Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts

The New Acropolis Museum



My first visit to the New Acropolis Museum left me the finest impressions. I spent the whole day there which was very beneficial and inspiring.



I also had lunch at the museum's restaurant...


...and bought some gifts from the museum's shop just to remember this great day.



Home decoration


and replicas of ancient toys for my nieces


I spent a lot of time in The Archaic and The Parthenon Gallery. I was really impressed by the minimalistic lines of ancient Greek art. I feel new projects inspired by this visit coming into my mind...

Spring Bouquet Ring

Spring is in the air...

and it's so inspiring!

A new ring made of wire and colorful gemstones...

turquoise, black jade and coral.


Spring is in the air at last!!!

Japanese Seed Beads Bracelet: Charlotte's Web

The inspiration: 

Yesterday I watched (again) Charlotte's web with my nieces. They adore this film. I really don't remember how many times they have watched it since the film release! Charlotte's cute web was the inspiration for a bracelet I made today.



This time I didn't use sterling silver. I just played with dark colored Japanese seed beads and wire.

It really reminds me of Charlotte's web!


Now I have to make another two bracelets because both of my nieces also want to wear it!!

Jewels inspired by the sea (or by David Attenborough)

The jewels I am presenting you today (a pendant and a pair of earrings) are inspired by the sea. My inspiration maybe stems from the fact that I have been watching for days David Attenborough (The Blue Planet). Omg, I have learnt in one single week everything that I didn't get in Biology classes at school. I was impressed by the shear and wild beauty of the stingray fish.



The pendant...

 

 

 

...and the matching pair of earrings




The gemstone for this project was also originated by the sea. I couldn't choose anything else than sponge.



The Project: Pearls...Pearls



After my laziness during the weekend I decided to start creating again. I watched many old films these days (East of Eden, Giant, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) and I was in a very 1950s and 1960s mood. So, I was inspired by the most elegant woman of those days, Jackie Kennedy Onassis who loved wearing pearls.


Style icon: Jackie Kennedy Onassis wearing pearls




I chose many freshwater cultured pearls in different colors and made a long, long, necklace that can be worn in many different ways such as this ...

...or this

or even this...

...why not as a bracelet as well!



Because some times, a simple black dress and a few strands of pearls are enough for an elegant outfit!

Theatre: a great source of inspiration

When I was a little girl, every Sunday afternoon my beloved grandma took me either to the cinema or the theatre. I remember myself looking greedily at the actresses' costumes and jewelry. Since then, my outfits or picks are very often influenced by the stage.

Last month, when I traveled in Kefallonia for my summer holidays, I attended the performance "Don Quixote" which I strongly recommend for my Greek readers. The cast's acting was really good but I was fascinated by the main actresses's dress which stole the show. I fell in love with that dress and I just could not stop thinking about it. Until last Wednesday, I was lucky enough to enter a tiny shop and discovered a treasure: a long, 100% silk, handmade skirt very similar to it!! This purchase has made me very happy and creative.

I have already handcrafted a long necklace with red jade, hemalyte and glass beads and currently I am in the process of making two pairs of silver earrings to fit the skirt! Oh, I am sooo excited and I can’t wait of wearing it!!







'Όταν ήμουν πολύ μικρή, η πολυαγαπημένη μου γιαγιά με έπαιρνε μαζί της κάθε Κυριακή απόγευμα στο θέατρο ή στον κινηματογράφο. Θυμάμαι τον εαυτό μου να κοιτάζει αχόρταγα τα κοστούμια των ηθοποιών, τις κομμώσεις και τα κοσμήματά τους. Από τότε, πολλές φορές, οι επιλογές μου είναι επηρεασμένες από παραστάσεις και ταινίες.

Κατά τη διάρκεια της παραμονής μου στην Κεφαλλονιά τον προηγούμενο μήνα, παρακολουθήσαμε την παράσταση του ΔΗ.ΠΕ.ΘΕ Κοζάνης "Δον Κιχώτης" με τον Κιμούλη και τον Πιατά. Η παράσταση ήταν πραγματικά πολύ προσεγμένη, οι ερμηνείες πολύ καλές και γι' αυτό τη συστήνω ανεπιφύλακτα. Αυτό που με μάγεψε όμως ήταν τα κοστούμια των ηθοποιών σχεδιασμένα από το Γιάννη Μετζικώφ και πιο συγκεκριμένα το φόρεμα της Αντόλσας-Δουλτσινέας. Τριγύριζε συνέχεια στο μυαλό μου ώσπου την Τετάρτη που μας πέρασε σ' ένα μικροσκοπικό μαγαζάκι στο οποίο έμπαινα για πρώτη φορά, ανακάλυψα μια χειροποίητη, μακριά φούστα από 100% μετάξι που μου θύμισε πολύ έντονα το φόρεμα της Δουλτσινέας. Η συγκεκριμένη αγορά με έκανε πολύ χαρούμενη και δημιουργική. Έχω ήδη φτιάξει ένα μακρύ κολιέ από κόκκινο νεφρίτη, hemalyte και γυάλινες πέτρες ενώ από σήμερα δουλεύω πάνω σε δύο ζευγάρια σκουλαρίκια από ασήμι που ταιριάζουν με τη φούστα.

Κύριε Μετζικώφ, σας ευχαριστώ πολύ..