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I have my first solo exhibit coming up at the @ann

I have my first solo exhibit coming up at the @annaleonowensgallery where I’ll be showing quite literally some of the things I’ve made at @nscaduniversity

A little nervous but still wanted to extend the invite to you all to see some of my work in person.

If you come to the opening reception (u should) and happen to own some jewellery I’ve made then you should definitely wear it I think that’d be neat.
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Opening Reception: Monday, February 6, 2023 | 5:30-7:00 pm

If u can’t make it for the reception but still want to come:

Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday 11:00 am-5:00 pm, Saturday 12:00-4:00 pm

Address: 1891 Granville Street, Halifax, NS

Yesterday @yo.gomo sent me a picture (last slide o

Yesterday @yo.gomo sent me a picture (last slide of post😍) of a chain he added for the seashell we prepped during one of the jewellery workshops I lead while in South Africa. Gave a little lecture on what we perceive jewellery to be, how to challenge or work within those notions (whether it be through material, the processes of making, or concepts relating to how the piece functions), taught some basic tool usage, properties of copper (part of which we explored through hammering to collect textures from surfaces around UCT’s Hiddingh campus), and other skills for turning found objects into jewellery. It was truly such a blessing working with everyone in this portfolio group as well as being able to have an opportunity to teach the little that I know😂🤪 absolutely thrilled to see that shell become a necklace months later haha love the chain choice and the photo’s so sick too 🔥 Literally nothing that Gomo can’t do 🥺❤️🙌 gonna post some more of the workshops with these guys over the next few days. So blown away by their talents

I am so thankful for @sevi2010 commissioning me fo

I am so thankful for @sevi2010 commissioning me for this ring. So different than my usual style and my first time working with gold- was a fun challenge🥺❤️ #uterusart #rosering #silver #10kgold #lostwaxjewelry #cynthiafraschetti

Another sugar spoon🥰🍬 #silversmithing #silve

Another sugar spoon🥰🍬
#silversmithing #silverspoon #coral #cynthiafraschetti

Sugar spoon🥰 🍬 #silversmithing #crystal #su

Sugar spoon🥰 🍬
#silversmithing #crystal #sugarspoon #silverspoon #cynthiafraschetti

Sea..Spoon??..Sculpture?? (Details) #silversmithin

Sea..Spoon??..Sculpture?? (Details) #silversmithing #sculpture #silverspoon #holloware #lampwork #coral #marble #cynthiafraschetti

Sea.. Spoon??.. Sculpture?? (Details) #silversmith

Sea.. Spoon??.. Sculpture?? (Details) #silversmithing #sculpture #silverspoon #holloware #lampwork #coral #marble #cynthiafraschetti

Sea..Spoon??..Sculpture?? Most of you know that I

Sea..Spoon??..Sculpture??

Most of you know that I work in sculpture and jewellery- the techniques, materials, aesthetics, and concepts I use always play back and forth amongst these two areas of my work. There’s a lot of discussion in the art world surrounding what differentiates craft (ex. Jewellery) and fine art (ex. Sculpture), and one of these is the idea of functionality. A lot of people describe my sculpture as craft-like and my jewellery as sculptural😂🤦‍♀️ I don’t mind being in that in-between world, and wanted to create a piece that borders back and forth along that line of “jewellery” and “sculpture”. I found out last semester that I really enjoy making spoons so I figured “why not make a ridiculous spoon- one that can stand as a sculpture but too closely resembles a spoon to be a sculpture, and one that people are hesitant to touch despite a utensil existing for the purpose of function”.
I aimed for this through the materials and processes of creating. I used silver as it is used in the field of jewellery, a handle carved from marble that acts as the “plinth” of the piece- something soft and comfortable in your hand which you’re scared to touch (which is what the plinth/gallery setting does), also because marble is a crucial material in the history of sculpture, glass beads I made, found pieces of coral and sea aluminum (which I believe to be overflow from sand casting; another sculpture thing), and scrap pieces of silver I’ve saved from casting in the jewellery studio which I remelted down into an ingot which I then rolled out multiple times to saw out a spoon shape and use holloware techniques to give it dimension. (Quick summary of techniques used: casting, lampwork, wire wrapping, beading, soldering, metalsmithing, carving)
Aesthetically I wanted to create something playful/whimsical and took my inspiration from the sea- using colours, texture, found materials, and movement that is reminiscent of it, because I think water encapsulates fluidity- both in the way that the universe operates as well as how our notions of our reality change dependent on our perspective. So is this a spoon or a sculpture? Both? Neither? Idk😂 it’s art

Here’s that project you guys saw videos of me wo

Here’s that project you guys saw videos of me working on when I was drawing and bending steel rod

Line of Flow is a piece created within and surrounding ideas of the flow state, and inspired by the notions of images and objects. The gateway to this project began with large-scale automatic drawings, in which I released the inclination to create aesthetically-pleasing artworks by surrendering control to my body and drawing medium. By being fully-immersed in each moment of the process through physical engagement rather than being concerned with the outcome, the direction, weight, and fluidity of the line-work was determined by the motion of my body and handling of charcoal, which was dictated by intuition and presence.

These preliminary works were produced as a method to repetitively enter the flow-state, as well as to act as substructures to inspire the fabrication of a three-dimensional object. In attempts to honour both the visual similarities and energy within these drawings, steel pencil rod was chosen, as its surface colour, texture, and thickness resembled the quality of charcoal lines drawn, as well as its durable yet finicky materiality which requires those who work with it to create consciously and intuitively. The translation of these images into an object through the concentration of a single line both on paper and in a three-dimensional space was created through physical movements that were mirrored in both creation processes (such as the pulling and pushing to make bends in the wire, parallel to the dragging and pushing of charcoal to make curved lines on the page) all completed while in a state of flow.

Stemming from the ground and floating above eye level not only resembles the heights in which I completed these drawings, but implies that this line/state of being extends beyond what we physically see. Through the navigation around this piece, the viewer can get lost within the work dictated through physical movement, which will hopefully invoke the same sense of presence, wonder, appreciation, and peace I had while creating and engaging with this Line of Flow.

Ty @hristaaa for helping me install❤️

#cynthiafraschetti #flowstate #steelsculpture

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