Tatjana Panyoczki 2010
“Tutti Frutti” waxed pompoms, sterling silver, stainless steel pin
The latest comment from Dan (18 August, 2010)
It’s confession time, dear diary. As I head out for the BOM swap, I have to admit I have yet to wear Tatjana’s exquisite creation – but, fear not, it will be worn –if only to the meet.
And I’m sorry I’ve been a tad unsuccessful this time but:
a.) I was away for the first fortnight
b.) I haven’t been anywhere. Yes, I know, no excuse, but apart from going to the printers (whoopee) and helping my in-laws shift house down country, it’s been a highly unsocial couple of weeks.
And – this brooch screams out for an occasion.
I really love it, it’s a real tactile piece – reminds me of little jubes you used to get when I was a kid.
So, a bit sad I dropped the ball this month, looking forward to a quick wear tonight and I promise to get back into the swing of it BOM wise.
My initial response.
I avoided the sauna when I went home and the barbecue and all relatives under 9 years old. What a pain.
My god daughter aged 1year old was fascinated and wanted to add the brooch to her collection… well mum did
The brooch is definitely for the viewer.
15/3/10. I wore the brooch to a defended hearing in Hamilton Court. It was noticed. The most significant comment was “sour grapes”
16/3/10 . My Barista in Te Awamutu says it makes her want to eat those small sugar coated lollies. She is on the weight watchers programme and has asked me to get my coffee elsewhere!!!
Sorry nobody has asked me where they can purchase one the same! I am hoping by the end of the month to have stimulated the Waikato public enough to make people think about wearing something.
Garth
It has become more obvious this week that the public engage with my brooch as an art work. Most people want to remove pieces and eat them. The feel seems more important than the visual statement that is made. I have worn the brooch as a button hole. I think there may be a different approach if the brooch is worn elsewhere..on the pocket? Will try this next week. Still no buyers…but lots of thinkers.
Garth
What wonderful wearers, fantastic brooches and the comments just perfect… so glad to be part of this experiment.
Garth, who did your styling at the launch? You look amazing!!!
Thank you for following the “rules”, I do hope you still enjoy life when wearing my brooch.
By the way (to all wearers) my brooch is untitled, I’m hoping you will come up with a good one. Sour Grapes is option 1.
Look forward meeting you all at the next swap.
Happy broochings
Tatjana
It must be a busy time for everyone – the rate of comments being left on the BOM blog has dwindled! Tatjana’s brooch has had only one outing so far in the present month – I think I took the cautionary note inside the box (about its delicacy) to heart a little too much and saved it for a ‘safe’ day. The weight of the brooch limits its wear-ability and while I put it on something substantial (in the wintery sense) it wasn’t a good choice for practical and display reasons – again no one is noticing my brooch wearing. Will try again next week.
As for a title Tatjana ….. reminds me so much of lollies … the really sweet ones that make you buzz if you eat too many!
28th June
WOW – the broaching part of the BOM project certainly does work!
I took Tatjana’s brooch on an overseas trip and visited jewellery store Courtesy of the Artist in Sydney last week. The brooch was spotted as one of the BOM brooches by none other than jeweller Melinda Young who was working in the store that day. Although I am the proud owner of one of Melinda’s neckpieces I had never met her so it was great to make her acquaintance and to find out more about her work. She was most interested to see Tatjana’s piece in the flesh and commented that it looked quite different from, and better than, the picture on the website.
Everyone who has met this brooch wants to touch it [Melinda included] and to find out what it is made of. I worried at first thinking that it was perhaps a bit fragile but it seems robust enough. The only time I was really concerned was at Circular Quay surrounded by voracious seagulls that had already made moves on my lunch. Am not sure why there is such a desire to touch the brooch but wonder if it has something to do with the fact that it is pink and that there don’t seem to be many things made from pink items [ except for the other brooches in this project, of course].
It is interesting that while I have worn this brooch a number of times in Auckland only one friend has commented on it [again wanted to touch it and to find out what it was made of!] whereas I received a number of comments – mostly ‘That’s a cool brooch’ and ‘What is it made of?’ during the Sydney visit although admittedly these were all from people working in galleries or ‘arty’ stores.
I am interested in Raewyn’s question…do we wear jewellery or does it wear us?
