Button Up 2021

BUTTON UP 31 August – 18 September 2021 ONLINE ONLY

Debbie Adamson 1. Buttons

2 x sets of 3 buttons, sterling silver, punch forged; Dia25mm x H3m

$375 /set

Alice Alva 2. Buttons

3 x 64mm covered buttons, cotton on found fabric

$145 each

Alice Alva 3. Buttons

6 x 38mm covered buttons, stranded cotton on printed fabric

$95 each

Fran Allison 4. Tartan buttons

set of 6 red buttons, tin & resin; Dia29mm

$360

Denise Callan (HC) 5. Panic buttons

2 x sets of 6, sterling silver, mother of pearl, enamel; Dia11mm x D3mm $490 /set

Devices intended to hold it together and keep it fancy in times of extreme emotional or physical distress.

Jane Dodd 6. Elephantasy Buttons

set of 3, ebony, Stg; approx. 57 x 35mm

$640

Jane Dodd 7. Hanky Buttons

set of 3 with serated edge, cowbone; 54 x 30, 50 x 38, 45 x 35mm

$640

Jane Dodd 8. Hanky Buttons

set of 3, cowbone; approx. 50 x 25, 50 x 28, 52 x 24mm

$640

Kate Fitzharris 9. Face Buttons

set of 6 buttons, ceramic; Dia38mm

$530

Kate Fitzharris 10. Vessel Buttons

set of 6 buttons, ceramic; 55 x 34mm

$530

Mandy Flood 11. 1 cent Gems

set of 6 buttons, enamelled copper 1 cent coins; Dia17mm

$200

Jane Groufsky 12. Garden Patterns

Cotton textile ink, embroidery thread, glass beads, seed pearls; Dia65mm

$145 each

Jay Hutchinson 13. Screwed up Fruit Burst wrapper and three circular pieces of concrete, 2021 Set of 3, Hand-embroidery on digitally printed cotton drill and cast concrete; Dia62mm x H20mm

$600

Jay Hutchinson 14. Screwed up Minties wrapper and three circular pieces of concrete, 2021 Set of 3, Hand-embroidery on digitally printed cotton drill and cast concrete; Dia62mm x H20mm

$600

Elicia Hunt (HC) 15. Line – Sketch Buttons

set of 3, Sterling silver; Dia23mm

$350

These Buttons are a part of an exploration of simple line sketches.

Sadly I was not one of the productive makers during lockdowns, I find it increasingly hard to start a project...And then finsih it! Yet there is always something easy about picking up a pencil and making a scribble, so I made my scribbles into buttons.

Bronwyn Lloyd 16. Needlepoint Buttons 2 x sets of 3, wool, tapestry canvas, Felt, repurposed metal buttons; 35 x 35mm Inspired by 1980’s knitwear.

$150 /set

Bronwyn Lloyd 16. Needlepoint Buttons 2 x sets of 3, wool, tapestry canvas, Felt, repurposed metal buttons; 35 x 35mm Inspired by 1980’s knitwear.

$150 /set

Craig McIntosh 17. Pakohe Buttons

set of 6, Pakohe/Southland Argilite; Dia25mm x H7mm

$1060

Craig McIntosh 18. Granite Buttons

set of 5, Granite from an old bench top; Dia40 x H10mm

$975

Shelley Norton 19. Houndstooth Buttons

Knitted and melted plastic bags; Dia57mm x H1mm

$125 each

Shelley Norton 19. Houndstooth Buttons

Knitted and melted plastic bags; Dia57mm x H1mm

$125 each

Tatjana Panyoczki 20. The Emperor’s New Buttons Set of 6, Oxidised Sterling silver; Dia40mm An attempt to capture the void – making the outline of an imaginary button.

