'Dear Public' - Denise Callan 2023 e-catalogue

Dear Public Denise Callan 28th October – 19th November Dear Public, Lately, I find myself pondering the propensity I have for your validation. It is nothing new, nor is it particularly appealing, but it is a notion with which you should sympathise, if you will concede. As I prepare for your consideration I am hopelessly compelled to curate my exterior accordingly. The inner parts that I either do, or do not want to expose, apprise this facade. I find myself subsiding ever deeper behind it.

Is it to protect me? Or, perhaps, to protect you? I am not yet sure.

What I am beginning to discern is that this facade no longer fulfils my yearning for acceptance. It leaves me longing for more, creating a divide between what I earnestly seek and what I can sensibly attain…

It must be exhausting for Him to watch me trying to appease you when it would be so easy to turn my eyes and see. If only I wasn’t blinded by all I see before me. The duplicitous nature of the human experience that makes true acceptance so unfathomable.

But now I have glimpsed what I could not see before. I have nothing to conceal from the one who knows me best. I am invited to abide in His tender embrace.

I already belong.

Yours sincerely Denise Callan is a jewellery artist from Auckland, New Zealand. After beginning her studies in the field of jewellery design in 2018 at Hungry Creek Art and Craft School, she completed a Bachelor in Jewellery Design and Technology from Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design in 2022.

She has exhibited at Melbourne’s 2019 Radiant Pavilion and the Dowse Museum through two collaborative Clink projects. Denise currently teaches at Whitecliffe College of Art and Design and is a participant in the Handshake 8 Jewellery Mentorship Project.

1. Fount Pendant I Rectangle and oval resin pendant; adjustable length velvet ribbon; 100 x 82 x 17mm

$550

2. Fount Pendant I Rectangle and oval resin pendant; adjustable length velvet ribbon; 100 x 82 x 17mm

$550

From the revealing openness of an empty frame to the heavy constraint of a label, these pendants emulate a scale of guardedness.

3. Frame Pendant I Rectangular steel pendant with LG oval cutout. 1x cord; 100 x 72 x 0.8mm

$250

4. Frame Pendant II Rectangular steel pendant with MED oval cutout; comes with 2x cords; 100 x 72 x 0.8mm

$250

5. Frame Pendant III Rectangular steel pendant with SM oval cutout; comes with 2x cords; 100 x 72 x 0.8mm

$250

6. Frame Pendant IV Rectangular steel pendant with XS oval cutout; comes with 2x cords; 100 x 72 x 0.8mm

$250

7. Form Brooch – Appearance Oval Porcelain and steel brooch, appearance of a cameo on the surface in enamel; 12 x 75 x 95mm

$580

8. Form Brooch I Oval Porcelain and steel brooch with folded form. One of a kind; 27 x 65 x 86mm

$680

9. Form Brooch - See me. Don’t. See me. I Scalloped Oval Porcelain and steel brooch with folded form. One of a kind; 12 x 72 x 92mm

$580

10. Form Brooch II Scalloped Oval Porcelain and steel brooch with folded form. One of a kind; 24 x 71 x 77mm

$680

11. Form Brooch – Dear Public Oval Porcelain and steel brooch with “Dear Public” text in the surface; 12 x 35 x 86mm

$580

12. Form Brooch – See me. Don’t. See me. II $680 Scalloped Oval Porcelain and steel brooch with “See me, Don’t, See me”; one of a kind, folded form.

23 x 74 x 91mm

13. Form Brooch – Dear Maker Oval Porcelain and steel brooch with “Dear Maker” text on inside surface; 12 x 74 x 94mm

$580

14. Facade Ring – Appearance $380 Framed oval resin ring, with steel insert. Insert has the appearance of a cameo within; sizes O, Q & S 60 x 46 x 30mm

15. Facade Ring – See Me. Don’t. See Me Framed scalloped oval resin ring with “See me. Don’t. See me.” text on surface; sizes O, Q & S 60 x 47 x 30mm

$300

16. Facade Ring – Frame I Framed oval resin ring. Empty surface within; sizes O, Q & S; 60 x 46 x 30 mm

$300

17. Facade Ring – Frame II Framed scalloped resin ring. Empty surface within; sizes O, Q & S; 60 x 47 x 30 mm

$300

18. Facade Ring – Dear Public Oval resin ring with Dear Public text on surface; sizes O, Q & S; 60 x 46 x 30 mm

$300

19. Facade Ring – See Me. Don’t Scalloped oval resin ring with” See Me. Don’t.” text on surface; sizes O, Q & S; 60 x 47 x 30 mm

$300

20. Facade Ring – See Me. Don’t. II Framed scalloped oval resin ring with steel insert. Appearance of See Me. Don’t” text within sizes O, Q & S; 60 x 47 x 30 mm

$380

21. Focus, Wall Ornament $950 Rectangular steel wall ornament with the appearance of an oval “See me. Don’t. See me.” text within.

500 x 420 x 1.2mm