Kim Nogueira
Jeweller
Published: 15.01.2021
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Necklace: Imago Mundi mala, 2020
Copper, vitreous enamel, pearl silk, silver, antique Buddhist immortal bead, antique African trade bead.
Length: approx. 76.2 cm; each bead: approx. 1.3 x 2.5 cm Ø
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: Cartography of the Liminal
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Necklace: Imago Mundi mala, 2020
Copper, vitreous enamel, pearl silk, silver, antique Buddhist immortal bead, antique African trade bead.
Length: approx. 76.2 cm; each bead: approx. 1.3 x 2.5 cm Ø
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: Cartography of the Liminal
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Necklace: Imago Mundi mala, 2020
Copper, vitreous enamel, pearl silk, silver, antique Buddhist immortal bead, antique African trade bead.
Length: approx. 76.2 cm; each bead: approx. 1.3 x 2.5 cm Ø
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: Cartography of the Liminal
Mala in use.
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Necklace: Mundus Imaginalis mala, 2020
Copper, vitreous enamel, silver, pearl silk, antique Buddhist immortal bead, antique African trade bead.
Length: approx. 76.2 cm; each bead: approx. 1.3 x 3.2 cm Ø
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: Cartography of the Liminal
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Necklace: Mundus Imaginalis mala, 2020
Copper, vitreous enamel, silver, pearl silk, antique Buddhist immortal bead, antique African trade bead.
Length: approx. 76.2 cm; each bead: approx. 1.3 x 3.2 cm Ø
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: Cartography of the Liminal
Alternative view.
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Necklace: Mundus Imaginalis mala, 2020
Copper, vitreous enamel, silver, pearl silk, antique Buddhist immortal bead, antique African trade bead.
Length: approx. 76.2 cm; each bead: approx. 1.3 x 3.2 cm Ø
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: Cartography of the Liminal
Mala in use.
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Necklace: Salt is the Oldest Mystery, 2020
Copper, vitreous enamel, silver, pearl silk, antique Buddhist immortal bead, antique African trade bead.
Length: approx. 76.2 cm; each bead: approx. 1.3 x 2.5 cm Ø
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: Cartography of the Liminal
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Necklace: Salt is the Oldest Mystery, 2020
Copper, vitreous enamel, silver, pearl silk, antique Buddhist immortal bead, antique African trade bead.
Length: approx. 76.2 cm; each bead: approx. 1.3 x 2.5 cm Ø
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: Cartography of the Liminal
Alternative view.
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Necklace: Vesica Pisces mala, 2020
Copper, silver, vitreous enamel, South Sea pearl, pearl silk.
Length: approx. 78.7 cm; each bead: approx. 1.9 x 3.8 cm Ø
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: Cartography of the Liminal
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Necklace: Vesica Pisces mala, 2020
Copper, silver, vitreous enamel, South Sea pearl, pearl silk.
Length: approx. 78.7 cm; each bead: approx. 1.9 x 3.8 cm Ø
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: Cartography of the Liminal
Alternative view.
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Necklace: Vesica Pisces mala, 2020
Copper, silver, vitreous enamel, South Sea pearl, pearl silk.
Length: approx. 78.7 cm; each bead: approx. 1.9 x 3.8 cm Ø
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: Cartography of the Liminal
Mala in use.
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Collar: Mysterium tremendum et fascinans, 2019
Silver, copper, vitreous enamel.
45.7 x 0.63 x 3.2 cm
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Collar: Mysterium tremendum et fascinans, 2019
Silver, copper, vitreous enamel.
45.7 x 0.63 x 3.2 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
Alternative view.
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Bracelet: Aimez-vous la danse?, 2019
Silver, copper, 24k gold, vitreous enamel.
103 x 4 x 96 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
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Bracelet: Aimez-vous la danse?, 2019
Silver, copper, 24k gold, vitreous enamel.
103 x 4 x 96 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
Alternative view.
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Collar: East of hercules collar, 2019
Silver, copper, 24k gold, vitreous enamel.
56 x 1 x 6 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of hercules
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Bracelet: East of hercules bangle, 2019
Silver, copper, 24k gold, vitreous enamel.
7.4 x 7.4 x 2.8 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of hercules
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Pendant: Rewilding Bead, 2019
Silver, copper, 24k, vitreous enamel.
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Earrings: Assorted Earrings, 2019
Silver, copper, 24k, vitreous enamel.
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Collar: Axis Mundi, 2019
Silver, 24k, copper, vitreous enamel.
Each bead approx: 2 x 3.8 x 4.5 cm; L: 50 cm
Photo by: William Stelzer
From series: East of Hercules
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Collar: Axis Mundi, 2019
Silver, 24k, copper, vitreous enamel.
