LAURA GONZÁLEZ SANZ

RHO TANG / USA Brooch, Opalescent Fantasy No.7, 2019 Mother of Pearl, Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel Pieced, hand fabricated, riveted   Ostensible beauty can be delicate and uncover deep flaws under detailed inspection. When handled through self reflection or projection onto others these superficial images can be pierced and easily shattered, broken into smaller unrecognizable […]

RUIZHI LI / CHINA Object, Open & Close (Handles from Medicine Cabinet) , 2018 Copper, sterling silver, enamel Metal fabrication, enameling   Informed by quotidian acts, I create new objects that reconsider the overlooked. While observing everyday routines, I draw, scale, skew, and extract, reconstructing these object encounters and presenting them anew. Cutting things open […]

RUIZHI LI / CHINA Object, Pour & Swallow (Coffee Cup Lids) , 2018 Copper Wire shaping   Informed by quotidian acts, I create new objects that reconsider the overlooked. While observing everyday routines, I draw, scale, skew, and extract, reconstructing these object encounters and presenting them anew. Cutting things open with scissors, drinking coffee through […]

SAADAH BIN SHEHAB / SOUTH ARABIA ring-struggle-2019 plastic,fabric,acrylic color,brass hand fabrication   For how many times she burned, still beautiful and strong, she is a beautiful piece live in a critical world judge her cracks while missing the beauty of how she made herself whole again. So if we want to see the world as […]

SARA SHAHAK / ISRAEL 4 brooches,Once Upon a Time, 2019 Brass,drifted rusty metal and leather (found objects), fragments of tempered glass. Soldering, setting, gluing.   Some define the classical concept of beauty as one which exhibits perfect proportions, within the discipline of mathematics. Others state that beholding beauty is a subjective experience felt directly within […]

SEBASTIEN CARRE  / FRANCE necklace, Coral Bleeding, 2019 japanese paper, shell, beads, nylon macrame, embroidery   Endangered or overexploited are adjective often used now to describe the nature which is part of my main inspiration. Forest and coral reef are as much beautiful as they are necessary for our survival on this planet acting as […]

SEBASTIEN CARRE  / FRANCE ring, Anemones, 2019 japanese paper, chrysopras, beads, elastic thread, jade thread, nylon macrame, embroidery, crochet   Endangered or overexploited are adjective often used now to describe the nature which is part of my main inspiration. Forest and coral reef are as much beautiful as they are necessary for our survival on […]

SILVIA SERRA  / SPAIN Brooch Iron, Plastic, Ruber, Acrylic, Gold Leaf, Silver, Gold.   Beauty obtains it by nature practically everything in this world, even what you think you don't deserve it. In ugliness, in horror and in fear there is also a sign of beauty, often unnoticed, but usually shines by its existence. So […]

SUNGRYUN KIM / SOUTH KOREA brooch, Mimicry 2017 Stering silver, colar waxcarving, metal forming   Beauty cannot be defined. Beauty never last. Mimicry that have broken the creepy and scary image of insects is a mystic phenomenon in mother nature. Unique shaping of the natural object itself has evolved along time and has been our […]

TAIBE PALACIOS / CHILE Brooch, Origin and Uprooting, 2019. Seaweed, lacquer, paint, silver and steel.   "Origin and Uprooting" Millions of people migrate every year leaving their homes behind seeking asylum or a better life. Being removed from ones native place leads to a deep feeling of uprooting. Broken beauty is the endless wondering where […]

TERESA FARIS / USA Brooch, CwaB: Lien #16, 2019 Sterling silver, stainless steel, wood altered by a bird, reclaimed Comfy Perch™ 10cm x 11.5cm x 2.54cm This work speaks to the broken beauty caused by diaspora. Throughout history, curiosity, misunderstanding and misconceptions has often led to the death and displacement of someone. Humans and non-humans […]

TERESA FARIS / USA Neckpiece, CWaB: Lien #15, 2019 Sterling silver, wood altered by a bird, reclaimed Comfy Perch™10cm x 11.5cm x 2.54cm   Throughout history, curiosity, misunderstanding and misconceptions has often led to the death and displacement of someone. Humans and non-humans have sacrificed their lives by the millions to aid in human “discovery”. […]

THERESA STORBACKA / FINLAND Pendant, Him, 2019 Anorthosite, cotton cord Stone cutting   The secret to our beauty lies in our flaws. When life feels challenging, a treasure awaits the one who can see. Will you embrace your brokenness in order to find your true beauty?

