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Artist Statement:
Each Ginga Squid piece of art
jewelry is original in design
and handmade in New Zealand by
the artist Vicky T. Hunt.
Many pieces are one-of-a-kind.
Ginga Squid designs make bold
and fabulous organic
statements using fossils, sea
urchin spines, silver, rare
gemstones, shells and Fair
Trade African clay 'Kazuri'
beads with accents in
Swarovski crystals, precious &
semi-precious beads, recycled
'Coke' bottle glass, pearls,
horn, coral, wood and bone.
To own a piece of Ginga Squid
jewellery is to own an
exclusive work of wearable art
that is individually
handcrafted, elegant, organic
and unique. Each piece is an
original concept designed by
the artist herself.
Wherever possible, Vicky tries
to buy organic, ethical,
sustainable and Fair Trade
sourced materials for her
designs.
For example, she uses handmade
Fair Trade 'Kazuri' beads from
Kenya and beautiful
handcrafted Karen Hill Tribes
fine silver beads, which she
buys Fair Trade from the
villagers in Thailand.
Vicky also only sources her
unique and rare gemstone
cabochons and fossils from
suppliers that guarantee they
are not imported from
exploited peoples in third
world countries.
Commissions are welcome - if
you have a particular colour
or design in mind for your own
piece ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
MARCH'09 - "Colours"
Exhibition at Estuary Arts
Center, Orewa, NZ
FEB'09 - "Estaury Artworks"
Exhibition, Howick, NZ
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Artist Galleries:
DRAGONFLY
Cafe & Gallery: 615 Matakana
Road, Matakana, New Zealand
Phone: 09 422 7330
BOUTIQUE 213
213A Heretaunga Street West,
Hastings, New Zealand, 4122
Phone: (06) 8784 761
monmo.GALLERY
350 Hibiscus Coast Highway,
Orewa, New Zealand
Phone: 09 421 1888
THE VAULT
2 Plimmer Steps, Lambton Quay,
Wellington, New Zealand, ...
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Artist Reviews:
Coming Soon!
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Collections:
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Vicky Hunt Biography:
| Biographical information for Vicky Hunt can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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| Gender |
Female
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not provided
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Scuba, (good) tattoos, pink fizzy wine, chocolate & travel. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Jewelry
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Surrealism - (1924 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Joan Miro
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| Favorite Work of Art |
My full back tattoo
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Nature - in particular under-the-water stuff and carnivorous plants.
Books, books & books.
Other artists - living & dead.
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
Its always been in my blood - but I tried to earn big bucks doing other things instead first. I don't think I was quite ready - needed more life experiences first!
My Blog:
http://gingasquid.blogspot.com |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Vicky T. Hunt is the creative, redheaded, marine cephalopod-lover behind Ginga Squid jewelry.
In previous lives I have also been an engineer, chartered accountant, scuba diving instructor and most recently, a mother.
My early inspiration - for my oil paintings, came from the surreal and heavenly work of Joan Miro and the fluid and organic forms of Graham Sutherland. Since also discovering a passion for scuba diving, I have tried to combine my artworks with my love of the underwater world, its colours and its weird and wonderful inhabitants.
For my art jewelry, I seek to combine naturally occurring organic and Fair Trade materials with fine silver and semi-precious stones to form something completely unique.
I also have fun sourcing rare and unique stones and fossils to make my jewelry designs one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art.
I am currently also experimenting with combining felting techniques into my work to give vivid, contrasting textures. |
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