Found this press clipping of mine today while going through Barbara’s archived material, as I update her C.V. with version #36 . . . Wednesday, Jul 2 2025
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This commission from 1994 has just come to life and we are pleased that Luke Roberts has sent it to us . . . for our records. Friday, Apr 11 2025
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Barbara and Pope Alice collaborated on this ‘morse’ for the costume of “Pope Alice” back in the day. Used exclusively for her one-person show at the Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery 14. If you remember, this gigantic room was filled to the brim with the resource and objects and (wunderkammer) belonging to the artist.
The morse item was #12 in Luke’s show, it was courtesy of: The Pontifical Liturgical Treasury and was presented: to H.D.H. Pope Alice the Grand Wizard of the Masonic Temple and the Gnomes of Zurich.
Paddington studio 1987-1995 remembered today Thursday, May 2 2024
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. . . and it’s Juan-Luis’ birthday next Thursday, May 9.
Welcome to 2023 Friday, Mar 3 2023
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Annual holidays over and we have been back at the bench for three weeks . . . our Tasmanian gallerist launched their latest © Bh works available in Hobart, published 12 Feb 2023
The latest from handmark
This much appreciated © Bh ruby ring finished and on her finger Friday, May 13 2022
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The ‘roman’claw’ Ceylon sapphire engagement ring Barbara made for herself was the setting inspiration for Jackie’s new ‘ring for herself’ . . .
Commissioned ring and especially sourced gem from the Jeweller to the Lost studio, April 2022
So many friends and clients pushed for this meeting between Nell Schofield and Barbara Heath Sunday, Mar 15 2020
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Nell swooped in and spent a lengthy time with us, selected twenty seven © Bh pieces for her upcoming “jewels to die for” show. Relaxed time where Barbara had the opportunity to cover her personal history, her work strategies and the ‘JewellertotheLost’ brand – Nell also was given space to illuminate us on her “Vision” and plans and fresh new twin location lifestyle.
So get out your black fascinators and join us in Sydney to honour the dearly departed, Wednesday March 25, 2020.
Link to Jewels on Queen
Two gallery curators visit the studio on April Fools Day Friday, Apr 12 2019
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(names and gallery with-held for now) – sharing this Email we received :
“We are working on an exhibition focussed on rituals in all their forms – We are keen to hear what works you have in development and were wondering if you would be free for a studio visit sometime in the coming month?”
Yes, we all had a super meeting and Barb and I have homework to do . . .
One early 1996 show of Barbara’s was un-earthed and one that I personally think should never be forgotten.
Back in the late 1980s on my weekly visits to see Bebe Senior at her antique shop Lock Stock & Barrel, in St Lucia, Aunty Bebe showed me a beautiful solid silver salver, likely a memento from young Clarence Chafee’s college fraternity rite, adding it was quite unsaleable given the six vulgar phrases engraved on it; Drink Blood, You Give Up?, My Game, Last Call for Bloodweiser, Got 50c?, Eat Raw Meat – with each engraved in a markedly different font. Years followed and when I took up with Barbara, on another visit to Bebe & Bob MacPherson’s they gave the salver to Barb with the wish that she ‘make it into art’. That opportunity happened when Christine Plötz offered Barbara a short duration spot (18/10/96 to 23/10/96) in her James Street gallery schedule.
Using her jewellers saw, Barbara cut around each of the engraved slogans, simultaneously defining a unique shape for each to be later formed into six silver rings. The salver remained, punched void of its offending words. I loved Barbara’s installation device using ‘Heide’s’ text from Keith Leopold’s ‘Deutsche Teenager von Heute” counterposed with a sacred Sanskrit text. So many readings are possible – on the opening night of the show I remember boys playing with the sexual inuendo theme while gay men derived Barbara had created her own set of graduated cock rings. Two additional readings came from two reviews, one by Leonie Stanford & this by Brookes & Stockwell. We retain this work.
Lovely card from a recent home stay Friday, Aug 10 2018
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His house always has a room available for friends, we were so chuffed to make our spare room available for him recently. His divine card of appreciation (cover detail above) was a delight to read as was his illuminated conversation about most things here that caught his eye. We love the exchange of old-world cards.
Home invasion by journalist, stylist and photographer went splendidly last December Friday, Apr 21 2017
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Here is the Instagram snapshot at the end of launch day, 20/4/2017 and the link to the article.
The links to everyone concerned are in the article. With an enormous reach to 243,000 followers; ‘thedesignfiles’ have certainly created an easy vehicle into people’s homes and studios, creative enterprises and lifestyles of Australian families. The “likes” that this post has created both on Lucy’s feed and our own feeds has be quite overwhelming . . . thanks to all and please enjoy the article.
Here is the powerpoint I prepared for the curator; Elizabeth Bates in 2005 after she invited me to fill the ‘study drawers’ at the Museum of Brisbane Tuesday, Dec 6 2016
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My ephemera collection (and associated memory) was given a super public display of affection at the time . . . and then yesterday Jo Hoban from thedesignfiles visited the studio fleshing out her cover story on 1) our home, 2) our studio and 3) our working collaborations – soon to be featured. Jo wondered, like I have often mused – why more opportunities are not forthcoming to show off lost pieces of personal history. At least one more visitor has mined my archive. The powerpoint is downloadable – here.
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