‘Carnet de Voyage‘ is about the journey, the discovery of lands and people once unknown to us, mysterious and mystical, the emotions spilling out of us when we find ourselves in a foreign place, the difference in the density of the air, in the shimmering of the light, in the scent flowing through the pores of our skin, in the glowing of surfaces, in the mesmerising sounds and colours.
The choice of materials used (like volcanic lava rocks reminiscent of the island of Santorini or unusual pebbles collected from Cycladic beaches, or rough cut stones adding intensity to the shape formed) are directly related to the emotions felt whist travelling (the vivid colours of India, the dream-like views of the rainforest, the dramatic architecture of Portugal). For me, preciousness is a feeling rather than an object, I like to use unconventional materials, as they are either a medium to express messages or they have acquired their own symbolic value.
Around the Mediterranean
Indian Dream
“After 12 hours of a rollercoaster bus ride… arriving early in the morning in Jaisalmer, a sand castle in the Thar desert. Entering the old city is like going back in time or being transported in one of the fairy tales of The Arabian Nights. In this labyrinth of tiny streets you discover a city built out of lace! Every details of architecture is carefully carved out of stone and wood…”
Mythic Aegean
“Four months into my stay in Greece… Here is the Greece I was waiting for, rural, mountainous, ancient, Mediterranean. The sea is never far, like if it was hiding behind each hill. Endless views, ripples of turquoise water, dramatic antic citadels, marble columns rising from the ground, crystal clear sea, colourful volcanic rocks, bright bougainvillea, white temple on a cliff edge …”
Borneo
“A land of ancient knowledge and rituals, where the tropical forest and the rivers meander through cities and people’s life. A dream name that sparks the imagination, magnificent scents of frangipani, extravagant orchids and rafflesia, simpur fruits, houses on stilt and tribal crafts…
Arrived early in the morning to catch the mist on our walked on hanging bridges of the lush forest canopy…”
Cloelea Jewellery 