29 Şubat 2016 Pazartesi

COPPER - SMITH'S BAZAAR; SAFRANBOLU - BAKIRCILAR ÇARŞISI; SAFRANBOLU




I love copper objects and using household goods from copper. Especially old objects from copper, which are shaped by hands, interest me. My Mommy also loves copper and She loves to collect copper objects and loves to visit copper smith's bazaars. I think I am similar to her and whenever I go to a city/town or even in Istanbul I try to find copper or black - smith's bazaar / shop and visit it. This year I have visited Safranbolu, approx.400km far away from Istanbul and  famous with old Turkish house's architecture,
And these photos that I share with you are taken from Safranbolu's copper - smith's bazaar.






Photos are taken by Tuncay Gürbüz.

25 Şubat 2016 Perşembe

INSPIRATIONS 2; TURKISH KILIMS - ESİNLENMELER 2; TÜRK KİLİMLERİ

 https://www.etsy.com/listing/171591470/sterling-silver-leather-bracelet-turkish?ref=shop_home_active_3

   
When I make my jewelries I have been inspired from many things. For this silver & leather bracelet my inspiration was Turkish kilims. Real art keep it's value for centuries and I believe Turkish kilims and carpets are one of them. Kilims have got very original  abstract designs which has got special meanings about daily life of that age. Here are some of them!
Takılarımı yaparken farklı şeylerden esinlenebiliyorum. Gümüş ve deri kullanarak yaptığım bu bilezikte kilimlerden esinlenmiştim. Türk kilim motiflerinden esinlenerek yaptığım başka takılarımda vardı ama ne yazık ki elimde fotoğrafları yok! Kilimlerdeki sembollerin hemen hepsinin bir anlamı var. İlginç bulduğum bir kaç tanesini buraya ekledim.





Man figure
Yar yara küstü / Lovers are crossed
Taraklı hanım / Woman with comb

Kaplumbağa / tortoise

Karnıyarık / Symbol of pregnancy

Kıskanç dedikodu motifi!:) / Jealous gossip motif!:)


And I had inspired my silver leather bracelet from this motif. 


  https://www.etsy.com/listing/171591470/sterling-silver-leather-bracelet-turkish?ref=shop_home_active_3













22 Şubat 2016 Pazartesi

INSPIRATIONS 1; RINGS ARE INSPIRED BY THE EYES - ESİNLENMELER - 1; GÖZLERDEN ESİNLENEN YÜZÜKLER







Sometimes when I make a jewelry I have been inspired by eyes. I start to make a ring then I see that it is similar to a look or a face that can not be described with words. These rings are some of them.
Yaptığım takıları bir kişinin bakışına veya yüz ifadesine benzettiğim çok oluyor. Burada bu takılarımdan bazı örnekler koydum.




Above; Some of my eye rings with mixed metal and different stones.
 https://www.etsy.com/listing/128898896/mixed-metal-handmade-ring-abstract-green?ref=shop_home_active_6


I call this ring as " third eye " . Here I had used an irregular freshwater pearl. I also make it with natural emerald gemstone.
 https://www.etsy.com/listing/157464429/garnet-pearl-ring-bezel-set-burgundy-red?ref=shop_home_active_2
This ring's name is " gözüm üstünde / my eye on you ". I set natural garnet gemstone inside a bezel then set it into a freshwater coin pearl.