$500

Tania Patterson 21. Buttons – Little Frogs

Silver and brass; Dia20mm x H12mm

$150 each

Aaron Scythe 22. Buttons – group A

glazed ceramic; Dia55-65mm

$50 each

Aaron Scythe 22. Buttons – group B

glazed ceramic; Dia55-65mm

$50 each

Aaron Scythe 22. Buttons – group C

glazed ceramic; Dia55-65mm

$50 each

Aaron Scythe 22. Buttons – group D

glazed ceramic; Dia55-65mm

$50 each

Aaron Scythe 22. Buttons – group E

glazed ceramic; Dia55-65mm

$50 each

Frances Stachl 23. Putiputi buttons

set of 8, oxidised silver; Dia23mm

$490

Frances Stachl 24. Putiputi buttons

set of 6, oxidised silver; Dia25mm

$490

Frances Stachl 25. Putiputi buttons

set of 3, oxidised silver; Dia35mm

$475

Christine Thacker 26. Mishima Buttons

set of 6, ceramic; 30 x 23mm

$220

May Trubuhovich 27. Salvin’s Albatross Series set of 6, Hand embroidery, acrylic ink on cotton, polyester wadding, metal button back; Dia38mm

$660

This series is based around the Salvin’s mollymawk, which is a smaller albatross with breeding colonies on our subantarctic Bounty Islands/Moutere Hauriri Marine Reserve and Snares Islands/Tini Heke. These buttons form a companion piece to my recent work for the NZ Maritime Museum about an 1890 subantarctic sea voyage, in which I focused on the vulnerable animal populations of the Islands.

Raewyn Walsh 28. Wooden Buttons

set of 3, ebony, plane, jarrah & totara; Dia38mm

$150

Raewyn Walsh 29. Stone Buttons

set of 6, found tunmbled stones, various; 22 x 15mm

$150

Clovis Viscoe 30. Waggle Buttons

Kauri and acrylic; Dia52mm

$50 each

The waggle button design is inspired by the phenomenal precision of the waggle bee dance. Engraved in Kauri with a schematic design, a bee’s movement plots the suns angle and distance to the nectar source, encompassed within an acrylic flower design.

Clovis Viscoe 31. Button-shaped Flowers

Kauri and acrylic; Dia52mm

$50 each

Inspired by a quaint and no less intriguing custom, button-ties shaped flowers were kept in pockets or worn by maidens under their aprons, their growth an indication that they would find favour with their sweethearts.

Lisa West 32. Kaka head button

Silver, brass, copper; Dia40mm

$920

These buttons are ‘wishful buttons’. I wish for all these birds to inhabit Rakino permanently; Kaka visit regularly, a tomtit has been spotted passing through, and the saddleback would need a translocation program, something only achievable if cats are excluded, and funds can be raised.

Lisa West 33. Saddleback/Tieke button

silver, copper; Dia40mm

$920

These buttons are ‘wishful buttons’. I wish for all these birds to inhabit Rakino permanently; Kaka visit regularly, a tomtit has been spotted passing through, and the saddleback would need a translocation program, something only achievable if cats are excluded, and funds can be raised.

Lisa West 34. Tomtit/Miromiro button

silver; Dia40mm

$920

These buttons are ‘wishful buttons’. I wish for all these birds to inhabit Rakino permanently; Kaka visit regularly, a tomtit has been spotted passing through, and the saddleback would need a translocation program, something only achievable if cats are excluded, and funds can be raised.

Lisa West 35. Limpet buttons

set of 6, silver; 26 x 20mm

$350

The limpet buttons are also wishful. Our recent survey of rockpools around the island showed that limpets, chiton, cats-eyes, and anemones are in short supply, or non-existent. The eco-system of the Hauraki Gulf is critically endangered but can be remedied with a lot of care.

Walk in the Park 36. Zen Garden An implicit form of meditation.

Ebony with NZ Native timber components; Dia35mm

$95 each

Tracey Watson 37. Kauri Leaf buttons

silver; sml 40 x 12mm

$80 each

Tracey Watson 37. Kauri Leaf buttons

Silver; Lge 57 x 16mm

$160 each

Connection and Protection; distancing from and connecting to that which we love.

A button connects one side to the other; my cherished memory of walking through the kauri forest is now prohibited by the threat of kauri dieback of these magnificent trees, yet my connection remains strong and informs my work. These buttons/pendants express a wairua (heartfelt) connection to preserving a national treasure.