JamFactory ICON Julie Blyfield: Chasing a Passion

Overview

JamFactory's ICON series celebrates the achievements of South Australia's most influential visual artists working in craft-based media. With a practice spanning 35 years, Julie Blyfield is a jeweller and metalsmith who is renowned for her intricately crafted jewellery and sculptural objects that capture the essence of the Australian landscape. Often referencing specimens found in natural history collections, as well as those she collects herself in nature, Blyfield's jewellery and objects take inspiration from the forms, textures and patterns of Australian botanicals, plants and marine life. The major touring exhibition JamFactory ICON Julie Blyfield: Chasing a Passion presents a new collection of meticulously crafted works, inspired by Blyfield's experience of visiting the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland.