Helsinki Finland artist Janna Syvanoja’s uses book leaves to create pendants and other wearable art. Janna says, “The process of making my recycled paperjewellery pieces, involves a slow, “natural” technique. By curving each slice of paper around the steelwire, one by one, one after another, it is as if the piece grows into its shape by itself.” There is a fluid, organic nature to the folded and swirling pages - they look like little marine animals & shells, jewels from a book-loving mermaids dream.
The previous content of the material {books} referred to communication between people: message and expression. A piece of jewellery is worn for the same purpose.
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This is super cool. I’d like to reach into my monitor and *touch* one of the pieces!
Comment by Heidi - Botanical PaperWorks — February 23, 2009 @ 3:04 pm
Hey Heidi, pretty cool huh? Makes me want to try to make one. Or two.
Comment by Jason Thompson — February 23, 2009 @ 3:09 pm
Awesome!!!
Comment by Toni — February 23, 2009 @ 8:15 pm