RINGS & NATURE

une petite sélection, seulement, en butinant deci delà …..

‘Ramjuly‘  (Emanuela Deyanova & Antoaneta Petrova) – rings

Nora Rochel - rings  (je me damnerais pour une de ses bagues !!!!)

Karin Wagner - felt « poppy » ring

Suzanne Klemm

Michelle Pujol - blackened lotus ring – silver copper pearls side

Michelle Pujol - bell flower ring

Andrea Wagner – « moonlight roof garden rendezvous » – « jardin interieur » serie 2006- mixed media, bone china porcelain

Ute Kolar (Austrian living in Italy) – anello bosco 2009

Ute Kolar- anello fiore 2007

Patricia LEMAIRE - La-Passion-II – objet de curiosité – bague à poser – maillechort, argent, pince de crabe, pics d’oursin, nacre, quartz rose

Rossella Tornquist

David Neale

Sarah HOOD – Winter Tree Ring – Landscape Sample Rings

 

Kay Eppi Nölke     www.ep-ep.de  - Grass rings -  grass, iron, stainless steel, silver, gold

 

Kay Eppi Nölke - Rings from the “DrückDich“ series. Stainless steel, gold  (http://artaurea.com/magazin/336-lasting-memories)

Sabrina Meyns

Aline Kokinopoulos – bague liseron – argent

Dongchun Lee (has exhibited at « 200 RINGS » exhibition at Velvet da Vinci Gallery)

Katalin Jermakov - Hungary

Jennifer LAIDLAW ring – ‘Finger symbols’ expo 2010

Alidra Alic

Moira K. Lime

Allison Fomich (US) of tigerlillyshop (on Etsy)

Katherine Wheeler (AU) urchin ring

Marian Sturkenboom (NL) ‘perfect day’ – reap-ring-berry ring – gold, resin

Grainne Morton

Claude Schmitz – ‘le jardin de la Comtesse de Taiwan’ ring

Liisa Hashimoto

Zhao Li  (Sint-Lucas in Antwerp)

Jennifer Stenhouse – Caged bird ring

Kathleen Brughelli (US) – A Bird on the Hand Ring   http://www.eamonellery.com

« talitali » (Belgium’s Zhao Li) – « Finding Neverland » rings in silver, textiles and medical-grade plastic by

Anluz Joyas – botanical rings – Argentina’s Anluz (Anne Luz Castellanos) mainly works with silver & enamel. 

ring by Carol Kingsbury Gwizdak

Eva Maisch   www.eva-maisch-schmuck.de  porcelain ring 750 yellow gold and KPM porcelain

Luzia Vogt- Porcelain and silver rings

GUALTI (italy)

Cynthia Toops -polymer-ring

Carrie Garrott Delphinium Ring, delphinium blooms, beeswax, sterling silver

Anne Perbet – rings made of porcelain, paper and glass

Ana Hagopian – paper rings

Heng Lee – flowers of the field 

Moira K. Lime- Flammulina Ring -sterling silver, hand dyed soy silk and polyurethane plastic
http://www.moiraklime.blogspot.com

Tithi Kutchamuch loves flowers, but she would rather see them growing in the garden, so her vases are for wearable flowers, or rings, instead – Vase Garden is a set of simple, clear glass vases that were created to hold silver flower rings also of Kutchamuch’s design.

Tithi Kutchamuch- As she puts it, « The flowers complete the vases, in the same way the ring completes the wearer

Comment avoir de belles fleurs avant l’hiver …. Flower power !

