COVID Blues Colour Theory Essay

COVID Blues Colour Theory Essay

COVID Blue – Colour Theory Essay

The state of not feeling quite right, but not quite being able to put your finger on the reason why. Not physically ill, not suffering any actual symptoms of anything that can be seen or treated in the traditional sense.  Just feeling low – not depressed, not even anxious – just uncertain about the future. Feeling that the rug has been pulled out from under the feet. Whether or not the rug was actually blue.

Needing a dose of something incredibly vivid to shock the system into feeling itself again. Be more vivid – always a good stage direction.

Blue and Green Howlite Butterfly Colour Theory Necklace

Those delicious shades of blue that connect us to the sky – with no vapour trails – we all saw that sky this summer and marvelled at its clear expanse, feeling the benefit of those calming shades over our heads.

The piercing bright blue of light hitting the water at a certain angle – marvelling at its opaque expanse, feeling the benefit of those waves, whether we swam in them and felt the power of the negative ions or walked alongside them and heard the soothing sounds.

So, for COVID, blues, the antidote might actually be COVID blues, who knew?

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Wall of Art 2015

Wall of Art 2015

Wall of Art

Skipton Art Festival 2015

We were excited to be involved with the inaugural Wall of Art exhibition at the Skipton Art Festival organised by the Guernsey Art Network.

This was also our first experience of attaching jewellery to a wall. A big thank you to Rex Ferneyhough for making us a special stand for our necklace to hang from.

coast exhibition necklace green and blue

Coast 2014

Coast 2014

Coast Exhibition 2014

Harbour Gallery Exhibition, Spring 2014. – Jersey.

Athene’s Little Russell exhibition collection was originally inspired by the view of the Little Russell and the neighbouring islands on the daily ‘commute’. Athene was struck by how much the view changed on a daily basis, and how much the colours were affected by changing weather conditions. A series of photographs taken of the same view over a three month period provides the colour palettes for these pieces, from which Athene then produced a wearable, painterly version of each view, realised in coloured stones and Sterling Silver.

Each of these necklaces may be worn in different ways, providing 3 looks from each piece. The necklace may be worn alone, or the pendant worn alone on a chain, plus the two may be worn together creating a more dressy look. The pendant is simply knotted onto the necklace with organza ribbon, which can be replaced as required.

Each of these pieces is completely unique, Athene prides herself on no two pieces ever being identical. All the necklaces contain an individual mix of the stones and other elements that make up the colour palette. All the Sterling sIlver components of the clasps are handmade by Athene and bear the individual hammer marks which formed them as a feature of the design