margie phillips
Margie Phillips initially trained as a primary school teacher specializing in art, and the teaching
of students with special needs.
She travelled extensively in the late 1960's and early 1970's, to Europe, USA. Australia, the Solomon Islands and New Guinea. She worked in London and Edinburgh and later in Sydney and Adelaide where various galleries exhibited her "lost wax" silver jewellery.
She was a founding member of "Fingers" in Auckland.
In the late 1970's Margie was drawn to the vibration of Muriwai Beach on the West Coast where she has lived ever since.
Her work includes small bronze and silver castings and carvings in a variety of materials including bone,shell and stone.
From 1990 hand building clay sculptural forms has been her main focus, using coil and slab techniques and experimenting with pit and barrel firing.
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1. KELP
Gold & Silver Rings
20mm Diameter
© 1974
2. BIRD IN THE HAND
Sterling Silver
23mm Diameter
© 1975
3. DANCE BRACELET
Metal Alloy
65mm Diameter
© 1974
4. REVERIE
Sterling Silver - collection: Auckland Museum 792919
20mm Diameter
© 1974
5. WAVES
Sterling Silver
20mm Diameter
© 1974
6. GREMLIN
Sterling Silver Pendant
29mm x 11mm
© 1975
7. SURGE
Sterling Silver set with facetted garnet. Collection: Auckland Museum 792920
23mm Diameter
© 1975
8. SURGE Side View of #7
Sterling Silver set with facetted garnet
23mm Diameter
© 1975
9. 3 PENDANT NECKPIECE
Carved Bone with muka cord
100mm x 71mm
© 1982
10. GECKO SPOON
Carved Bone Handle with Formed Gliding Metal Bowl
110mm x 40mm
© 1983
11. CLEMATIS NECKPIECE
Carved Bone with Muka Cord
110mm x 30mm
© circa 2007
12. KOTUKU PAPER KNIFE
Carved bone handle with gliding metal blade
210mm x 20mm
© 1984
13. PRIMITIVE BIRD
Terracotta Container with Glazed Interior
18cm x 29cm
© 2010
14. FOREST AND BIRD JUG (Private Collection)
Coiled New Lynn Clay Painted with Coloured Engobes
© 2013
15. LARGE PRION
Coiled and carved earthenware with coloured slips - addition of crylic
70cm x 31cm
© 2013
16. PRION
Porcelain and Nelson White paper clay
45cm x 24cm
© 2012
17. FROG JUG
Coiled RKF Clay with Chrome and Copper Oxide - Glazed
32cm x 30cm
© 1990's
18. HORSE TEAPOT
Nelson White Clay with Manganese Oxide Wash - private collection
21cm high (approx)
© 2009/2010
19. ELUSIVE MOTH
Carved Nelson White and Porcelain Clay
47 x 25cm
© 2015
20. QUIRKY QUAIL JUG
Terracotta painted with various oxides, & engobes - glazed
29cm x 25cm
© 2014
21. SENTINEL
Recycled earthenware decorated with oxides and underglazes
29cm x 20cm
© 2013
22. SHAG VESSEL
Nelson White/ Porcelain Clay with paper. Sgraffito decoration through layers of engobe
30cm x 59cm
© 2012/2013
23. PHEASANT VESSEL
Coiled Nelson White Clay - burnished and smoke fired
59cm x 20cm
© 2010-2012
24. PAUA NECKPIECE
Carved Paua Shell on Muka Cord
125mm x 50mm
© 1989/1990
25. PLANTER
Dunedin Red Clay with Stencilled Cobalt Oxide
23cm x 16cm
© 1997
26. SEASCAPE BROOCH
Paua Shell and Dyed Bone
33mm x 27mm
© 1997
27. TRIBUTE
Retrieved earthenware clay with oxides slurries
55cm x 34cm
© 2013
28. 1ST PRION
Coiled/Carved Sculptural clay - unfired
60cm x 27cm
© 2012
29. KELPIC DANCE SCULPTURE (Private Collection)
Carved Abbots red clay with sand and paper added - engobe decoration
38x25cm
© 2016
Reference:
FINGERS: Jewellery for Aotearoa New Zealand
Damian Skinner & Finn McCahon-Jones
David Bateman 2014
ISBN: 978-1-86953-862-0
© Copyright Margie Phillips 2015. All rights reserved