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Anna Claire Art Jewellery Anna Claire makes contemporary jewellery from sterling silver and materials from Te Wai Pounamu Studio visits by individuals or small groups by appointment.

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‘Eroded Shell’The most straightforward with only two components. Up there with my favourites because it’s kinda creepy. ...
05/10/2026

‘Eroded Shell’
The most straightforward with only two components. Up there with my favourites because it’s kinda creepy. The shell is exactly as I found it.
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Beachworn tuangi haruru (moonshell clam) from Little Kariteriteri, Tasman Bay. Carpet gifted from Kelly Carmichael. Sterling silver, stainless steel pin.

‘With Respect to Lisa’I had been spending time with Lisa Walker's ‘HEAD’ exhibition at Te Atamira, and then this brooch ...
05/10/2026

‘With Respect to Lisa’
I had been spending time with Lisa Walker's ‘HEAD’ exhibition at Te Atamira, and then this brooch happened. I’m pretty sure the colours and the composition in my brooch have something to do with the aesthetics of Lisa’s recent stitched, stuffed and beaded work. Also, in explaining the material used to a friend, I was reminded that Kobi Bosshard had used eroded brick in his brooches too. I am but a product of the influences around me, and I’m perfectly happy with that.
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Beach-worn brick from Day’s Bay, Wellington. Willow driftwood from Lake Hayes, Glass spherule gifted by Isla Osborne. Garnet chips from Aliexpress. Sterling silver, stainless steel pin.

‘Could Have Been a Mountain”A butterfly made of rusty iron, a rock and the shell of a sea creature? Here goes. This broo...
05/10/2026

‘Could Have Been a Mountain”
A butterfly made of rusty iron, a rock and the shell of a sea creature? Here goes. This brooch has my favourite back.
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Labradorite from Aliexpress. Blacksmith-made nail gifted from Uncle Jim. Pāua gifted. Sterling silver, stainless steel pin.

‘Hold it Up to the Light’Whelp, got a lot of practice at judiciously applying pressure to the silver prongs in order to ...
05/10/2026

‘Hold it Up to the Light’
Whelp, got a lot of practice at judiciously applying pressure to the silver prongs in order to set these pieces.
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Red vintage glass cut and tumbled by Glass Artist Brendon Jaine. Clear quartz crystal from Aliexpress. Yellow handmade art glass cut and tumbled by Brendon Jaine. Sterling silver, stainless steel pin.

'Seaglass'The other brooch, with a green hanging bit, in pretty much the same format as this was the first brooch made i...
05/10/2026

'Seaglass'
The other brooch, with a green hanging bit, in pretty much the same format as this was the first brooch made in this series. This was the last one I made before installation and wanted to do the same again to see how much faster I could make it. About 3x quicker :)
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Beachworn crockery fragment picked up from Hinahina, Catlins Lake. Aquamarine chips gifted by Brendon Jaine. Sterling silver, stainless steel pin.

'The Stuff We’re Made Of'The biggest of the lot, and enough going on here for two brooches. I am slowly working on makin...
05/10/2026

'The Stuff We’re Made Of'
The biggest of the lot, and enough going on here for two brooches. I am slowly working on making friends with the local stone - after living here in the schisty, quartzy, Whakatipu for 13 years. This slab of quartz, with it’s bright iron oxide specks, was oddly irresistible. I’ve ground off about half it’s thickness to make it a nice brooch-weight.
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Quartz from the Arrow River Track. Carpet gifted by Gallery Director Kelly Carmichael. Kanohi pūpū (cat's-eye operculum) gifted by Aunty Jane Hamo. Glass rhinestone from Marilyn’s Shop in Palmerston. Kina Test from Great Barrier Island, gifted by Sarah Russell. Takiwai (tangiwai, bowenite) pebble collected from Milford Sound 1950’s, gifted by Gerald Dyer. Sterling silver, stainless steel pin.

‘With Respect for Kobi’I wanted to make a Kobi Bosshard tribute piece in this series. His work with stones as unashamed ...
05/10/2026

‘With Respect for Kobi’
I wanted to make a Kobi Bosshard tribute piece in this series. His work with stones as unashamed souvenirs, and his view of his own practice as being the village jeweller, of service to his community, have influenced how I think of my own practice.
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Montana Agate gifted by a houseguest from the US. Cowrie shell from my parents from Western Australia. Glass form by Glass Artist Isla Osborne. Hydrogrossular garnet from Gemstone Beach, Orepuki. Scallop shell gifted by Penny Hamilton, picked up from Spirits Bay. Sterling silver, stainless steel pin.

‘Plastic Fantastic’I found the green plastic plate in an op shop when I was an Art School student in Dunedin. I thought ...
05/10/2026

‘Plastic Fantastic’
I found the green plastic plate in an op shop when I was an Art School student in Dunedin. I thought the material was beautiful and I have been thinking about how to make it into jewellery ever since.
The vintage plastic brooch was part of a container of broken jewellery an elderly friend had given me about that time.
Possibly my actual favourite of this whole collection.
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Vintage plastic brooch gifted by Elaine Jenkins. Plastic plate purchased from charity shop in Dunedin. Aventurine chips gifted by Brendon Jaine Glass Jewellery. Sterling silver, stainless steel pin.

How Do I Look?Photographing this on was a challenge! If you look closely you can see my reflection in the mirror that is...
05/10/2026

How Do I Look?
Photographing this on was a challenge! If you look closely you can see my reflection in the mirror that is set in the resin, with the camera, tripod and my arm.
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Tooth found on a South Coast beach. Mirror from Aliexpress. Carpet sample gifted by Kelly Carmichael. Sterling silver, stainless steel pin.

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