LEMEL TRAY

'some call it SALA, we call it a jewellery olympics !! 

exhibition 

Come and join us at Zu design next Friday 3rd August 6-8pm, for the opening of the grass is greener 

There are 15 exhibitions opening that night in Adelaide Arcade, and we’re looking forward to a fun SALA evening.

102-103G Gay’s Arcade, Balcony Level
Monday - Thursday 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 6.30pm Saturday by appointment phone 8224 0433

Zu design

OPENING -NEW STUDIO + GALLERY

This is very exciting news! Sarah Rothe has new studio + mini gallery, nestled in the heart of the city.
 NOW.. to celebrate this event and a chance for you all to come up and check out the new space AN OPENING... with the fabulous Jane Bowering

Gray Street Workshop + expo !

Gray Street Workshop invites you to an exhibition of new works by its partners and tenants. Come and see how a wild idea is transformed into a tangible object. The materials, the techniques, the time, the passion and the process. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to visit Adelaide's internationally renowned contemporary jewellery workshop nestled in the heart of the city.
Artist talks and demonstrations between 2pm and 5pm Sunday 12th of August only.
Exhibition dates: 2th August till 26th August
Gallery hours: Friday and Saturday 11am - 5.30pm, Sunday 11am to 4pm
Open Studio Sunday 12th August 11am to 5pm

Jess Dare -process

Inner West Open Studio Jaunt

5 studio's -12 August - YOU CAN DO IT !

Meet the artists and designers on the west side in their natural habitats. Five studios will open their doors to the public for one day only during the SALA festival. 

** download info studio jaunt map here:  http://gate8.com.au/

Gate 8 show off !

 

Bench Tip no. 2

Frankenbench

How to make a new jewellers bench from an old desk!

If you need a new bench I recommend looking at this website –

http://www.alberic.net/Toolbox_Index/FrankenBench/FrankenBench.html

That’s how I built my bench and I estimate it cost about $50. I did have help from Andrew Bartlett furniture maker from the JamFactory, but I tried to do most of it myself, cutting the half circle was tricky!

I picked up an old desk on gumtree, hard rubbish would also be a good place to look! The desk I found is a good size, has two sets of drawers and has a steel frame underneath. It’s good if the top can be easily removed, some older desks are made like this and the top is secured with clips. The original top was in terrible condition so I had to replace the top which was luckily donated to me. This desk also came with a file draw. It’s a very large draw which has room for a tool holder, basically a piece of wood with holes in it!  I also made the file holder which works really great!

The instructions on the website are very good and easy to follow.

I love my Frankenbench!

Draw insert/tool holder

  

File holder

Bench Tips

Here is a place to share your bench tips! I often hear tips that are very useful and thought I would share them. If anyone else has any tips to share please post them. Hopefully you will find them useful too.

Bench Tip no. 1

I really hate it when I am working with pliers and they mark my work! I use parallel pliers often and nylon tips just don't cut it. I usually cover my pliers with masking tape, but it doesn't last long and leaves a sticky, messy residue on the pliers when you need to remove it.

I had a whole bunch of heat shrink tubing, these make excellent covers for your pliers. I just cut the tube to length of the tip and use a heat gun to shrink it down. The beauty being that if you need to use the pliers without the covers, they just slip off and as they are now shaped to fit your pliers slip back on again when you need it. They don't last forever, but its a cheap alternative to nylon pliers which you need to replace eventually anyway.