Fran Allison
1. Covid response buttons, 2023 5 x buttons, resin, silver; Dia.34mm
$700/ set
Alice Alva
1. In full bloom 3x 64mm covered buttons; Cotton on found fabric
$145 each
L-R: A B C
Alice Alva
2. Play 3x 64mm covered buttons; Cotton and metallic thread on cotton $125 each L-R: A B C
Roseanne Bartley
Roseanne Bartley
An Alphabet of Buttons
1. Buttons Oxidised Sterling Silver; D1 x H25 x L30mm $120 each
Release Buttons
1. Buttons 2 x set of 3, sterling silver, mother of pearl, Enamel; Dia.29mm
verb:
- to give freedom or free movement to someone or something
- to express a feeling that you have been trying not to show
noun:
- to make a product available for the public to buy, often with a celebration, launch
$680/ Set
Rachael Chapman
A Slow Ghosting series:
1. Truppence 1 x set of 6, 3 pence coin, Stg silver; Dia15mm $200/set
Rachael Chapman
Rachael Chapman
2. 2 Cent – domed 1 x set of 3, 2 cent coin, brass; Dia20mm $90/set
Rachael Chapman
Rachael Chapman
3. 2 Cent – flat 1 x set of 3, 2 cent coin, brass; Dia25mm $90/set
Buttons
Mary Curtis
Waggle Dance
1. Buttons 1 x set of 4, oxidisied stg. silver, copper; Dia.25mm x H1.1mm $750/set
Tracks
Jane Dodd
Buttons 9 x Bone, sterling silver
$170 each
1. 32mm x 27mm x 7mm; 2. 42mm x 30mm x 7mm; 3. 35mm x 26mm x 7mm;
4. 35mm x 32mm x 7mm; 5. 37mm x 37mm x 7mm; 6. 41mm x 32mm x 7mm; 7. 40mm x 30mm x 7mm; 8. 44mm x 35mm x 7mm; 9. 32mm x 28mm x 7mm
Mandy Flood
‘Kept’ Buttons
6 x Concrete, Stg Silver Oxidised
$120 each A variety of treasures that have been held onto. Salvaged from a button box of my youth,m to surviving recent floods; each gem is now embedded into concrete holding its own story close.
1. Gold Buttons from the box of my House in Birmingham (Buttons at least 50 years old)
2. Gems
3. Blue
L.27mm x W27mm x D.12mm
Top of ring from Mums Jewellery Box
L.27mm x W27mm x D.8mm
Last piece of enamel before flood December 2022
L.27mm x W27mm x D.7mm
4. Spiral A piece from David Clarkes Auckland Workshop? 2010
L.27mm x W27mm x D.7mm
5. Round A squashed earring, care of workshop move 2022
L.27mm x W27mm x D.7mm
6. Turquoise The word I could never say. From the button box, Birmingham
L.27mm x W27mm x D.9mm
Window Dressing Buttons
Jane Groufsky
1.Buttons
6 x Hand painted textile ink on cotton, $145 each cotton embroidery; Dia.65mm
Stevei Houkamau (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Rangitāne)
1. Buttons 5 sets of 3 x black clay buttons, imprint on original lino cut, Dia.37mm $150/set
Stevei Houkamau (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Rangitāne)
1. Buttons – SET A 3 x black clay buttons, imprint on original lino cut, Dia.37mm $150/set
Stevei Houkamau (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Rangitāne)
1. Buttons – SET B 3 x black clay buttons, imprint on original lino cut, Dia.37mm $150/set 3
Stevei Houkamau (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Rangitāne)
1. Buttons – SET C 3 x black clay buttons, imprint on original lino cut, Dia.37mm $150/set 3
Stevei Houkamau (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Rangitāne)
1. Buttons – SET D 3 x black clay buttons, imprint on original lino cut, Dia.37mm $150/set 3
Stevei Houkamau (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Rangitāne)
1. Buttons – SET E 3 x black clay buttons, imprint on original lino cut, Dia.37mm $150/set 3
Jay Hutchinson
Jay Hutchinson
Jay Hutchinson
1. Three buttons and a packet of Gum (PK) $710 set of 3, hand-embroidery on digitally printed cotton drill and cast concrete, A6 photograph. Dia55mm x H18mm
Jay Hutchinson
Jay Hutchinson
Jay Hutchinson
2. Three buttons and a packet of Gum (Juicy Fruit) $710 set of 3, hand-embroidery on digitally printed cotton drill and cast concrete, A6 photograph. Dia55mm x H18mm
Elicia Hunt
Elicia Hunt
‘You Little...’ Buttons
1. buttons 1 x set of 8, Pure Silver with Sterling Silver loops
Artist Statement:
I'm trying to swear less. I'm not trying that hard.