THERESA STORBACKA / FINLAND Pendant, Her, 2019 Granite, cotton cord Stone cutting   The secret to our beauty lies in our flaws. When life feels challenging, a treasure awaits the one who can see. Will you embrace your brokenness in order to find your true beauty?

VICTORIA IOANNIDOU / GREECE Necklace "Unapproachable Area",2019 Silicone, Nylon Ribbon, Acrylics, Bronze, Oxidation, Dim:approx.17x15x10 cm ,chain length 122 cm approx. Mixed techniques   Ever since my heart broke…… Ever since my soul became black…. Ever since my feelings were numbed…. I CANNOT SEE YOU ANYMORE MY BEAUTY…

VICTORIA MÜNZKER / AUSTRIA brooch, FRAGMEN, 2019 mangrove wood, brass, dried poppy seed pods, lacquer, steel, micro-granules wood carving, mounting, painting   Why did nature give such a seductive mask its own creation? Why do butterflies and other insects perform in the body of unsightly larvae the magic of metamorphosis? …Nature lodged the beauty into […]

VICTORIA MUNZKER / AUSTRIA brooch, MONS, 2019 mangrove wood, brass, amethyst, dried poppy seed pods, micro-granules, lacquer, steel wood carving, mounting, painting   Why did nature give such a seductive mask its own creation? Why do butterflies and other insects perform in the body of unsightly larvae the magic of metamorphosis? …Nature lodged the beauty […]

XIANOU NI  / CHINA Come Across,Brooch 10*9*5cm celadon/imperial porcelain/silver/stainless steel/jade/wenge/Zircon /Paint   Nothing lasts forever. Nothing is perfect, and nothing is perfect.In my work,the ceramic fragments forgotten by life from different periods in ancient china are reconstructed into new objects. Here the coexistence of contradictions and conflicts means a new way of existence, Each object […]

XIANOU NI  / CHINA Courtyard memory ,brooch 10*7*3.5cm ceramics whiteware/concrete/quartz stone/zircon/stainless steel   Nothing lasts forever. Nothing is perfect, and nothing is perfect.In my work,the ceramic fragments forgotten by life from different periods in ancient china are reconstructed into new objects. Here the coexistence of contradictions and conflicts means a new way of existence, Each […]

XINIA GUAN / CHINA Brooch, G. VI., 2019 Fine Silver,Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel(pin), Black patina Hand sawing, Folding, Laser welding, Soldering   Handmade has its own temperature. It can be a record, a story that extended over time. It opens up a conversation between the work and myself. From my working process, each line I […]

XINIA GUAN / CHINA Brooch, Untitled, 2019 Fine Silver, Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel(pin) Hand sawing, Folding, Laser welding, Soldering   Handmade has its own temperature. It can be a record, a story that extended over time. It opens up a conversation between the work and myself. From my working process, each line I cut became […]

YIOTA VOGLI  / GREECE Pendant, Every New Day, 2019 Copper, brass, resin, acrylics, color pencils, spray paint, cotton cord traditional goldsmiths techniques, painting, mold   Brokenness can be physical, mental or spiritual. We are often choosing to stay broken or hide our suffering instead to go through the painful and difficult process to recovery and […]

YIOTA VOGLI  / GREECE Brooch,Fragments,2019 Copper, alpaca, resin, acrylics, steel traditional goldsmiths techniques, painting, mold   Brokenness can be physical, mental or spiritual. We are often choosing to stay broken or hide our suffering instead to go through the painful and difficult process to recovery and rebuilding ourselves. People's stories of how putting the pieces […]