Collecting and making from a young age in New Zealand set Kes Harper on her creative path. 

 

With an eye for detail, hands for making and a mind for play, Kes fulfils her many passions – jeweller, art teacher, gallery owner, artist, maker.

 

Choosing a sustainable and simple life, working from her artist's retreat, an off grid solar studio in the Australian bush just 2 hours from Sydney, Kes lives, works & breathes art making, surrounded and inspired by nature.

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Being a gleaner/maker means Kes sees new life in the detritus of society's throwaway lifestyle. Working in metals, paper, found objects & natural materials, Kes creates jewellery from cooking oil steel containers, baskets from native grasses, assemblages from wood, bone & clock parts. 

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Unable to "save the world on my own" Kes chooses to turn our focus to the beauty she sees in waste, creating unique heirlooms.

 

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