Each bead approx: 2 x 3.8 x 4.5 cm; L: 50 cm
Photo by: William Stelzer
From series: East of Hercules
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Earrings: Free Fall, 2019
Silver, copper, 24k, vitreous enamel.
2.5 x .5 x 2.5 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Bangle: One Slipper Left Behind, 2019
Silver, copper, 24k, vitreous enamel.
7.5 x 7.5 x 1.7 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Bangle: Girl and Moon, 2019
Copper, 24k, vitreous enamel.
7.3 x 7.3 x 5.4 cm
From series: East of Hercules
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Necklace: Illud Tempus Beads, 2019
Silver, copper, 24k, vitreous enamel.
2.3 x 2.3 x 4.5 cm, 2 x 2 x 3.5 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Brooch: Animal Magnetism, 2019
Silver, 24k, copper guttering debris from Hurricane Irma found in my yard after the storm, vitreous enamel.
5.2 x .5 x 5.4 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Bangle: Enameled Bangles, 2018
Copper, 24k, vitreous enamel.
7.4 x 7.4 x 2.8 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Bangle: Theatre de magie, 2018
Copper, 24k, vitreous enamel.
7.4 x 7.4 x 2.8 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Bangle: My Life, 2018
Copper, Gold, Enamel
7.4 x 7.4 x 2.8 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
Copper, 24k, vitreous enamel.
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Brooch: Brooch for Lieta, 2019
Silver, copper guttering debris from Hurricane Irma found in my yard after the storm, vitreous enamel.
5.2 x .5 x 5.4 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Bangle: Escape from the River Lethe, 2018
Copper, 24k, vitreous enamel.
7.3 x 7.3 x 5.4 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Bangle: Escape from the River Lethe, 2018
Copper, 24k, vitreous enamel.
7.3 x 7.3 x 5.4 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
Alternative view.
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Object: Icarus, 2018
Copper, nickel, brass, vitreous enamel.
8.1 x 2.2 x 7.4 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Object: Automata, 2019
Copper, nickel, brass, vitreous enamel.
8 x 2.8 x 7 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
From series: East of Hercules
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Pendant: The augur’s daughter, 2016
Silver, copper, bronze, steel, 14k gold, 18k gold, mica, star ruby, vitreous enamel.
6 x 2.3 x 6.7 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
Automaton locket.
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Pendant: The augur’s daughter, 2016
Silver, copper, bronze, steel, 14k gold, 18k gold, mica, star ruby, vitreous enamel.
6 x 2.3 x 6.7 cm
Photo by: Kim Nogueira
Details.
Automaton locket.
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Kim Nogueira resides on the sub-tropical island of St John, in the US Virgin Islands, where she first began working as a production goldsmith, learning the trade on the job 2 decades ago. Her BA in sociology from Smith College supports the multidimensional, thought-based, yet spiritually-inspired and intuitively-guided explorations that undergird her wearable narrative art practice and she continues to deepen her skill level with intensive workshops taught by renowned masters in the field. Her work has been shown in juried and curated exhibitions both abroad and nationally, such as MAD about LOOT at the Museum of Arts and Design, and published in magazines and books, including Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox, 1000 Beads and Behind the Brooch.
Her layered narratives in glass and metal extend a helping hand, an invitation to see the world with curious eyes, the eyes of a child, inviting you to become a magician for a moment, an alchemist in reverie, a shaman dreaming the world.
Statement
I have been on a journey of unlearning for several years now.This trek has taken me inward, on a search for the ancient language that connects me to the wind, the ocean, a tortoise and birds, the stars, humanity. This strange interior pilgrimage included the shedding of layers of learned fear, replaced by the embrace of inter-being, the extraordinary interconnectedness of all things in this universe of marvels and oddities, astonishments and magnificence. In my studio I embraced this interconnectedness of all things, using imagery and text from the historical record to intuitively craft a dream-like visual language in glass and metal that values the imagination as a powerful mythopoetic tool for critical thinking and change. The method I work with transforms random imagery and text from the past into miniature multi-nuanced and layered frescos of meaning and speaks to the collective unconscious realm that we all share. This work subtly encourages the formation of new paradigms and ways of thinking to replace the current homogenized patriarchal corporatocracy with systems that are sustainable for the planet and equitable for all of humanity.
It is a very sacred game we are playing here on earth. Each of my pieces can function as a touchstone, a cairn, a talisman, for soul retrieval, for awakening, for the journey back to remembering. I think of each as a miniature navigational atlas to the unseen, the unheard, the unknown: the world behind this world.
“…there is a thinking in primordial images, in symbols which are older than the historical man, which are inborn in him from the earliest times, and, eternally living, outlasting all generations, still make up the groundwork of the human psyche..wisdom is a return to them.”
-C.G. Jung
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