Rhodonite

Katherine Bree September 23, 2024

The name Rhodonite comes from the ancient Greek word “ῥόδον” (rhódon) which means Rose. In 1819, German naturalist Christoph Friedrich Jasche gave it the name "Rhodonite"

It was first discovered in the Ural Mountains of Russia in 1790. The locals there called it Orletz, Russian for “eagle stone”, as small Rhodonite pieces were found inside eagle nests. It created a local tradition of putting Rhodonite in babies’ cribs, maybe thought to enable their children to be strong and free like the eagles.

Rock Crystal

Katherine Bree September 23, 2024

Today, crystal balls are still used for mystical divination, gazing and New Age healing. It is believed that Rock Crystal amplifies the energy of other minerals.

Amethyst

Katherine Bree September 23, 2024

Worn by Kings and the Clergy throughout history, Amethyst was once considered more rare and valuable than a diamond. One legend says that Saint Valentine wore an Amethyst signet ring with the image of Cupid carved into the gem.

Aquamarine

Katherine Bree March 28, 2024

Known as the gem of the sea, the name ‘Aquamarine’ comes from the Latin aqua marinus, meaning “water of the sea,” It is popularly known as the birthstone for March. I’ve incorporated Aquamarine beads into necklaces and bracelets in the Water Element collection

Woman wearing a blue chunky semi-precious beaded necklace and iridescent green and silver hoop earrings

The Water Element

Katherine Bree June 4, 2023

Water represents our flowing emotions, intuition, purification and the subconscious.

The Fire Element.

Katherine Bree June 2, 2023

The element of Fire represents passion, creativity, motivation, change, willpower, drive & sensuality.

Katherine Bree jewellery designer and Lesley Seeger artist discuss a painting in a garden

Pigment & Stone

Katherine Bree October 2, 2022

An August day in Yorkshire 2022

On a gorgeous sunny day in August I travelled up to the Yorkshire Wolds to meet with artist Lesley Seeger, to work on our upcoming joint exhibition Pigment and Stone. We invited photographer Lucy Saggers to document our collaboration.

Lesley lives an idyllic rural life. A landscape painter, she paints Plein Air and is surrounded by the most beautiful scenery. She works very freely, abstracting the landscape into other-worldly and magical scenes. Her use of colour is inspiring.

Inspired by a selection of her work, I am creating a collection of one-off jewellery pieces which will be on display at the gallery.

Pigment and Stone can be seen at the Pyramid Gallery in York from 5th to 27th November 2022, 11am - 3pm.

www.lesleyseeger.com

www.pyramidgallery.com

Photos by Lucy Saggers

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