Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art |
Luana Coonen
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Luana Coonen
Luana was born and raised in Hawaii, living a simple and creative life in her natural
living in a densely populated city, and the tropics of Hawaii. Never before this
point had she realized her strong affiliation with nature and organic growth
patterns. Realizing there was less natural growth in her concrete surroundings she
found even the smallest flower or blade of grass more valuable than ever. She
began focusing on how to express these overwhelming emotions through her
artwork, finding ways within her jewelry to amplify these simple natural objects.
Now obsessively observing natural patterns, Luana began to notice nature’s
selective palate. Presenting themselves in many forms in her everyday life,
branching patterns became a notable theme in universal design. While on hikes,
she noticed poetic arrangements of delicate branches and lichen. Within the city,
beautiful cracks in the pavement distracted her. Collecting small natural objects
and sketching patterns which display branching structures, great connections
became apparent. These new lessons directly began to affect to her art and
design process. She began finding ways to integrate these inspiring natural
objects with her jewelry designs. