COUP de COEUR / COUP de BLUES : Chrisoula PAPAHATZI
Chrisoula Papahatzi & her « INNER VIEW » 2015 collection presented at JOYA 2015 Barcelona.
She is part of the RagTag collective (The Ragtag collective was formed in 2012 by six contemporary jewellery artists from Greece – They are: Chrisoula Papahatzi George Giannoutsos Ismini Pachi Kalliope Theodoropoulou Vasia Pachi Yannis Tsalapatis)
« My name is Chrysoula and I live in Athens, Greece. Some years ago I discovered the world of metal and jewelry making.
I like to combine metal with precious or semi-precious stones and more «humble» materials like resin or found objects.
The ideas that I work on come from the observation of things, feelings and experiences like a walk in the forest, an old photo, clouds, ruins, the shape of objects, the pleasure of making something, metal’s flexibility.
I enjoy the design and the fabrication processes because they transform these ideas into something solid: a fragment of imagination that can sit on a finger, embrace the arm, caress a neck, or even whisper in someone’s ear.«
La Grèce en bijoux …. coins de ciel ou de mer, mais cachés, intériorisés (toujours à l’arrière du bijou), le bleu des dômes d’églises, dans les îles, un escalier, une esquisse de maison, qui s’ouvre, accueille …. des marches, accéder à « la vieille cité » (paleochora) …. commencer par « la petite maison dans un nuage » et finir par « home alone » …. ou l’inverse ? ma tendre et rugueuse Grèce, en rêve(s) et dans mon coeur ………..
Chrisoula Papahatzi - 2015 – Ring « A Human Landsape » (back) – Silver, alpaca, bronze, image transfer
Chrisoula Papahatzi - 2015 – Bracelet « Come In » – Silver, acrylic color, image transfer
Chrisoula Papahatzi – 2015 – Pendant « Inner View » – Silver, alpaca, acrylic color, image transfer
Chrisoula Papahatzi - 2015 – Brooch « Α Humble Treasure » (back) – Silver, alpaca, bronze, acrylic colours, image transfer
Chrisoula Papahatzi – 2015 – Pendant « Lullaby » – Silver, alpaca, acrylic colours
Chrisoula Papahatzi – 2015 -Object (part of the necklace) « Constructing my Home » – Sterling silver, alpaca, acrylic colours
Chrisoula Papahatzi – 2015 – 3-part Necklace « Constructing my home » – Sterling silver, acrylic colours – The chain can be worn separately or with one or both of the other two parts
Chrisoula Papahatzi – 2015 – Earrings « Chained » – Sterling silver, alpaca, acrylic colours
Chrisoula Papahatzi – 2015 – Bracelet « Paleochora » – Silver, alpaca, acrylic colors
Chrisoula Papahatzi – 2015 – Ring « Clouds » – Silver, acrylic colours
Chrisoula Papahatzi - 2015 – Ring « Home Alone » – Silver, acrylic colours