Charity Auction: Good Wreath! Parnell - V. Long

16. Vivienne Long - Colour Co-ordinating

Dimensions & materials:
200mm, glazed ceramic (2010)

Intrigued to create a work that fused together two aesthetics, the classical Christmas Wreath with the innovative signature style of my ceramic studio Ceramics Can Fly. The challenge was to push my making outside its Jewellery form while maintaining its delicate and structured aesthetic. Research into the motif of the Wreath led me to create a design that both celebrates and converges the differing classical motifs of Christmas Wreaths.

In this wreath, greens symbolize strength, as evergreens last even throughout the harshest winters, while blue is a symbol of hope and waiting. The form remains circular, a symbol of the lifes eternal cycle and lifes persistence. Within the unbroken circle form the historically significant colours weave together at times thickening or emerging and thinning or disappearing. I have decided to include the visual clue of a bow as it softens the solid, constructed nature of a ceramic wreath.



Wreath in this store:
Orsini Fine Jewellery
241 Parnell Road
Ph: 354 3115


The Project:
Parnell celebrates Christmas with 20 artists reinterpreting the wreath, with works on exhibit in 20 Parnell stores and galleries from November 19 - December 19. In the spirit of Christmas, most works are for sale by TradeMe auction during this period, with twenty percent of proceeds to be donated to the NZ Gynaecological Cancer Foundation.
For more details & pictures: www.parnell.net.nz


The Charity:
20% will go to: The New Zealand Gynaecological Cancer Foundation's mission is to educate and inform all NZ women about the signs and symptoms of gynaecological cancers (the 4 main ones are: uterine, ovarian, cervical and vaginal/vulval cancer), to encourage early detection and to provide support for women following diagnosis and treatment.

Contact the New Zealand Gynaecological Cancer Foundation on 0800 682 7426, info@nzgcf.org.nz or www.nzgcf.org.nz