On my Day 17 and 18 of lock-down I'd lost it a bit... and made up a fantasy collaboration with Picasso. Bits from each painting was repeated on the ring. Twas fun, I'd do it again sometimes in the next 27 days we have left. Used what I had in my box of small beads.
During Day 8 -11th of the Lockdown, I'd made friends with some Lichens I brought home with me on a stick and made some rings inspired by them.
The forced time-out without access to my workshop allowed me to play & explore with tiny beads that have been calling out to me for months. Good to have made them before old age kidnaps my eyesight in the near future.
Lichens are so fascinating, complex and beautiful to look at. they've been around way before our ancestors even existed.
Here's an easy to understand and interesting article about Lichen by the NY Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/…/sci…/lichens-plants-evolution.html
Hello to everyone around the world,
I hope that those who are safe at home are well under this confinement and continue to stay indoors as a collective for the importance of the other.
Due to the current circumstances & restrictions surrounding Covid-19 in our week 2 (and a bit) of lock-down, I've only restarted shipping orders, just the once a week as my work life must continue as an independent artist. We have successfully moved part of my workshop to home just 4 days ago. #gratitude
Please note that I am able to hold your order/s until the lock-down is relaxed or if it's something that can wait we don't have to mail it asap. Write to me if you’d like to via minicyn@rocketmail.com #delaygratification
Thank you for your support and patience, take care x.
Après avoir exposé à ‘Empreintes’ l'an dernier – Le concept store des métiers d’art. Vous trouverez une petite collection de Minicyn de mars à fin juin chez ‘Talents Etoile’ qui fait également partie de l'espace / boutique de l'Atelier d'art de France.
.
Talents Etoile
26 Avenue Niel, 75017 Paris
(Metro Ternes ligne 2)
Talents-Etoile met en scène des objets contemporains et décoratifs dans un lieu empreint de poésie.
Pièces uniques et séries limitées se mêlent vous ouvrant ainsi une fenêtre sur le monde des créateurs. Art de la table, bijoux, luminaire, décoration, mobilier ou objet d'exception s'y côtoient. La boutique Talents-Etoile vous offre l'opportunité de faire créer un objet sur mesure, pour cela, contactez Talents.
There is a saint for every day of the year in certain countries (Christian), and today was St. Arnaud. Guess which saint we have on the 14th of February?
Saint Valentine was a widely recognized 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Christianity on February 14. From the High Middle Ages, his Saints' Day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love.
Let us not forget the history behind what is now a highly lucrative international commercial event. Nonetheless, showing a loved one some appreciation does no harm, today, tomorrow, any day or St. Valentines day.
Love. Amour. Amor. אהבה. Amore. Cinta. 愛....
Je vais avoir deux dates de vente d'exposition pour le mois de décembre!
Une expo-vente chez Minicyn
✨Du 13-15 décembre✨
14h-20h
Avec la participation de :
Atelier MurMur - céramique en séries limitées
et
Chose Commune - une maison d'édition indépendante spécialisée dans le livre d'art.
Adresse:
Atelier Minicyn
56, rue labat
75018 Paris
Métro Château Rouge /
Marcadet Poissonniers
Marché de créations Etsy Made in France
✨Du jeudi 19 au dimanche 22 décembre✨
Je participe à Etsy Made in France un marché de créations uniques et faites à la main. Organisé par des vendeurs Etsy.
Ce sera la 5ème édition du popup Etsy Made in France que nous organisons en partenariat avec Etsy.
RDV
- Jeudi 19 décembre de 13h à 21h
- Vendredi 20 décembre de 10h30 à 20h
- Samedi 21 décembre de 10h30 à 20h
- Dimanche 22 décembre de 10h30 à 18h
30 rue de Picardie, Paris 3
Métro : République, Temple, Filles du Calvaire
It’s been a while since the last update!
Here are two group exhibitions that Minicyn is part of that are now currently accessible. One in New York (USA) during the New York Jewelry Week 2019 at the Earrings Galore show curated by Heidi Lowe Gallery, and the other in Portugal organised by Tincal Lab.
Happy to finally show you one out of a handful from a new collection ‘Nameless but not Faceless’.
They're statement, mignon and intimate to boot...leaves you staring and thinking. Made of Brass and gilded with gold in 2 different shades; Light yellow or gold yellow.
Soon available to order.
Happy Sunday to y'all.
This is a limited edition ‘Old World meets New World’ collection, a collection that tells and carries a story and history. An antique Mother of pearl coin carefully set in a simple silver frame. The Coin is carved on both sides with a stunning starburst pattern.
My inspiration comes from preserving history and the actual Antique gaming coin in a wearable format to be viewed and appreciated by both the wearer and viewer.
Well preserved antique gaming coins are hard to find, but I'd managed to find a few of these on great conditions which I hope to show them off as wearable jewellery as much as I can.
……… Background history on these Antique coins ………
Once carved by the Chinese when back in the day's when card games with quaint names like Piquet, Quadrille, and Spinado were the rage in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the games are long gone, their mother-of-pearl gaming chips live on as collectable antiques.
The most beautiful antique chips are the ones carved and engraved by the Chinese between 1720 and 1840. Aristocrats often arranged to purchase exotic gaming chips through sea captains and agents of the Honourable East India Company (HEIC). As part of their salary, crew members were allocated a small area in the cargo hold in which to transport items to sell personally back in the motherland. The shipping companies themselves were primarily interested in major products such as tableware and tea rather than in small trinkets like mother-of-pearl gaming chips.
This is a Limited edition collection.
