From The Greenhouse | April 2018

FROM THE GREENHOUSE FROM THE GREENHOUSE

FROM THE GREENHOUSE MILLIE BEHRENS INGJERD HANEVOLD ÅSE-MARIT THORJØRNSRUD 4 - 28 A P R I L 2018 The Scottish Gallery presents From The Greenhouse an exhibition curated by Millie Behrens celebrating, for the first time collectively and in Scotland, three Norwegian jewellers all inspired by botany and the natural world. Millie, Ingjerd and Åse-Marit are extremely grateful to Norwegian Crafts for the funding that has helped to make this exhibition possible.

Knowing each other since the eighties through Art College and various other means, Millie, Ingjerd and Åse-Marit all realised they had a similar interest in botany and the natural world, leading them each to design and create contemporary jewellery - the results each distinct but sharing a common love for the natural world.

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CONTEMPORARY ART SINCE 1842

MILLIE BEHRENS

b. 1958

Millie Behrens studied at The National College of Art and Design in Oslo, Norway and graduated in 1983. She now exhibits her work both nationally and internationally and, in 2014, completed a commission for the Queen of Norway's tiara and jewellery collection. Now based just outside Oslo and inspired by nature and geometry, she creates jewellery using mainly silver and combines other materials such as pebbles she has found on beaches across the world.

'The complexity and beauty of geometry fascinates me. When I create my jewellery, I am inspired by the shapes, lines and patterns that I discover in nature, such as plough furrows in a fields, the branches of a tree, or pebbles on the beach. I often combine these images with geometric shapes and constructions.'

Public collections include: Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, Oslo, Norway; Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim, Norway; Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum, Scotland; Schleswig-Holstein Landesmuseum, Germany; Rรถhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Left: Millie Behrens in her studio, 2017

In Balance I Neckpiece, 2015 silver, pebbles, nylon H12 x W13 cms ÂŁ925 photo: Joachim Lagerkratz

Prayer II Neckpiece, 2018 silver, pebbles, nylon H5 x W5 cms £650 photo: Joachim Lagerkratz

Prayer I Neckpiece, 2018 silver, pebbles, nylon H5 x W5 cms ÂŁ600 photo: Thomas Tveter

In Balance II Neckpiece, 2017 silver, pebbles, nylon H7 x W4.5 cms ÂŁ740 photo: Thomas Tveter

Embrace Rings, 2018 gold, pebbles H3 x W2 cms ÂŁ650 each photo: Thomas Tveter

Double Touch Arm Rings, 2018 silver, gold, pebbles D7 - 7.5 cms £695 each photo: Thomas Tveter

Square Rings, 2017 silver, gold, palisander ÂŁ190 - ÂŁ280 each photo: Joachim Lagerkratz

White Prayer Neckpiece, 2017 pearls, gold, silver, nylon H2.5 x W3 cms ÂŁ740 photo: Joachim Lagerkratz

Embrace Ring, 2017 gold, freshwater pearls H3 x W2 cms ÂŁ650 photo: Joachim Lagerkratz

Black Branches Neckpiece, 2017 golden squares, palisander, gold, silver H8 x W12 cms ÂŁ930 photo: Joachim Lagerkratz

Brown Branch and Frame Brooches I & II, 2018 palisander, gold, silver H5-9 x W5.5 cms ÂŁ650 - ÂŁ740 photo: Thomas Tveter

Black Branches Brooch, 2015 ebony, silver, gold H15 x W7 cms ÂŁ1,390 photo: Joachim Lagerkratz

I N G J E R D H A N E V O L D b. 1955

Ingjerd Hanevold is a Norwegian jewellery designer born in Asker, Norway. Ingjerd was a Professor at the School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg, Sweden from 1996-98 and is now Professor of Metal & Jewellery at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts.

Ingjerd designed the Olympic Medals for the 1994 Winter Olympics and has received numerous awards including Jacobprisen 2007. Her work can be seen in many museums and private collections both nationally and internationally. Ingjerd’s work is inspired by forms of nature, besides personal identity and how we express ourselves.

‘My garden is a little Utopia. I never stop being fascinated by the beauty and drama happening there, from the first fragile shoots that grow throughout the summer and die in the autumn; the rhythm of life, a repetitive natural wonder, year after year. I hail from generations of gardeners in Asker, Southern Norway. Growing up close to nature has been forming my interest and work as a jewellery artist. I have my studio at home; from where I observe trees and bushes beside a little fish pond outside my window. I try to find a rhythm in the working process, a balance between concentration and openness. My aim is to achieve something recognisable and beautiful, as well as refreshingly new.’

