Glad to hear that the prelim $$$ for your CoLab project trip came through. Why not? You do good stuff! Remind me where you'll be in Aotearoa (Maori for NZ, but you knew that, right?). I have a few friends there, jewelers, and if you're going to be anywhere nearby...well you get the picture. Get back to me.
Linda Kaye-Moses
- At 12:48pm on February 3, 2011,
Andy Cooperman said… - Congrats!!!!!
- At 10:30pm on April 18, 2009,
Thea Clark said… - HI Kristin,
I hope you'll send images for "Define Metal and Fiber", check out online exhibitions. Some of your pieces certainly would fit right it.
- At 3:44am on April 16, 2009,
marcus marguillier said… - Looking at your work, made me feel like I was on an fantastic journey, going to different places, meeting new people, going trough different emotions.
Thank you.
- At 4:10pm on February 21, 2009,
Tedd R McDonah said… - Great scope of work. I especially like the oxidized steel and felt (?) combination. I enjoyed your statement, as well.
- At 2:13pm on January 31, 2009,
Anna Kristina Goransson said… - love, LOVE, your work. You'll have to tell me about the oil can (?) some day.
- At 9:49pm on November 1, 2008,
Anne Bulmer Brewer said… - Thank you. Your work is wonderful. I was reading your statement above. You are so right about the importance of rituals. I also have found they allow the mind and body to move where the spirit needs to go next. Like you, I find this true in my meditation practice. I also use it in my yoga and gardening. In fact, doing the little things in the garden seem to open new awarenesses for me.
My husband and I are working to move to the Seattle area sometime next year. Perhaps, when we are settled, we could have coffee. I hope to drive down often, as well as, attend some workshops at OCAC. Please let us know about workshops you may be holding.
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Poppy Porter commented on Poppy Porter's blog post Down to the Waterline – “Stain-Less” in Sheffield"They are pretty massive :-) and include a frankly insanity inducing number of tube rivets! There is a good photo of his rings in the catalogue which I think you get a copy of as an exhibitor. Unfortunately I didn't take my big camera only…"
The Justified Sinner commented on Poppy Porter's blog post Down to the Waterline – “Stain-Less” in Sheffield"Thanks for sharing that, Poppy! I hadn't quite appreciated the scale of your pieces! Did you get any photographs of Chris Boland's pieces, which I also love."
Poppy Porter commented on Vicky Saragouda's blog post Contemporary Jewellery @ COLLECT 2013"Was very disappointed not to make it this year! Fabulous pieces, particularly that headpiece."
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