Mokume Gane by Ulrike Burgholzer

Bracelet / Geometric NewTalentsByKlimt02

Bridging past technology withcontemporaryjewellery is not a mere matter of using an ancient technique, but a thrilling encounter of the two, thus fostering ongoing alterations and enhancements of this technique. In my thesis examples of ancient and contemporary art objects and jewellery are presented and allow to gain an insight into the wide range of Mokume Gane. In addition this book is intended to give an understanding of both, the technique and aspects of the theory of jewellery.
Based on two japanese haikus:
"tsuki to ware to mono omou koro kumo okoru" by Katô Kyôtai (As the moon and I wanted to think about something, clouds appeared)
and "uekiya no oite yuki-taru kochô kana" by Ôshima Ryôta (Oh, the gardener left a butterfly at ours), the idea was to find new ways of interpretation of mokume gane.