Reblogged from jewelsallaround
“onder vleugels” (underwings)
Thea Tolsma, 2009, 45 x 45 cm rubber, onyx, gold
Miraculous objects are, the jewelry that Thea Tolsma designs. They are not made of metal or glass, but of rubber. And does the rubber inner tubes. Nothing to glamouros would say. Until you find one with your own eyes. A jewel of Tolsma makes people special. It has the appearance of a millstone collar from the seventeenth century.
Tolsma cuts in the rubber until a unique form unfolds. Each form has its own character, each piece has its own story. Sometimes the geometric shapes, but mostly organic as in the plant kingdom. Occasionally she uses gemstones, crystal, gold and silver as an extra addition to the “black” material.(Text translated by google from Dutch)