There is also a story behind this brooch. For my husband’s birthday I gave him a trip in a helicopter. It was a dream come true for both of us. We flew over Copenhagen. It was amazing and we recognized buildings and areas – even our own apartment. After the trip I gave him this brooch – you might call it a gift of memory. The brooch is made of Sterling silver.

A while ago I got the idea that I would like to make a brooch for my husband. I thought it could be fun to make a brooch that could change appearance so that he could decide the look of it. The solution was to make a “frame” where different images could be inserted. I made the brooch and he choose images for 100 small paper cards to insert into the brooch. Now he has not only one brooch but many – very many. He often wear the brooch however …

It has been time for presents. When my sister gave birth to her second child and they thereby became four in their little family I made her this necklace – with the 4 rings symbolizing mom, dad and the two sons (my nephews). She very much likes black jewelry at the moment so I oxidized it.

And when my husband became the owner of a number of shirts for cufflinks and he realized that he did not really have any cufflinks, I made him these. I have never made cufflinks before …

I think that I would like to show you some more of my own work.
I made these brooches and the necklace a while ago. One of the great sources of inspiration for me is the urban environment; the life we live in urban cities, the structures & textures as well as the interactions among people.
I am also quit fascinated by the combination of different materials; especially sterling silver and wood – in this case Cocobolo wood; the hard and the soft, the cold and the warm, the fragile and the …

I wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR and all the best for 2011.
Thank you for all the positive comments, ideas and input I have received from you during 2010. It has been a great pleasure, and I feel honoured to have this dialogue with you. I am looking forward  to the new year with the Art Forward blog.
The bracelet below you might recognise (from the image in the top right corner of the blog). I made it some years ago and it has been my favorite bracelet ever since. …