$410/set
Bronwyn Lloyd
1. Echinoderm Buttons, 2023
$60/pair
Wool, linen, vintage button, copper wire; 107 x 119mm, Buttons Dia.45 x 20mm
Bronwyn Lloyd
2. Echinoderm Buttons, 2023
$60/pair
Wool, linen, vintage button, copper wire; 130 x 80mm, Buttons Dia.45 x 25mm
Victoria McIntosh
1. FAT Buttons 1 x set of 3, Linen, embroidery thread, padding, ready-made $225 self-covered button, shanks; Dia.40mm approx.
Julia Obermaier
Julia Obermaier Come Together, 2023
Aventurine Quartz, Coloured Agate, Resin, Pigment; $310 each 36-26 x 29-21 x 9mm
Tania Patterson
Tania Patterson
Medium Buttons 6 x Paduk wood, silver; Dia.30mm x H10mm $135 each
Tania Patterson
Large Buttons 3 x Paduk wood, copper, silver; Dia.49mm x H10mm
$215 each
Nellie Peoples
DO NOT buttons, 2023
$180 /set
Reclaimed steel sign “BEWARE”, sterling silver; Dia32 x D 0.2mm, set of 6
Nellie Peoples
WEAR in BEWARE buttons, 2023
Reclaimed steel sign “BEWARE”, ster-ling silver; Dia32 x D 0.2mm, set of 6
Peoples Statement
$180 /set
When I was little my grandparents owned a store, Peoples Hardware. It was here that I first fell in love with metal. I fondly remember the bright colours of the signs and the shimmer of the keys on the wall. However, it wouldn’t be until 20 years later that I would return to metal through jewellery making.
Through these buttons I play with the potential that jewellery has to enable wearers to express themselves. By using the old signs created by my grandfather as a raw material, I literally and figuratively play with signs and signals. Signs are used to delineate between private and public spaces. Utilising this concept I delineate between the private (wearer) and the public (viewer) and by obscuring the original messages on the signs there is space for multiple readings and further investigation of each object.
Aaron Scythe
1. Small Dish Buttons – GROUP A
$40 each 10 x Porcelain, cobalt under-glaze, on-glaze enamels; Dia70 x D17mm
Aaron Scythe
1. Small Dish Buttons – GROUP B
$40 each 10 x Porcelain, cobalt under-glaze, on-glaze enamels; Dia70 x D17mm
Aaron Scythe
1. Small Dish Buttons – GROUP C
$40 each 10 x Porcelain, cobalt under-glaze, on-glaze enamels; Dia70 x D17mm
Aaron Scythe
1. Small Dish Buttons – GROUP D
$40 each 10 x Porcelain, cobalt under-glaze, on-glaze enamels; Dia70 x D17mm
Frances Stachl
Frances Stachl Flies
1. Buttons
1 x set of 6, oxidised sterling silver
$420/set
May Trubuhovich
City Fringe Buttons
1. Buttons 1 set of 6 buttons, fabric covered hand embroidered, acrylic ink, cotton, $660/set Polyester and cotton thread, metal button back, Dia.38mm x H13mm
May Trubuhovich
City Fringe Buttons
2. Buttons 1 set of 3 buttons, fabric covered hand embroidered, acrylic ink, cotton’ $660/set Polyester and cotton thread, metal button back, Dia.64mm x H16mm
May Trubuhovich
City Fringe Buttons
3. Button single, fabric covered hand embroidered, acrylic ink, cotton $220 Polyester and cotton thread, metal button back, Dia.64mm x H16mm
Raewyn Walsh
1. Moonish Buttons Set of 6, Sterling Silver, Dia.20mm
$260/set
Raewyn Walsh
2. Wee Moonish Buttons Set of 6, Sterling Silver, Dia.15mm
$230/set
Lisa West
1. Buttons
1 set of 6 buttons, MOP, sterling silver; Dia.24mm x H10mm
$800/set
Lisa West
Denizens of Māori Garden Bay Buttons (Rakino Island)
2. Karoro (Southern black-backed gull) stg. silver, copper; Dia.45mm x H15mm $750 each
Lisa West
Denizens of Māori Garden Bay Buttons (Rakino Island)
3. Kororā (Little blue penguin) stg. silver, brass; Dia.42mm x H14mm $750 each
Lisa West
Denizens of Māori Garden Bay Buttons (Rakino Island)
4. Tōrea (Variable oyster catcher) stg. silver, copper; Dia.45mm x H15mm $750 each
Tracy Watson
Tracy Watson
“The movement of water - connecting to that which sustains us. Remembering that a sun-shower is a joyful welcomed event in times of summer heat or a dry winter spell. This collection of buttons represents the precious substance that is water.”
Tracy Watson
1. Sun Shower Buttons/Toggles 6 x sterling silver, satin finish, 25 x 18 x 10mm
$40 each