BUSNEL ISABELLE
France
Pink, brooch
Gold, brooch
Blue, brooch
“When the new replaces the old in art, it can be a powerful source of energy and inspiration.
I like to go to flee markets or car boot sales to search for second hand or vintage jewellery. Very often the jewels are broken or derelict and people are happy to sell them for a few euros. I mix them with silicone parts and some punch needle embroidery.
By giving them a second life and a new bust of energy, my intention is to deconstruct the pieces and reconstruct them in a joyful combination of colours and materials.”
Material
second hand jewellery, silicone, cotton thread, 24 carat gold leaf
Technique
silicone mould, punch needle embroidery
2008–2010, Master of Arts by Project in Jewellery Design,
2006–2008, Higher National Diploma in Jewellery Design, both at Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and Design (London Metropolitan University), 2008–2010,
1983–1988, Master in Business Administration, Lyon Business School, France,
May 2024, Co-founder of the French biannual Destination Cagnes jewellery week,
1988–2005, Worked 17 years as an executive in Finance (audit and banking),
Member of the London based collective “Dialogue”,
2008–2010, Treasurer of the British Society of Enamellers,
2016, published in New Necklaces by Nicolas Estrada, Promo press,
2018, published in New Brooches by Nicolas Estrada, Promo press,
Group exhibitions in Spain, Italy, Greece, Riga, Palm beach, New York (MAD and NYCJW), London and Munich for Schmuck.
Her works are available at Gallery Platina Stockholm (Sweden) and Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h (Canada).