Renee Bevan (NZ) – Large puffy rose brooch worn by Bill Riley (on Kit&caboodle)

MinJeong Kim  (SIERAAD Art Fair page on Kit&Caboodle)

Renee Bevan (NZ) – Wooden rose brooch  (on Kit&caboodle)

Nubia Gonçalves (Brasil) – Red Carambola Choker with Pearl  (on Kit&caboodle)

Renee Bevan (NZ) – Daisy chain necklace (on Kit&caboodle)

Sunni Elizabeth Gibson- Corsage back view – 2010, Resin, Stg silver, synthetic leaves (on Kit&caboodle)

Christel van der Laan (AU) – 2009 Cactus Brooch 

Donna Brennan – brooch The Blank Canvas 2010, costume jewellery, bio resin, light sensitive paint

Sina Emrich – flower brooch (on Kit & Caboodle)

Alidra Alic – flower ring

Kath Inglis (AU) – cut flower brooch

Joao Vaz (AU) – big blue Brooch – Fabric, synthetic pillow stuffing, wool and romanium wire

Jane Dominese (UK) – Over the ear flower earring

Sharon Fitness (NZ) – Rachel’s Happy Birthday Flower

Eiko Yoshida- Sugar paper flower broach (on Kit & Caboodle)

Sabrina Meyns – brooch – Handmade paper, seeds, fine silver, stainless steel

Sabrina Meyns (IRL) – ring – Handmade paper, fine silver (on Kit & Caboodle) –
des MERVEILLES de délicatesse en papier !

Cynthia Del Giudice – flower ring – fold formed, constructed sterling silver, patina

Michelle Pujol - blackened lotus flower ring

Michelle Pujol - Trailing Orchid Ring -2 toned silver ring with forged vine shank and 3 trailing flower elements.

Michelle Pujol - blackened silver ring, forged with moving stamen parts

Melinda Young (Metalab on kit & caboodle)

Sarah Carlson (AU) – « Proteus »-S/S cast leucadendron flower 

Allison Wells- ‘flower pot ring’ – 2004

Kim Thomson (AU) – Dianella Revoluta – Anodised alluminium, sterling silver rivets. acrylic, surgical steel. Materials are 95% recycled and works are made using ethical manufacturing techniques

 

l’ETOFFE DES FEES (Aurore Flenner)- collier origami  – textile

Catherine JACQUET- collier « Jardin d’un jour » – plastique(s)

Aline KOKINOPOULOS – bague « corolle », avec son rajout de 3 « petites pousses » – argent et or

Inni Pärnänen (Finnish) botanical jewelry with a geometric bent – flower ring in burnt paper & wax 

Karin Wagner – glorious poppy felt ring

Ana Hagopian – paper jewelry

‘INTOFLORA’, ‘INTERFLORA’ …. c’est de FLEURS qu’il s’agit !

cf article  EXPO ‘IntoFlora’ – Kath Libbert Jewellery Gallery, Saltaire (UK) – 15 Juill-26 Sept 2010

These pieces are from the Alidra ALIC collection “flora”

« The Flora project is a process of experimenting with colour, size and a variety of flower forms in combination with 925 silver, and 585/750 gold rings, black diamonds and green & pink sapphires, as well as other precious stones  »

Alidra ALIC- bague ‘iris’ – silver, plastic

Alidra ALIC- bague ‘arum lily’  silver

Alidra ALIC- bague ‘arum lily’  black – silver, plastic

(bagues découvertes sur  www.artforward.dk/)

 

 

 

 

la Méditerranée comme lien de création …. petit tour par la GRECE

l’Expo est passée, mais j’aime cette idée (étant moi-même profondément méditerranéenne…) de la Méditerranée comme lien entre des créateurs et des créations …..

exposition « Terra di Mezzo – il Gioiello Contemporaneo incontra il Mediterraneo » (Pescara, Italy, juin 2009)

…….. Et plein de créateurs GRECS à découvrir,que je ne connais pas encore !!

Nenad Roban (Croatia) necklace (voir plus sur Flickr)

