tell us about your background
My name is Jamie Carra I completed a degree in 2010 at Queensland collage of Arts Griffith University with a double major in Print Media and Jewellery and Small objects. I also received the A&E Metal Merchants Outstanding Body of Work award at the Industry Night and Graduating Exhibition Wake up with Your Head. Recently I have relocated to Melbourne from Brisbane and have set up my studio in Ivanhoe
tell us about what you create
My jewellery explores and looks at the relationship between architecture and Jewellery with a focus on the structural nature of geometric forms and machine purity.
what made you start making your pieces?
With these pieces of work I found myself working on an intuitive level. At the time I was living in Brisbane at the time and my studio overlooked the city from Kangaroo Point. So the work began to evolve like the ever changing city landscape.
What is your inspiration/influences?
My inspiration comes from a wide range of visual and audio arts .One of my main influences is within the period Modernism and the focus on the Machine aesthetic .Also I have been Influenced by the biochemical surrealism movement ,as it was the first time I encountered this in 1978 when I was six years old and gazing upon the Art work of H.R.Giger.
What materials do you use?
I mainly work with fine silver (99.9) and sterling silver (725),However I also enjoy working with copper and brass for small objects I enjoy creating.
tell us about your creative process?
My creative process begins with everyday observations, emotions and influences of my surroundings and translating these into drawings, and then blends into the construction of the works.
why did you choose in.cube8r?
It is a great space for emerging Artists to exhibit and sell work and also great exposure.
where else can we find you?
You can send me an email to
jamie.carra@griffith uni.edu.au
and will soon have a website