21 February 2011

sunsets & summer trees...

During the week of holidays after my college exams I was able to retreat to the studio for a couple of days, for the first time since September. I guess it's a good thing the studio is in Ronse and not in Ghent, or I would be there all the time instead of working for school! ;-)

As usual, I had many ideas, but I didn't have all that much time. So instead of rushing to try to realize those ideas, I worked on a couple of pieces that I had started in Feb. 2010, from a batch of glass cabs I had made in the summer of 2009. It was nice to finally get around finishing these! Or at least these three, as I didn't get to finish  the whole pile...

In other news, you can find them on Etsy!

I called this series essence (on flickr & etsy), because the organic shapes and colors remind me of moments of quietude... Which in these dreary & cold February days mostly means the warmth of summer to me, so here I am again with sunlight and green leaves! :-D And one starry night too.
sunny green trees brooch

starry night pendant

 
sunset earrings

glass cabs!

3 comments:

  1. wauw Kristien, het zijn weer echte pareltjes! Doet mij inderdaad aan de zomer denken mmm.
    :-)Heb je de sluiting van de broche zelf gemaakt?

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  2. Dank je Jessy voor je lieve woorden! Ja, was het maar weer zomer... *trekt muts over haar oren en bibbert* Voorlopig dan maar een beetje wegdromen! Ja, de sluiting heb ik zelf gemaakt, het was eenvoudiger dan ik dacht -kijk maar eens op deze foto: http://www.flickr.com/photos/artemissne/5463833637 De speld heb ik van staaldraad gemaakt, da's eens zo sterk (zilver kun je ander ook uitharden, maar niet zo sterk als staal natuurlijk)!

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  3. Oh, Kristien, it must be VERY exciting to work with glass! I've seen it only on TV and in a movie and I find there's real magic in the process! I suppose you missed your studio! Will you have more time for it now? I like very much the names that you gave to your beautiful jewellery!!

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