Mette Saabye
Jeweller
Published: 27.01.2018
Mette Saabye
saabye.bizBrooch: Mimosa pudica, 2016
Cacholong, plastic laminate, 925 silver.
8 x 8 x 1 cm
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
From series: Stone Poetry - A Slice of Home
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Brooch: Leucorrhinia caudalis, 2017
Cacholong, plastic laminate, silk, 925 silver.
9 x 11 x 1 cm
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
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Brooch: Bombina bombina, 2017
Cacholong, plastic laminate, 925 silver.
8 x 10 x 1 cm
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
From series: Stone Poetry - A Slice of Home
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Brooch: Coronella austriaca, 2017
Cacholong, plastic laminate, smoke quartz, onyx, 925 silver.
2 x 8 x 1 cm
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Brooch: Coenonympha arcania, 2017
Cacholong, plastic laminate, 925 silver.
10 x 10 x 1 cm
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
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Brooch: Coenonympha arcania – Perlemorrandøje, 2017
Cacholong, plastic laminate, 925s.
10 X 10 X 1 cm
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Brooch: Parnassia palustris, 2017
Cacholong, plastic laminate, 925 silver.
9 x 9 x 1 cm
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
From series: Stone Poetry - A Slice of Home
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Brooch: Orchis militaris, 2017
Cacholong, plastic laminate, Amethyst 925 silver.
12 x 8 x 1 cm
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Brooch: Lychnis flos-cuculi, 2017
Cacholong, plastic laminate, 925 silver.
12 x 8 x 1 cm
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Brooch: Malus domestica, 2017
Cacholong, Plastic laminate, Rose quartz, Agatha, 925 silver.
12 x 9 x 1 cm
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Brooch: Lucanus cervus, 2017
Cacholong, Plastic laminate, 925 silver.
11 x 8 x 1 cm
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Brooch: Tears of Gold, 2016
Various gold alloy
1.8 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
We can express our feelings, and state of mind with tears.
Scientifically tears are divided into three different types, based on their origin. Basal tears, reflex tears and emotional tears. Tears brought about by emotions have a different chemical make-up than Reflex and Basal tears.
Emotional tears contain more of the protein-based hormones prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and Leu-enkephalins, a natural painkiller. No tears are identical and you can't tell if a tear is brought by in anger, sorrow or happiness. These tears of gold are all individual, and their karat are kept a secret. I will make it up to you to decide if your Gold Tear refer to a sad or happy memory, or simply caused by the action of peeling an onion.
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Object: Objects of desire, 2015
Reconstructed stone, resin, ink, wood, pearls & turquoise.
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
From series: Objects of desire
Rings & Pendants.
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Object: Objects of desire, 2015
Reconstructed stone, resin, ink, wood & turquoise.
Photo by: Krogh; Dorte
From series: Objects of desire
Pendants.
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Object: Objects of desire, 2015
Reconstructed stone, resin, wood & coral.
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
From series: Objects of desire
Rings & Pendants.
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Object: Objects of desire, 2015
Reconstructed coral, resin, pearwood & coral.
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
From series: Objects of desire
Pendants.
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Object: Objects of desire, 2015
Reconstructed coral, resin, ink, pearwood & coral.
From series: Objects of desire
Pendants.
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Object: Objects of desire, 2014
Reconstructed coral, resin, ink, pearwood & coral.
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
From series: Objects of desire
Pendants.
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Object: Objects of desire, 2014
Amber, Boxwood, milk-opal, white coral.
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
From series: Objects of desire
Pendants.
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Object: Mirrors & Illusions, 2013
Laburnum, 925silver.
From series: Mirrors & Illusions
Rings & Pendants.
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Object: Condensators, 2013
Wood, reconstructed stone, resin & ink.
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
From series: Condensators
Rings.
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Object: Condensators, 2013
Wood, reconstructed stone, resin, minerals & ink.
Photo by: Dorte Krogh
From series: Condensators
Rings.
