anne kyyrö quinn

anne kyyrö quinn contemporary textiles. beautiful textures.



love it, love it

anna lewis

this is incredibly beautiful to me. my favorite is the molded feather stole below. i would like mine as a vessel, not a stole. i will fill it with the fossilized bone i collected on the beach. and i will cast some of those bones in fine silver and add them too. hand constructed using millinery wire , crin andare layered with hand cut white goose feathers. some areas are individually hand printed with various images and colours. i like that a lot.


hand stripped and printed goose feathers tied with invisible thread




hand printed goose feathers combined with silver , leather and nylon monofilament


feather series by anna lewis.

cathexis exhibition.

cou: these have sold, thank you

i've been busy. here is a preview of the necklaces i have been working on. the charms are vintage and they are strung with semi-precious stones and gold-filled chain.

the antidote

natural light. what a difference.

helen amy murray

you have probably already seen the critically acclaimed work of helen amy murray. since i no longer buy magazines, i am often the last to know! i have also developed a wicked twitch whenever i drive by the bookstore. i miss it so...

ANYWAY, her technique is patent pending and she wants to be a big star. it seems she is well on her way. her work looks incredibly technically involved. most of it is in leather, which is not my favorite, but i am sure before long she will be busting out some new materials. my custom order would be fish scales in heather charcoal cashmere. though the peony is very nice!

peony


fish scales


you may check out her upholstered pieces here.

rose


p.s. once, in a huge 200 acre sculpture garden where you wind through the woods on a trail, i came across a huge boulder size sculpture that looked like a giant boulder except that it was completely covered in carved scales. it left such a huge impression. (no pun intended) i sat with that rock for the longest time and then skipped the last half of the trail so i could go back and sit with it some more. it had been there a long time and had some mosses growing on it. i think about it surprisingly often.

nutre arayavanish

i very much admire this work by nutre arayavanish. i love the idea of the posted jewelry. particularly the letter that you write, fold, mail and the recipient reads, cuts out and wears. everyone is so involved. i am a big fan of interactive design. i think it is so fascinating. i love to participate and nutre is full of good ideas. necklace in an envelope below.


postable jewelry


treasure lock keeps your jems under lock and key, to be released when worn.


petal wreath. you pop this necklace out of the wood sheet and pop open as many beads as you would like to wear open and leave the rest flat.


i also appreciate her metalwork. her flourish series uses slotting, folding and riveting. this one is my favorite.


put your rose petals in this silver clip and wear the scent of fresh roses around your neck. she also offers a rose brooch. great idea. i would add a sprig of lavander to mine.

david wiseman

new work from david wiseman this morning! i am always a fan. i imagine this would cast some gorgeous shadows when the fire is lit at night. i imagine it highlights the birds as well. thanks david!