Jewellery that stirs the imagination.

This April, we will be featuring a range of new designers, many of which are coming from interstate to try out the Hustle&Scout market experience. Honeybee is one of these new design labels, headed our way all the way from Newcastle with trunks of beautiful silver and stainless steel jewellery.

 

The first thing that strikes you about Honeybee jewellery is how incredibly delicate each piece is. These feminine and whimsical designs are as light as a feather. Sometimes, beauty can be pain, but not in the case of Honeybee. Embellish yourself in these charming pieces and you actually forget you are wearing them - that is how light they are. Although a great deal of effort goes into handcrafting each individual piece, when wearing them, they feel absolutely effortless. For me, each pair of earrings hints at tells a story or sparks a vivid memory. The earrings below may as well be a visual blueprint from the old kaleidoscope I once gazed into at my grandparents' beach house, and the Alice in Wonderland lock and key earrings evoke a curious sense of mystery that pulls me straight back to my fantastical childhood storybooks.  

 

But that's just me...try for yourself on April 12 and see what stirs your imagination.  

 



 

Why did you apply to be a stall holder at Hustle&Scout?

 

We had heard about Hustle&Scout from a friend and then coincidentally met Tegan and she asked if we might be interested in applying. It’s such a beautiful venue and we like the idea of a boutique event like this, so we jumped at the chance.

 

How did you get into designing jewellery?

We actually started selling Wyan’s Ceramic artworks at Paddington Markets about 15 years ago, which expanded into Ceramic jewellery, timber veneer wall clocks, Resin jewellery and then finally our Stainless Steel and Sterling Silver jewellery that we are showing at  Hustle&Scout.

 

Tell us a bit about your label and your design aesthetic.

We are a very small label selling at markets and online; which is how we like it. It’s really nice getting to talk to all our customers and finding out what they like and don’t like.

 

What is your creative workspace like? How are you inspired by your surrounds?

 

We work from home and have a beautiful light filled studio set up high so we look out into the trees. It’s a fantastic late 60’s house designed by a well-known local architect when he was still studying at Uni. Apparently it was featured in House and Garden at the time but we’ve never found a copy...

 

 

 

 

What is your absolute favourite thing you have made, and why?

We’d have to say our children. They bring us happiness and joy everyday and always keep us grounded. Jewellery wise, at the moment we really like our new “Fawn” earrings, but it changes all the time as we create new designs.

 

What can punters expect to find at the upcoming autumn Hustle&Scout?

 

This year we’ve increased our $29 earring range. We’ve made a pair of cute little Alice and Wonderland Lock and Key earrings. The key actually fits into the lock.

 

 

 
What's in store for Honeybee in 2014?

Strangely enough we’re back into ceramics and are currently designing a range featuring some stunning 70’s inspired glazes.