Damien Skipper
Born in 1956, son of Matcham Skipper, Damien has lived at Montsalvat since he was very young. An artist and musician, he was offered a place at the Gallery School in Melbourne. Damien gained a Diploma of Fine Art from Preston Institute of Technology in 1981.
Born in 1956, son of Matcham Skipper, Damien has lived at Montsalvat since he was very young. An artist and musician, he was offered a place at the Gallery School in Melbourne. Damien gained a Diploma of Fine Art from Preston Institute of Technology in 1981.
Damien’s career highlights include being a formative member of the rock music band ‘H Bomb Generation’. Damien’s art has been exhibited as part of group shows in various Melbourne galleries.
He has also held solo shows at Montsalvat, and was selected for the 'Reinvention: Creativity and Self identity' 2009 exhibition at the Bundoora Homestead Art Centre and was a finalist in the Nillumbik Prize 2013 and the Rick Amor Self Portrait Prize 2019.
Jeanette Dyke
An award winning Designer, Gold and Silversmith whose work is timeless and unique. Born in London, Jeanette trained for 9 years as a Gold and Silversmith in England, Germany and Australia. She is an award-winning jeweller whose work can be found in public and private collections worldwide.
An award winning Designer, Gold and Silversmith whose work is timeless and unique.
Born in London, Jeanette trained for 9 years as a Gold and Silversmith in England, Germany and Australia. She is an award-winning jeweller whose work can be found in public and private collections worldwide, including the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Australia. She has won many awards for her work including The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths’ Precious Metals Bursary and The P&O Makower Precious Metals Award.
Her studies in the fine and applied arts began at South Devon Technical College, Torquay in 1987 with a one-year Art Foundation course in the visual and applied arts. The following year she enrolled at the West Surrey College of Art in Farnham, Surrey within the faculty of three-dimensional design, specialising in metalwork and jewellery (student of Prof. Ian Dumelow, Marianne Forrest and Peter Parker).
In 1989 she spent one semester of her studies at the Fachhochschule (College of Art and Design) under Prof. Elizabeth Holder in Düsseldorf, Germany. She graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree with honors.
Jeanette continued her studies with a Crafts Council of Great Britain awarded training grant to train with renowned silversmith Richard Fox in London. Here she worked on Richards’s designs for BVLGARI.
In 1992 Jeanette continued her studies in art specialising in silversmithing at the Royal College of Art in London (student of Prof. David Watkins, Michael Rowe, Werner Bunck, Prof. Hans Stofer and Onno Boekhoudt). In 1993 she graduated with a Master of Arts degree.
This was followed by a master class/residential course in low relief chasing with one of the UK’s leading silversmiths Rod Kelly at the Bishopsland Educational Trust. Still in 1993 Jeanette finally set up her first workshop at 401½ Workshops in Battersea, London.
In 1996 Jeanette moved to Melbourne, Australia and settled on the edge of the Yarra Valley. Here she completed a 3-year artists residency at Clifton Pugh’s Dunmoochin in Cottles Bridge. In 2011 she moved her workshop to the renowned artists colony of Montsalvat, where she set up her studio and Jewellery Making School.
Jeanette currently works to commission and supplies leading galleries around Australia. She also teaches jewellery-making classes from complete beginner to advanced students, from her Montsalvat studio. She has been designing and making for 30 years, selling and exhibiting at leading venues and galleries throughout the world.
Jeanette welcomes commissions and you are invited to visit her in her Montsalvat studio, by appointment, to discuss your ideas. She works closely with her clients in order to ensure complete satisfaction and to include you in every aspect along the way.
“Creation is a journey we share together so that I can bring you what your heart desires.”
Jeanette’s jewellery is available online from her website, from galleries listed on her website and from the Made @ Montsalvat shop.
Enquiries are welcomed at any time.
Contact
www.jeanettedyke.com
0403 852 444
info@jeanettedyke.com
@jeanettedykejeweller
www.facebook.com/JeanetteDykeJewellery
Mary Caia
Mary moves straight to her canvas without preparation and transports those images, allowing them to evolve and take form. She enjoys illustration and would love to continue work in that field. She trusts that will manifest if need be. In the meantime she continues projecting onto canvas what her inner world wants to express.
Mary started practicing yoga with teachers who shared the deeper knowledge and wisdoms of yoga. Her interest in yoga was thus stimulated and continued, and she gravitated towards a yoga school where she started a regular practice. Here she found a place where she could ask the difficult questions and obtain answers on a spiritual level. She graduated as a yoga teacher in 2005.
At this point her art world turned from commercial work to images presented in quiet times of meditation and in her dreams. As she was discovering herself through yoga, these images represented struggles in her personal development. These became her inspiration.
Now she moves straight to her canvas without preparation and transports those images, allowing them to evolve and take form. She enjoys illustration and would love to continue work in that field. She trusts that will manifest if need be. In the meantime she continues projecting onto canvas what her inner world wants to express.
Contact
marycaia-artist.com/
marycaia.artist@gmail.com
@mary.caia
Sue Thomas
Sue is passionate about fabric. Working from her sewing studio in the glasshouse at Montsalvat, she fuses colour, texture, drape and form to inspire creation in the making ofclothing, cushions and soft furnishings.
Sue is passionate about fabric. Working from her sewing studio in the glasshouse at Montsalvat, she fuses colour, texture, drape and form to inspire creation in the making ofclothing, cushions and soft furnishings. Her carefully selected collection of buttons and trims, combined with textiles from near and far, ensure that all her pieces are unique. Making use of even the smallest remnants, Sue prides herself on her ability to enhance the beauty of her materials. Drawing inspiration from the Montsalvat environment, nature and a world of fabrics, Sue's designs are many and varied whilst still maintaining her own style.
Sue also works in conjunction with interior designers and sells her work to many shops in Melbourne.
With many years of experience designing and creating, anything is possible with the help of her trusty sewing machine.
Contact
0425 767 155
@sewingsuez
Susan Reddrop
Susan Reddrop is a sculptor and glass artist, trained in Sculpture at the Victorian College of the Arts and in Glass at Monash University.
Susan Reddrop is a sculptor and glass artist, trained in Sculpture at the Victorian College of the Arts and in Glass at Monash University.
Susan exhibits regularly and also runs occasional workshops. She has also been part of a number of collaborative art projects with various communities and is always open to commissions and new creative challenges.
Contact
susanreddrop.com/
@reddropsusan