03 Finding Form
aMoiBe design art jewels and objects would not exist, were it not for my earlier years of two-dimensional experimentation with drawing, painting and photography. These ‘flat’ art forms are the foundation and continue to be an important part of my creative process. Although designing does not always have to involve drawing, painting or photography, for me it is often where a concept begins, even if I don’t know it at the time!
“An Artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize, or even justify, it.” - Fernando Botero (interview with Peter Stepan ,8/5/’86)
History
Ever since I was a little girl, long before I discovered scrap metal as a medium, I have felt the need to counterbalance so-called left-side brain activities with right-side artistic expression.
It all started in Kindergarten with anthroposophical wet-on-wet painting classes - super frustrating as we were never allowed to make realistic images! But deep down this planted a seed…
Finding Form
For years, I continued to paint and sketch, and later on I discovered what you can do with a camera.
Even now, these two-dimensional creative outlets are an important part of what I do – they are part and parcel of my three-dimensional work process. I use them to identify, create and collect forms, to capture moments, for inspiration and for the record. It’s all connected!
Inspiration
On more than one occasion, old paintings and drawings have served as a direct inspiration for my jewellery or object designs. It has been especially wondrous to discover old works that I have not seen for years that resemble jewels that I have recently made. Apparently some of these forms have been in my system all along!
I’m showing a curated selection of drawings, photos and paintings because they give me joy and are part of the story.
