Friday, December 17, 2010

Earrings


I was asked to make some Frida earrings... so here they are...

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

horse power

Inspired by the necklace seen on Colonel Baron Takeichi Nishi in Letters from Iwo Jima.
Bullet case ( thanks Sherry!), bronze wire and horse hair on a vintage brass snake chain.

Saturday, December 04, 2010

Friday, December 03, 2010

Light


I needed a necklace I could wear and not one that wears me ( my voodoo necklace is way too heavy now... I'll need to do something about this soon...).
Turquoise, coral, amber, bone, silver, egg shell, lapis lazuli, labradorite and more...

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010

from a glass cage



Busy making some more stuff for the show...

Here's one of my favorite songs:

Friday, November 26, 2010

ready

For the show...

no, no ... not a rock'n'roll show... a jewelry show... ;)


Sunday, November 21, 2010

Y


silver, turquoise, coral

Thursday, November 18, 2010

dental work


polymer clay and ink
I wanted to make polymer clay bones... somehow the bones became teeth... my hands have a mind of their own I guess...

Sunday, November 14, 2010

shaman

Made for a friend with beads she gave me and some of mine... let's hope she'll like it!
She designs and makes gorgeous dresses and coats... check her site :
fibule...
She'll make me a dress once I have chosen the fabric...

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010

mojo necklace

for a friend...

Thursday, October 21, 2010

wings and feet

Pies, para qué los quiero
Si tengo alas para volar

Frida Kahlo
The beautiful raku wings and feet come from Wondrous Strange Designs shop. Dorcas does magic with raku!



Sunday, October 17, 2010

Friday, October 15, 2010

Friday, October 08, 2010

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Glimpses

Last week, I saw that Dorcas from Wondrous Strange Designs made a video with her beautiful photos and raku pieces... She shared the link and I had to try it! Here's the result... I think it still needs some improvement...

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Monday, September 27, 2010

Hoodoo wrist


And another Dr John video... let the good time roll!



Thursday, September 23, 2010

Mireille et ses merveilles

Some time ago I did a swap with Mireille ( she makes the tiniest, cutest eye beads I've ever seen. I send her some stuff. You can see them on her blog.
Here's what she sent to me. The first photo is to give you an idea of the size of her beads... yep they are that tiny!



If you take a close look to my voodoo necklace, you can see three tiny eyes and a wolf tooth Mireille sent. And of course, they are some beads Sherry gave me, some from Lindsay, some from Lucie, some from Lucinda, some from Laurence, some from Suzanne..... One day I will detail all the beads and elements... I promise!

Here's another Dr John video. Wait 'til the end, he explains his necklace...




Saturday, September 18, 2010

before and after

Here comes the ever changing voodoo necklace!
So here it is as it was before




An after photo.


And how I wear it, with the round robin necklace.





The world of amulets and talismans is a fascinating one. I finished reading Desmond Morris "Body Guards" it's as good as Sheila Paine's book. I ordered two more books on the subject with less photos but more theory : the complete book of amulets and talismans and le livre des talismans et des amulettes. Can't wait to read them!





Saturday, September 11, 2010

Friday, September 10, 2010

Thursday, September 09, 2010

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Sunday, September 05, 2010

calavera




Nunc est bibendum, nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus

Horatius

Thursday, September 02, 2010

brother men




Frères humains qui après nous vivez
N'ayez les coeurs contre nous endurciz

Brother men who after us live on,
Harden not your hearts against us.


"L'Epitaphe Villon (Villon's Epitaph)", or "Ballade des Pendus (Ballade of the Hanged)", line 1. (1463)

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

XIII




Dors bien dors bien
La mort n’en dira rien
Priez les dévots mornes
Nous dansons sur les tombes
La mort n’en saura rien
Dors bien dors bien

Apollinaire

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

heather in bloom


J'ai dans l'âme une fleur que nul ne peut cueillir.
Victor Hugo
The picture I used is a portrait of Leopoldine Hugo.

Monday, August 30, 2010

like a bird



L'âme est le seul oiseau qui soutienne sa cage.

Victor Hugo

Sunday, August 29, 2010

l'albatros

Le Poète est semblable au prince des nuées
Qui hante la tempête et se rit de l'archer ;
Exilé sur le sol au milieu des huées,
Ses ailes de géant l'empêchent de marcher.

Baudelaire

Monday, August 23, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Soul Kitchen



A great movie and a great soundtrack, pas vrai Neri? ;)

des jours meilleurs


Friday, August 20, 2010

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Sunday, August 08, 2010

Saturday, August 07, 2010

Voodoo Lounge

Here are the infamous drawers...
And some of their contents...