The artists that have joined the project are: Amandine Meunier (Morocco), Estela Saez Vilanova (Spain), Marc Monzó (Spain), Yiannis Siotis (Greece), Ljudmila Stratimirovic (Serbia), Anda Klančič (Slovenia), Alidra Alic,  Andre de la Porte (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Ramon Puig Cuyas (Spain), Augousta Themistokleous (Cyprus), Constantinos Kyriacou (Cyprus), Polytimi Nikolopoulou (Greece), Adrean Bloomard (Italy), Rallou Katsari (Greece), Selen Ozus (Turkey), Maud Traon (France), Sophie Robbe (France), Rana Mikdashi (Lebanon), Frederic Braham (France), Nenad Roban (Croatia), Pilar Cotter Nuńez (Spain), Ammal Labib (Egypt), Marijana Zebelijan (Montenegro), Petra Bole (Slovenia), Natasa Grandovec (Slovenia), Romi Bukovec (Slovenia), Fabrizio Tridenti (Italy), Giovanni Sicuro (Italy), Maria Rosa Franzin (Italy), Mirjana Rankovic (Serbia), Rossella Tornquist (Italy), and Maurizio Stagni (Italy).

Rana Mikdashi  (Liban) ‘Algae’ serie – ‘clearing’ earrings, silver, fired enamel -
« On the beaches of Tyr there are huge black rocks, which become covered by vibrant green algae in May.  »

Poly Nikolopoulou (GR) brooches

Maud Traon (FR) – bague ……. bleue comme la mer !

« The main topic of the event is the Mediterranean as the “sea between lands, border and connection sea between these lands”.
The Mediterranean is the line where north-west and south-east of the world meet and a crucial area for the future of humankind.
This point of contact may become, as the writer Samuel Huntington says, “the starting point for dialogue between civilisations”, where common features are mixed with differences and the respect for “diversity” is based on understanding and knowing other people’s nature.
Each community should learn from the others and teach to them: it is possible to break the “game” aiming at creating monolithic cultures only through these connections.
This was probably not understood in the past, but now a defined direction should be outlined and followed to achieve this objective.
Therefore, the “voice” of the Mediterranean is not coming from the past, but from the future, according to that balance between land and sea, belonging and freedom, where a living model does not demonize our need for establishing links or our need for freedom.
If it is true that hope is in the future, then assigning this message to an extremely contemporary and innovative art expression can help us achieving this objective.
This is the reason why Contemporary Jewellery was selected, as this is a sector of advanced research and experimentation halfway between design and tradition, as an expressive language to disseminate this message.
Through Contemporary Jewellery research, it is possible to highlight and give value to the cultural diversities characterising all communities living around the shores of this Sea.
This project has several purposes: promote the cultural heritage that has always characterised the Municipality of Nocciano, i.e. its Medieval Castle and Picture Gallery beyond the regional and national borders.
At the same time, this event includes the possibility to create a tourist-cultural movement between the Mediterranean Village and Nocciano, which are a few km far from each other.  »

Rallou Katsari (GR) – ring

Augousta Themistokleous (Cyprus) (page du catalogue)

 

BOOK :
The exhibition catalogue includes the contributions by Rita Marcangelo – president of the Contemporary Jewellery Association (AGC) of Trento, Bianca Cappello – jewellery historian from Milan, Rita El Khayat – awarded with the Palma per la Pace and official patroness of the Mediterranean Games, and Ivan D’Alberto, director of the MAAAC of Nocciano

Terra di Mezzo – il Gioiello Contemporaneo incontra il Mediterraneo
Pescara: 2009 – 44 pp

Yiannis Siotis - ‘Naturally Natural’ – Back Piece – Necklace

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Autres créateurs GRECS découverts :

* Loukia Richards (découverte sur le blog d’Amy tavern)
tout un travail naïf, attendrissant, méticuleux, basé sur les techniques textiles, couture, broderie… une « petite Pénélope » des temps modernes …..

’17th Century Embroidery Interpretation ‘ cuffs, silk, cotton, pearls -  Embroidery sewing
Triple knecklace  – silk cotton semi precious stones gold and silver elements and plastic

« My work is inspired by old-fashioned activities such as sewing and embroidering. I admire how children transform ordinary materials into valuable assets and try to pay tribute to their game. I use natural materials – silk, wool, cotton, semiprecious stones. I produce small quantities because I work on my own. Every piece is unique and tells a story: of a couple meeting, a flower garland, and happy home. I search for vintage materials – buttons, textiles, stones. I want my jewellery to be funny but also detail orientated. I often use old garments, buttons and stones just to show that every material can carry a memory and still have a second life. » (Loukia Richards) (on CraftsCouncil page)