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Necklace: Balance Tool 1, 2012
Ash tree, magnets, silver 925, cotton
15 x 45 x 7 cm
Photo by Dorte Krogh
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Necklace: Balance Tool 2, 2012
Ash tree, plastic, magnets, silver 925, cotton
15 x 45 x 7 cm
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Necklace: Time Reader, 2012
Larch Tree, 18kt. Gold, epoxy
15 x 45 x 9 cm
Photo by Dorte Krogh
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Mette SaabyeBrooch: A Boat is a Boat, 2012
Paper, silver 925, silk
Photo by Dorte Krogh
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Mette SaabyeNecklace: A Boat is a Boat, 2012
Oxidized silver 925. human nails, silk
Photo by Dorte Krogh
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Mette SaabyeBrooch: A Boat is a Boat, 2012
Teak tree, plastic, silver 925
Photo by Dorte Krogh
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Necklace: A Boat is a Boat, 2012
Birch tree, plastic, oil paint
Photo by Dorte Krogh
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Brooch: A Boat is a Boat, 2012
Silver 925
Photo by Dorte Krogh
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Mette SaabyeNecklace: Below the snow..., 2010
Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton
19x10x2 cm
Copenhagen, March 12th 2010
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Mette SaabyeNecklace: Dream of a Friend, 2010
Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton
19x10x1 cm 3.5 gr.
Copenhagen, August 26th 2009
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Brooch: Spring, 2010
Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton
8x4x2cm
Copenhagen, April 2nd 2009
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Mette SaabyeNecklace: Vienna, 2010
Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton
45x8x6 cm
Vienne, October 12th 2009
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Mette SaabyeNecklace: Ocean of Birds, 2010
Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton
19x10x1 cm
Copenhagen, February 9th 2010
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Mette SaabyeBrooch: On the Beach, 2010
Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton
3.5x5.5x3 cm 3.5 gr.
Thy, October 8th 2009
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Mette SaabyeNecklace: Friends, 2010
Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton
19x10x1 cm
Fyn, June 16th 2008
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Mette SaabyeNecklace: From the Uncle of a Nufle Gufle, 2010
Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton
13x7x1 cm
Korsør, September 3rd 2009
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Mette SaabyeBrooch: Sexual Harassment, 2007
Paper, 18 ct. gold , white lacquer, silver 925
10 x 10 x 1 cm
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Necklace: Forget me not, 2006
Silk, photos
45 x 10 x 1 cm
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Necklace: A home, 2006
Paper, cotton string, silver 925
45 x 8 x 4 cm
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Brooch: Cookiegirl, 2006
18 ct. gold, scrap, turquoise
1 x 4 x 8 cm
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Mette SaabyeNecklace: Mum, 2006
18 ct. gold, precious stones
9x 4 x 2 cm
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Ring: Peas and kinky corny carrots, 2006
18 ct. gold, green agate, pearls, chorales
4x 4 x 4 cm
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Ring: Pheasant with boiled potatoes, 2006
18 ct. gold, pearls, agate
4x 4,5 x 3,5 cm
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Ring: Sweets, 2006
18 ct. gold, syntetic precious stones
4x 2,5 x 2,5 cm
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Mette SaabyeRing: Four signatures, 2006
18 ct. gold, signets
4 x 2,5 x 2,5 cm
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Statement
Jewellery is an expression of personal dreams, wishes and identity. Jewellery has become my language, my way of communicating observations, opinions and experiences to people all over the world.Stone Poetry - A slice of home
As a child I hoped to become an archaeologist. I was fascinated by history and ancient cultures.
Another interest of mine, was finding fossils by the sea with my father. We often did, and when a new piece was found he would explain what kind of animal it had once been.
I was fascinated by these objects that kept a door open to lost cultures and time, I felt connected across time and cultures - so close and still separated. The brooches are questioning the matter of cultural identity. They are artificial fossils, referring to the culture that shaped me.
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