Posts Tagged 'inspira'

Flower Petals and Butterfly Wings

A few more additions to the Etsy site tonight – still in the resin zone! Last summer we found a monarch butterfly in the grass that had been eaten by a bird. The bird left the wings behind. I know it sounds kinda gross, but I folded the wings into some paper and slipped them into my wallet, knowing I would do something with them later.

butterfly jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012

butterfly jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012

 

I would never hurt a living thing to make art – so I couldn’t pass up the chance to get my hands on perfect monarch wings! I also put in a few floral pieces based on some tulips I preserved last spring. I had taken the summer off working with resin… clearly I missed it!

flower jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012

flower jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012flower jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012

An Etsy update at last

I’ve finally updated my Etsy site with jewellery made from the leaves collected on our road trip. If you followed my travels around North Ontario you might have seen this picture:

autumn leaves ©Shireen Nadir 2012

During the trip I made sure to be collecting leaves along the way – looking for anything that caught my eye including small ferns, and strips of birch bark. We didn’t hurt any trees though ;) everything I used was collected from the ground. We slowly dried  and preserved the leaves over the trip so when I got home I had all kinds of beautiful material to work with.

Real leaf jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012

Every necklace is made with jeweller’s grade resin; it will never yellow and it won’t scratch easily. Little compositions of leaves and bark have been created in each 1″ bezel.

Real leaf jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012

They come in a variety of finishes; copper, bronze, hematite and silver. Each one comes on a matching 18″ball chain.

Real leaf jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012

If you like what you see then head on over to my Etsy site to see more :) These one of a kind pieces are crafted with love and are a great way to celebrate this beautiful time of year.

Real leaf jewellery ©Shireen Nadir 2012

Le Pop – Quidi Vidi Lake

Le Pop! Was on the weekend, and I think we can say it was a success. I got to enjoy the other booths and artists, a super tasty brunch at Nyood Bar and chat about creativity all day long. Lots of people stopped at the booth and admired the photography and asked me where my favourite place in the world to shoot was. And I told them “Newfoundland”. Here is the bracelet created for Quidi Vidi Lake:

 Quidi Vidi Lake, Newfoundland

Inspired by a lake just outside of St. John’s, Quidi Vidi Lake is a beautiful, serene spot. I took this long exposure, capturing the movement of the waves and the rocks and it gave birth to my last bracelet:

5 different sizes and colours of Swarovski are paired with charcoal and earth coloured Japanese glass delicas, and strung onto 7 different strands that cross cross each other to form this organic little bracelet.

It was fun preparing for the show, but I’m definitely ready to re-focus and move onto other projects. And summer is in full blast here… maybe I should even take some time off to have some fun!

Le Pop! The Paris bracelet

This one was a blast to make. As with the Venice bracelet it’s genuine Swarovski crystals and whimsical antique copper findings in a delicate, romantic little bracelet reminiscent of my time in beautiful Paris.

It was October when I went and the trees in the jardin des tuileries were in full autumn mode.

This show is this weekend, here’s the link for details!

Le Pop! – The Venice Bracelet

Be prepared this week to see a lot of jewellery – I’m in full prep mode for Le Pop! this weekend and thinking, breathing and dreaming out new designs for my selection. Each piece will be part of my Inspira series – jewellery inspired by my photography and travels. I try to convert the feeling, the colours, the textures, and even the materials where I can, into a piece of wearable art. This one is from my time in Venice:

venice

Silver plated findings, genuine Swarovski crystal details, a large Swarovski rhinestone set in a silver plated bezel and filigree charms make up this whimsical little bracelet inspired by, and sold with, a print of a photo I took from the Rialto bridge in Venice of a gondola going by.

Venice

Check out the FB page for Le Pop! here for more info!

Aurora, earrings and Le Pop!

Le Pop! will be part of Toronto’s Frugal Fashion week, and features a selection of local artists curated by my talented friend and creative colleague Dylan Dias, and I’m one of the featured designers!

The event is taking place here in Toronto -
Where: Nyood Restaurant – 1096 Queen st. West
When: Saturday July 28th, from 11am to 4pm

If you’re in the area come down and check it out, there will be a great selection of local artists and designers to browse through.

For my pieces I’m going to be focusing on my Inspira work – pieces of jewellery I have created inspired by photos I have taken. My latest piece, created just last night, is (no surprise here) inspired by photography of the aurora borealis.

Inspira by Shireen Nadir

A pair of dramatic, 4″ long earrings in a black hematite finish display the colours of the aurora in genuine Swarovski crystal before ending in a hematite tassel detail.

Inspira by Shireen Nadir

The crystals were picked to evoke the spectrum in my photos, and will be sold with a print of the aurora photo that inspired them.

Inspira by Shireen Nadir

I decided on hematite instead of silver to draw attention to the crystal gradient, as the night sky framed the light show.

Inspira by Shireen Nadir

They, and many more of my pieces, will be featured at the Le Pop! event – if you’re in the Toronto area on July 28th come on down and check us out :)

 

Inspira Jewellery – Lake Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland

In the tradition of my other Inspira pieces I’ve created a bracelet inspired by the Lake of Quidi Vidi in St. Johns, Newfoundland:

Lake Quidi Vidi

Tito and I shot the lake during the blue hour. It was a very serene spot. I love the deep blues and the reflections in the water.

Lake Quidi Vidi

The Quidi Vidi bracelet was created using chocolate Japanese delicas, sterling silver bead caps, ocean blue Swarovski crystals and quartz crystal stones.

Lake Quidi Vidi

Lake Quidi Vidi

Lake Quidi Vidi

Lake Quidi Vidi

Western Canada is breathtaking – but give me the East Coast any day, that is where my heart lives :)



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