Theodora Pantazopoulou – earrings

(découverte sur le blog d’Amy tavern)

 

* la galerie Sagiannos (Athènes)
Makriyianni 3, Makriyianni, Athens, 18742
tel : [phone]

 

* sur le site WEB de « MY PRECIOUS« , destiné à promouvoir le bijou contemporain GREC :
voir, entre autres,  Argiris AGGELOPOULOS :  (j’aime surtout sa série de bijoux mariant argent et textile), Christina NIARCHOU (TRES beaux bijoux de papier)

Christina NIARCHOU – bague & bracelet

Christina NIARCHOU necklace

Argiris AGGELOPOULOS (GR) bracelet – oxidised silver, textile
Argiris AGGELOPOULOS  (GR) necklace – oxidised silver, textile, citrine

* of course,  Melanie GEORGACOPOULOS dont je vous ai déjà parlé , avec ses perles revisitées :

(voir article :  COUP de COEUR ! Melanie Georgacopoulos – Deconstructing the pearl necklace)

 

* M C P- Maria Christina Papaleontiou

M C P- Maria Christina Papaleontiou  jewelry – AMAZING !!!

* Maria APOSTOLOU, découverte sur « kit&caboodle » – j’aime beaucoup ce mélange « naïf », « enfantin » d’argent brodé de coton rouge …… un joli « coup de rouge’ ! allez voir son site !

Maria APOSTOLOU-  felted ring – silver, felted merino wool   –  red thread earrings

*  Chryssa Damianidou, who just had an exhibition of her jewelry at the Municipality Gallery of Mykonos (from 25 june to 1st July 2010 : « QUEENS » exhibition )

Chryssa Damianidou necklaces

* Artemis Valsamaki :

Silver, thread, image applied on wood, agate, mother-of-pearl, amethyst
2009
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Artemis Valsamaki - Earrings – Silver, image applied on wood, amethyst, cat’s eye 2009 – (Photo: Myrsini Mokka)
Artemis Valsamaki – Pendant – Silver, thread, image applied on wood, agate, mother-of-pearl, amethyst 2009 - (Photo: Myrsini Mokka)

* Dora Haralambaki : récemment découverte, avec ses bijoux en porcelaine

Dora Haralambaki – Ring – Earthenware clay with underglaze stains  2009

 

 

* ECOLES : voir le réseau Européen, avec les écoles « Galileo School » à Athènes, le « Mokume Institute » à Thessalonique (dont je vous avais déjà parlé, cf article Projet Européen «Quand la pierre brute devient bijou !» 2009) et la « DIEK jewellery school » à Volos.

ObjectFETISH – online gallery – après-midi de SHOPPING !

With over 100 art jewelers from more than twenty countries, ObjectFetish is committed to educating the word about art jewelry. Whether you call it schmuck kunst, bijoux d’art, monili di arte, joyeria del arte, or art jewellery – from custom wedding rings to cuffllinks, you will find work at ObjectFetish that is no where else.

Bon, …. alors je me suis dit chic chic chic, qu’est-ce que je vais bien pouvoir m’offrir ? il doit bien y avoir une « fête » bientôt, les grand-mères, les secrétaires, la saint-glin-glin, la fête de la « meilleure blogueuse »   …. non ??!!?

ObjectFETISH- « my cart » :

Emiko OYE – ‘The Duchess’ necklace–  Amy Tavern, necklace –  Alidra Alic ‘poppy’ ring –

Asa Lockner – necklace 925 sterling silver, partially oxidised-
Joanne Haywood – Big Red Neckpiece –
Sarah Hood-  Grass Necklace sterling silver & model railroad ‘field grass’

total du « panier »  : « que » 11.525 $ …….   plus les frais de port …. bon, va falloir étudier à combien est le kilo de patates pour les mois à venir …….

 

Galerie virtuelle regroupant visiblement des galeries vendant des bijoux ….   http://www.objectfetish.com/
si on cherche par pays, à France …. il n’y a RIEN !