I usually dont post stuff very often, mainly because I dont get enough time to do everything, but I just finished three new long necklaces with howlite and wanted to share. Different shapes, different colours, different sizes and already in stores… How exciting!!!! More photos to follow very soon!!!
Categories: My Jewellery, Uncategorized • Tags: beige, blue, bronze butterflies, Howlite, Lilly's Papillon, Necklaces, pink, winter colours
For some time I have been playing with the idea of using semi-precious stones on different pieces. Bold statement necklace combining with big sized butterflies. Jade, onyx, amber, coral, amethyst, pink quartz, aqua marina…and more to come!! Here is just a pick…
Categories: My Jewellery, Uncategorized • Tags: amber, amethyst, aqua marina, be bold, be colourful, coral, dont be afraid of the colour, Jade, lillyspapillon, make statement, necklace, onyx, pink quartz
It has been a while now, since the last time I posted anything about my jewellery and people already have been wondering about Lilly’s Papillon. I usually try not to post anything that has to do with my personal life on any kind of the social media but during the last couple of months has […]
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: art jewellery, bronze chain, custom orders, earrings, framed butterflies, handmade jewellery, lillyspapillon butterflies, lillyspapillon moths, lillyspapillong dragonflies, natural pearls, necklace, statement rings
Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth are the incredible duo behind the Tugboat Printshop. A two person team who are specialising in fine woodcut art print editions. To make the woodcut prints they carve the drawings in low relief on blocks of 3/4″ birch plywood. Blocks then are rolled up with ink and printed onto archival […]
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: blocks of plywood, carving drawings, colours, fine drawings, fine print, fine woodcut art print editions, Tugboat Printshop
Early this morning I came across a site that celebrates remarkable women who have changed the way we see the world. The site is a collaboration of illustrator Lisa Congdon and writer Maria Popova. Here are just few of the beautiful quotes… Do check it out here.
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosvelt, illustration, Jane Goodall, Julia Child, Lisa Congdon, Lynda Barry, Maria Popova, Odetta, quotes, Simone De Beauvoir, Susan Sontag, wise quotes, Women that change the way we see things
After a long, nice and very relaxing break back in business and back at work! A month ago I took part in a jewellery exhibition about Byzantium and this is the piece I created. It is a gold plated collar / chocker made of bronze with amethysts, a row of pearls on the shoulder line […]
Categories: My Jewellery, Uncategorized • Tags: amethysts, bronze, Byzantine collar, Byzantium, cholker, gold-plated, jewellery, pearls
Something is hiding among the leaves… This is the new addition to the family! A bronze golden plated stagbeetle (8.5.x2.5 cm) holding a semi precious stone! This statement piece of jewellery can be worn as a necklace or as a brooch… and either way is very impressive! […]
Categories: My Jewellery • Tags: ants, bling bling, bronze, curious ants hanging around, fancy stuff, gold, gold-plated, golden chain, holding the stone, insect, insect jewellery, jewellery, jewlery, long necklace, loving insects, natural environment, nature, nature inspiration, red semi-precious, semiprecious, sexy jewellery, stagbeetle, statement piece of jewellery
For the second year in a row, I am very happy to say that only few selected butterflies are exhibited at KANOYLA, a small restaurant in Thessaloniki. 6 beautiful frames for the wall are now decorating the walls of KANOYLA.
Categories: butterflies • Tags: butterflies on wall, framed butterflies, lilly's papillon on wall
I am very happy to say that for a second year in a row, the butterflies have now a more permanent home at COP COPINE GREECE, at Proxenou Koromila 33, in Thessaloniki. Mostly small but very colourful necklaces with bronze chain and small zirgon at the centre of the butterlfy’s body. Here are just some […]
Categories: My Jewellery, Uncategorized • Tags: bronze chain, butteflies, cop copine, greece, pointilism, zirgon
I usually post stuff on Sunday, but I just couldn’t wait till then!!! Too excited to wait! Some great news that I would like to share, a new collaboration has started with souk., a very cool clothing store in the centre of Thessaloniki! souk. not only stocks handmade clothes, but also cool jewellery and fantastic […]
Categories: My Jewellery, Uncategorized • Tags: clothing and jewellery store, souk., Thessaloniki
If famous artists were buildings, what would they look like? Barcelona-based illustrator and architect Federico Babina has brilliantly envisioned what some of the most famous artists might have looked like in the form of architectural structures.
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: andy warhol, archist, architecture, damien hirst, famous artists as buildings, federico babina, keith haring, mark rothko, miro, picasso, roy lichtenstein
This is my first wax model and I can say that the end result really satisfy me! Next, is to decide what to do with the stagbeetle! All sort of things I guess, from a statement necklace, to a pin or even a bracelet! So many ideas! Stay tuned and during the next few weeks […]
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: bronze, new pet, stagbeetle, wax model
“8 different young women living, working and creating in Thessaloniki!” On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the city’s municipality created this video and I am very happy to say that I did participate in the process! Happy Women’s Day!
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Goodby Silverstein & Partners is an advertising company based in San Francisco. Each and every one of the ad spots they created is brilliant, different and edgy. One that definetely caught my attention is the one they created for Adobe Cloud. Here are some frames but make sure you click on the links below to […]
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: ad, Adobe Cloud, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, I am the new creative, Let your face be your canvas
What an interesting day! It started with coffee, reading, having new friends around, video shooting, having many new butterflies flying around!!! Very soon there will be a lovely surprise… Stay tuned!!!
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: butterflies, sunday, surprise, videoshooting