I found that at the beginning of the month I had to make a deliberate choice to wear this brooch – I think because of its ‘pinkness’ and its perceived fragility. Pink is not really a colour I would normally choose so I found that on my first outings I was very conscious of the brooch unlike my other pieces of jewellery. It did not seem to be a part of me somehow, more as if it was a deliberately-added item. Therefore it did seem a bit as if I was merely a means of displaying it [does this mean that the piece was wearing me?] Now, wearing it feels quite different – more like wearing a familiar friend and it seems that that I wear the brooch rather than the other way around.
14th July
The brooch was paraded at the gala preview of the New Zealand Jewellery show [thanks Masterworks and great to meet you Tatjana] where I certainly received many comments, all of them positive. Most people commented on how much they liked it, wanted to know what it was made from, who made it and, of course, wanted to touch it. Quite a few people expressed interest in the BOM club and wished they were lucky enough to be part of it.
I must admit I also got a few strange looks so assume that these people were members of the fine jewellery brigade and not fans of contemporary jewellery.
To finish, although initially a bit of a reluctant wearer I have come to enjoy wearing this brooch and have even rather enjoyed its ‘pinkness’ and have found it to be quite resilient. However, I did find the catch a little fiddly to manoeuvre [probably due to stiff fingers and deteriorating eyesight] especially in ensuring that it was properly fastened and secure; I wasn’t keen on being responsible for losing it.
I enjoyed meeting up with Tatjana and think that that a get-together of jewellers and wearers as proposed in Lynsay and Cath’s email would be great, especially now that the wearers have had the experience of wearing a variety of brooches. It is always interesting to know something about the maker: for me, at least it adds another dimension to the work.
Has my brooch be gobbled up? It’s very quite…It definitely seems to be associated with something very sweet.
Look forward to the 13th.
Happy wearing
Tatjana
The inaugural evening that I wore this brooch was at a visual arts occasion for gallerists and collectors. I lost count of how many people came up to me to ask about it. Quite amazing!
Wearing it has reminded me of days on our farm, when I was a little girl and my grandmother would come from the city to visit. She would always bring sugar coated lollies that were pink. It was a big treat at that time.
The brooch is completely unique, energised, vibrant and full of experiential qualities. I love it!
Thank you Tatjana
18 August
It’s confession time, dear diary. As I head out for the BOM swap, I have to admit I have yet to wear Tatjana’s exquisite creation – but, fear not, it will be worn –if only to the meet.
And I’m sorry I’ve been a tad unsuccessful this time but:
a.) I was away for the first fortnight
b.) I haven’t been anywhere. Yes, I know, no excuse, but apart from going to the printers (whoopee) and helping my in-laws shift house down country, it’s been a highly unsocial couple of weeks.
And – this brooch screams out for an occasion.
I really love it, it’s a real tactile piece – reminds me of little jubes you used to get when I was a kid.
So, a bit sad I dropped the ball this month, looking forward to a quick wear tonight and I promise to get back into the swing of it BOM wise.
Dan Chappell
14 September
I liked this brooch immediately because I wanted to eat it. Tells ya something about me!
I had trouble wearing this brooch. I didn’t relate to the colour or form. It hung rather awkwardly on my chest – and the catch was hard to do up.
This being said my grandchildren loved it, maybe it’s a generational thing. One of the interesting things about BOM is that you get to wear brooches you’d not normally choose. A brooch to me is a little signal of how I am feelings a bit like semaphore. Perhaps I just don’t feel that pink and blobby. Thanks Tatjana – for the experience.
Bronwyn C
12/10/10
This is one of the brooches that I have most loved wearing so far and I think it’s #11. I didn’t actually think I would love it so much as the colour and lack of structured form is not really ‘me’ but it has been great and most ‘wearable’. Just goes to show you (I) should be more adventurous. Thanks!
Rachel
One, if not the most luscious brooch to date. It reminded me of the times with sweets were sold from large glass jars on the shop counter. Yes that long ago. Mush admired by my fellow workers and friends alike. The perfume from the wax adds another layer of sensation. While pink has never been a favourite colour of mine, this lovely brooch overcame my reservations. Yummy!
Christine.
I waited for this brooch the whole 12 months! It looked so delicious and… it was! People wanted to touch it and I even hat to stop one of my Year 9’s who was sure it was edible.
I wore it around 4-5 times during the month and always got positive Q’s ad feedback. So in turn the brooch educated its viewers well.
Jo Mears
March 2011.