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Russia continued

2/19/2014

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And here it is, my beautiful headband, with the real pearls, taken from the remains of a Victorian choker which belonged to the great-aunt of my teacher, mentor and friend, Jacqueline Liekens. I love it, and think it's a great start to an opulent work of art. Hope you like it too - let me know!
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Portraits

2/12/2014

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I adore this portrait by Steve Mc Curry.  It is an incredibly powerful image, and it is also extremely beautiful.  The colour palette alone is to die for..

But it always leaves me wondering ... who is she?  What happened to her?  Where is she now?  What does she look like?  For me, this is true of all great photo portraits.

Which is why I started thinking of somehow creating portraits that might answer those questions.  How about if you put together images from different times in a person's life?  In different roles and places? So that you would get the answer to the question "what happened next.

While many people are happy enough to have a portrait of themselves on show, most people would be a little self-conscious to have many photographs of themselves displayed in one place.  So I came up with my idea of portrait books.
But a book can sit on a coffee table, or on a bookshelf, and be taken out when wanted, to show all the facets of a person - as a parent, a child, an athlete, working and having fun, young and old.  In other words, a complete portrait!
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February 07th, 2014

2/7/2014

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Nature inspires art.  How can you not be inspired by this amazing world we live in?
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Russia

2/7/2014

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I have been dreaming of things Russian since I saw the Anna Karenina film. last year. The sumptuousness of the costumes, the jewels, the architecture.  And then I found this book, in Pierre Coomans' wonderful antique books shop.  Instant coup-de-foudre.
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How fitting that I should be working on a Russian book during the Sochi Winter Olympics. Funny how life sometimes does that to you, themes and ideas converging. Just look at the illustrations.
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And this is just one of them.  I have created an exquisite headband, with real pearls - I will add a photo shortly.  And these will not be the only real jewels.  I have some diamonds, and some rough cut emeralds, and I am trying to source some rubies and sapphires. 

And the leathers? Kingfisher blues, emerald greens, burnt oranges, drawn from all my favourite suppliers: Norro in Brussels, Peausserie Poulain and Relma in Paris. This is going to be one hell of a binding, I promise..  Technically devilish, but worth in in the end.

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  • Welcome
  • About Me
  • What I create
    • Portrait Books >
      • Birthday book
      • Flynn's Third Year
      • Grandchildren
      • Naiari's First Year
      • Brussels Years Photo album
    • Wedding Books >
      • Martine & Henrik
      • Sarah & John
    • Passions >
      • Alice in Wonderland
      • Black Beauty
      • The Cycle
      • Devil's Dictionary
      • Divina Commedia
      • Don Chisciotte
      • Fedra
      • Foligno in Particolare Version 1
      • Foligno in Particolare version 2
      • Iphigenie
      • I Shall Wear Midnight
      • Jane Austen
      • Legendes Russes
      • Lord of the Rings
      • Micheline de Bellefroid Catalogue
      • Mother Goose
      • Oscar Wilde
      • The Sleepers
      • Vogue
      • Voyages de Gulliver
      • Watercolour Album
      • Water Time Light
    • Objects >
      • Tissue Box 1
      • Tissue Box 2
  • Your wish is my command
  • Contacts
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