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Amoibe Biomorph
“Nothing old is ever reborn, but neither does it totally disappear. And that which has once been [born], will always reappear in a new form.” – Alvar Aalto (Motifs from the Past, 1921)
Story
The ever-adaptable, biomorphic amoeba shape probably first stole my heart when I saw the famous Savoy Vase at my grandmother’s in Finland when I was a little girl. This vase, designed by Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino, has beautiful undulating curves, just perfect to hold Dutch tulips.
No surprise that many years later, when I first saw a sculpture by Jean Arp, I fell in love all over again. When you really look, these organic forms are everywhere: puddles on the street after the rain, the leaves of an oak tree, the shape of a mountain lake when you look down from the mountain top, a freckle on your arm…
The fluidity and infinite possibilities of the amoeba form inspire this series and, indeed, my studio name and hallmark. The Ancient Greek root of the word amoeba – ἀμοιβή – means ‘change’ and is perfectly symbolic for the transformative nature of my work and transient work spaces.
Form
Organic, biomorphic, amoeba shapes.
Technique
As this series is all about form, I experiment with different techniques to get there, foremost using off-the-grid tools like a saw, hammer and file. For some pieces, soldering is involved. For polishing, I use sandpaper first and an electric rock tumbler at the end.
Material
Salvaged or offcut scrap metals like brass, copper, zinc and aluminium but also repurposed silver, certified ‘recycled’ silver from Cookson Gold and Perspex. I look forward to one day integrating salvaged wood!
“The organic form… is innate, it shapes as it develops itself from within.…” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (The Literary Remains of STC, vol. 2, 1836)
01 Jewels/
Amoibe Biomorph
“Nothing old is ever reborn, but neither does it totally disappear. And that which has once been [born], will always reappear in a new form.” – Alvar Aalto (Motifs from the Past, 1921)
Story
The ever-adaptable, biomorphic amoeba shape probably first stole my heart when I saw the famous Savoy Vase at my grandmother’s in Finland when I was a little girl. This vase, designed by Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino, has beautiful undulating curves, just perfect to hold Dutch tulips.
No surprise that many years later, when I first saw a sculpture by Jean Arp, I fell in love all over again. When you really look, these organic forms are everywhere: puddles on the street after the rain, the leaves of an oak tree, the shape of a mountain lake when you look down from the mountain top, a freckle on your arm…
The fluidity and infinite possibilities of the amoeba form inspire this series and, indeed, my studio name and hallmark. The Ancient Greek root of the word amoeba – ἀμοιβή – means ‘change’ and is perfectly symbolic for the transformative nature of my work and transient work spaces.
Form
Organic, biomorphic, amoeba shapes.
Technique
As this series is all about form, I experiment with different techniques to get there, foremost using off-the-grid tools like a saw, hammer and file. For some pieces, soldering is involved. For polishing, I use sandpaper first and an electric rock tumbler at the end.
Material
Salvaged or offcut scrap metals like brass, copper, zinc and aluminium but also repurposed silver, certified ‘recycled’ silver from Cookson Gold and Perspex. I look forward to one day integrating salvaged wood!
“The organic form… is innate, it shapes as it develops itself from within.…” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (The Literary Remains of STC, vol. 2, 1836)
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