Public collections include: Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, Oslo, Norway; Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim, Norway; Louvre, Musée Des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France;Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden; Kunstgewerbmuseum, Berlin, Germany.

Right: Ingjerd Hanevold in her studio, 2018

Tulip Brooch, 2017 oxidised silver, pearl H20 x W4 cms £850 Lily Brooch, 2017 oxidised silver, pearl H18 x W7 cms £850

Bella Brooch, 2018 oxidised silver, pearl H6 x W4.5 cms £650

Bud Chain II, 2017 oxidised silver L130 cms £1,300

Lily Pin, 2017 oxidised silver, paint H15.5 x W5.5 cms £750

Bella Red & Bella White Pins, 2017 oxidised silver, paint, black pearls H6.8 x W3.6 cms ÂŁ600 each

Bud Chain IV, 2017 oxidised silver, paint L65 cms ÂŁ1,110

Bud Chain III, 2017 oxidised silver L72 cms £1,050

Bud Chain VII, 2017 oxidised silver, paint L120 cms £900

Sign of Spring Pin, 2017 oxidised silver, pearl H17 x W7 cms £800

Bud Chain V, 2017 oxidised silver, paint L65 cms ÂŁ1,110

Bud Chain VI, 2017 oxidised silver, paint L225 cms ÂŁ1,600

Å S E - M A R I T T H O R J Ø R N S R U D b. 1956

Originally from Drøbak in Norway, Åse-Marit Thorbjørnsrud graduated from the Danish College of Jewellery and Silversmithing (now Institute of Precious Metals) in 1985. She has since participated in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally.

Her jewellery is handcrafted using mainly precious metals to create intricately folded and repetitive-patterned pieces. This collection is based on her Mother’s dahlias; ‘I grew up in a garden full of dahlias. The dahlias were my mother`s pride and joy.

Now I have inherited them - the responsibility and the pleasure. They cannot take any frost, so they must be planted out in spring and brought back inside in the autumn - an annual ritual. The slightest touch of frost will suffice to wither the plant. But life is preserved in the tuber and next year it starts all over again. Through caring for the dahlias I have gained a greater understanding of and respect for the consideration my mother paid them and what they meant to her.’

Public collections include: Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim, Norway; Schleswig-Hollsteinisches Landesmuseum, Germany; Akershus Art Centre, Lillestrøm, Norway; Møre og Romsdal Art Centre, Molde, Norway

Left: Åse-Marit Thorbjørnsrud in her studio, 2018

Dahlia I Brooch, 2017 oxidised silver H2.5 x W9 cms £740 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Dahlia II Brooch, 2017 oxidised silver H2.3 x W7 cms £650 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Dahlia III Brooch, 2017 oxidised silver H2.1 x W6 cms £700 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Dahlia IV Brooch, 2017 oxidised silver H2.3 x W8.2 cms £700 Dahlia V Brooch, 2018 oxidised silver H2.2 x W6.6 cms £650 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Dahlia VI Brooch, 2017 oxidised silver H3.4 x W9.5 cms £740 Dahlia VII Brooch, 2017 silver H2.9 x W7.5 cms £650 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Dahlia X Brooch, 2017 oxidised silver H2.3 x W8.8 cms £700 Dahlia XI Brooch, 2018 oxidised silver H2.3 x W7.3 cms £650 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Dahlia VIII Brooch, 2018 silver H2.2 x W5.6 cms £600 Dahlia IX Brooch, 2017 oxidised silver H2.1 x W6.1 cms £600 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Nest Earrings, 2015 oxidised silver, silver H0.9 x W1.8 cms ÂŁ205 each photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Open & Closed Earrings, 2015 oxidised silver, silver H0.9 x W2.1 cms ÂŁ280 each photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Open & Closed Necklace, 2018 oxidised silver H0.9 x W2 x L50 cms £1,160 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Nest Brooch I, 2017 silver, copper H2.3 x W7 cms £650 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Nest Brooch II, 2017 oxidised silver, gold plated silver H2.3 x W7 cms ÂŁ700 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Nest Pendant II, 2017 silver, gold plated silver H2.7 x W6.2 x L90 cms ÂŁ600 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Nest Pendant I, 2017 silver, copper H2.3 x W7 x L90 cms ÂŁ555 photo: Kjell Chr. Gripstad

Published by The Scottish Gallery to coincide with the exhibition: FROM THE GREENHOUSE MILLIE BEHRENS INGJERD HANEVOLDD ÅSE - MARIT THORJØRNSRUD 4 - 29 APRIL 2018 Millie, Ingjerd and Åse-Marit are extremely grateful to Norwegian Crafts for the funding that has helped to make this exhibition possible.

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