Jo-anne Raill & Sarah Walker-Holt

About the works:

Sarah Walker-Holt, contemporary jeweller and Jo Raill, ceramicist met 8 years ago when they were part of the Left Field Art Collective. They had always talked about working together and X>1 provided the perfect opportunity.

During the Collaborative process we met 8 times. Initially we set boundaries about colour palette and types of materials to be used. In the first meeting we decided to make predominantly wall works. There were many reciprocal studio visits, learning of new making processes, sharing of knowledge and lunch. We made together on these visits and bounced off each other’s ideas. Some pieces were remade 3 or 4 times, at our separate studios, as we problem solved and worked through the making process.

Artist Bio

Sarah Walker-Holt completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Auckland University, MSVA in 2010, where she received numerous prizes including the Fingers Graduating Students Award. In 2011, she won the New Zealand Contemporary Jewellery Award. Walker-Holt has exhibited nationally and internationally, and featured in the Dowse Art Museum’s travelling exhibition, Wunderrūma: New Zealand Jewellery. In 2014–2015 she was mentored by Helen Britton for Handshake 2: Prentice and Prodigy and was successively selected for Handshake 3 in 2016–2017. In 2016 she travelled to Europe as a participant in multiple Handshake exhibitions and a masterclass with Helen Britton. In 2019, she was again selected for Handshake 5, presenting at CODA and Te Uru.