Je suis très heureuse d'avoir été accepté au sein d'Ateliers d'Art de France. Et merci ! ça me fait chaud au cœur d’intégrer cette grande institution, c’est un bel encouragement pour la suite.
En savoir plus sur eux: Atelier d’Art de France
Je participerai à une expo avec un groupe de créateurs d'Etsy du 14 au 26 mai, Etsy Made in France célèbre le Printemps pour sa 4ème édition !
Avec Etsy et la Team Petit Paris, partez à la rencontre de créateurs indépendants et passionnés ; une occasion unique de découvrir leurs histoires, leurs créations et leurs savoir-faire.
RDV du 14 au 26 mai, de 10h à 20h,
ouvert 7 jours / 7
au 46 rue du Château d'eau, Paris 10
Métro : République, Jacques Bonsergent ou Château d'Eau
Soutenir et promouvoir le savoir-faire local telle est l'ambition d'Etsy Made in France et de l'association des créateurs Team Petit Paris.
Happy to announce that 6 pairs of my 'Old Meets New' earring collection is heading to 'Earrings Galore' exhibition in the US. Minicyn is one out of 48 chosen from over 180 applicants – I cannot wait to see the others.
The exhibition will take place at Heidi Lowe Gallery as well as at SNAG, Chicago in May and New York City Jewelry Week in November 2019. .
Big thank you Heidi! Here's an interview I found in the Jewelry Journey Podcast on her & her gallery if it tickles your fancy: https://thejewelryjourney.com/podcasts/heidi-lowe/
I’ve been selected to participate and my goody box is ready to head over to Milan Design Week 2019 starting from the 9th - 14th of April. Organised by: http://www.artistarjewels.com/aj/en/2019.html#about-us
Here is some info for the event if you so wish to attend:
............
Din - Design In returns for the seventh consecutive year. It’s in a stimulating district of Milan Design Week: the Lambrate Design District, where visitors can get lost in quality exhibitions created by designers and independent entrepreneurial realities, schools and international academies.
The exhibition site is a former industrial warehouse of 2,000 square meters, where Promotedesign.it will create an experiential path, discovering and carefully selecting innovative brands, young labels and historical brands to show the best that the contemporary design scene has to offer.
WHEN: 9/14 April 2019
Bonne Année & Happy New year,
Goodbye 2018 and thank you all for your support.
Warm wishes x
Ma prochaine expo de mon atelier / boutique, avec 2 créateurs invités:
• Papeterie par la belle équipe de duo (reliure) Anne-Claire et Marion – www.atelier-dreieck.com
et
• La céramique et des illustrations de Margotte – www.margottegarnier.tumblr.com
......... E N G L I S H ..........
My next direct sales event from my workshop/boutique with 2 other invited guests:
• Stationary by the book-binding expert duo team Anne_claire and Marion – www.atelier-dreieck.com
Lastly.
• Ceramiques and Illustrations by the lovely Margotte – www.margottegarnier.tumblr.com
Read MoreOuverture prochainement tous les vendredis.
Opening soon every Friday!
I’ve been tinkering in the background not only with work but re-setting the atelier/workshop into half a boutique! Yes, lot’s of unimaginable work and not enough time as always. New awesome curtains that glides from side to side at a pull, new signs for the door, new format etc.
Waiting for another yet another week for a dear friend to come give a helping hand.
J'ai perdu mes boucles d'oreilles!!
Calmez-vous, Minicyn est la pendant le mois d'Août. Voici quelques nouvelles pièces prêtes à envoyer!
Je vous souhaite un bel été x
....... 20 Juillet - 1 Aout • 20 July - 1 August .......
It's that time of the year again to kick back and absorbed some much needed Vitamin D and jump off the grid for a bit. As for me, I like taking a bit of time of here and there, not the entire 4-5 weeks of straight vegetation like most French people do – unbeknownst to me the extent of seriousness they take it!
Tomorrow will be your last day to order anything and potentially have it sent of before my return on the 1st of August, unless it's bespoke to which then you'll have to wait.
Here are some new pieces I'd made ready-to-ship online.
See you when I return! Stay fresh.
Here are all three of the exhibitions I'm participating in this Summer!
A little info about the pieces my Gallerist are hosting:
GREEN:
A group exhibition standing at Ickx Contemporary Jewelry based in Brussels, Belgium, has most of my 'Sticky Business' minimalist one-off pieces
LOVE JEWELS:
Curated by Smitten Collective, will be exposing my 'Naughty Bits' collection (by my evil twin Rokxia) in Hasselt, Belgium also. A group 13 International Art Jewelers who's work falls under the same theme come together just for this event.
Lastly...
L’ÉPHéMèRE:
A boutiques de créateurs run by Cyril Besson has a handful of my best selling pieces from Minicyn – they're based in South of France, Toulon. The intimate event composes of a handful of French movers and shakers.
Vive les bijoux!
It's been a while yes I know.
Since the last post I'd delivered 3 packages with lots of goodies for 3 different galleries, two in Belgium and one in Toulon, South of France. Not to mention jetting off in between to Milos, Greece with my yoga buddies for some much needed time-out.
Below are just a few pieces from the week! Mixing Oxidised Silver with gold and Silver & gold-plated etc.
Take care under this intense heat x
handcrafted jewellery by the designer herself straight from her petit atelier in Paris Montmartre, France. By appointment for pick-ups or made-to-measure orders:
by email: minicyn@rocketmail.com
Address: 56 Rue Labat, 75018 Paris, France.
Contact
Policies
On Shipping
Wholesale inquiries
Powered by Squarespace
