Jeweller John Edgar on being a stone engineer

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Jeweller John Edgar on being a stone engineer

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The polished stone works of New Zealand jeweller John Edgar reflect his deep interest in the contemporary use of natural materials. Working in pounamu (greenstone), greywacke, and argillite, he moved beyond the concept of adornment, seeking instead to 'relate intensely to people through the mind and the heart'. Edgar's works appear in the exhibition Bone Stone Shell: 25 years on at Ngā Toi Arts Te Papa to March 2014. Te Papa website - https://www.tepapa.govt.nz Te Papa collections - http://co...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upbhVkhU9MI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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John Edgar / Ngā Toi Arts Te Papa / Museum Of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Museum) / art / jewellery / stone / Bone Stone Shell / Pounamu (Rock Type) / greenstone / New Zealand jade / New Zealand (Country)

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