JAMFACTORY ICON JULIE BLYFIELD: CHASING A PASSION

9 August - 26 October 2025
King's Floor

Julie Blyfield is a South Australian jeweller and metalsmith whose ever-evolving practice is inspired by her research into botanical specimens, historical silver collections and the rich diversity of the Australian landscape. Predominantly working in silver and copper, Blyfield interprets botanical motifs using the traditional metalsmithing techniques of chasing and repoussé to create intricately patterned jewellery and objects.

JamFactory ICON Julie Blyfield: Chasing a Passion is inspired by Blyfield’s experiences of the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest in far-north Queensland. In developing work for this exhibition, Blyfield has drawn on the marine collections of the South Australian Museum as well as resources she collected during her visit. Serving as a poetic metaphor for life and loss in a time of increasing environmental peril due to climate change, Blyfield’s masterful renderings immortalise the natural beauty of vulnerable species of delicate corals and threatened ancient forests.

Image: Julie Blyfield, Viridescent neckpieces #1 – 2, 2024, patinated bi-metal: copper, sterling silver, oxidised sterling silver, cable, wax. Photo Grant Hancock.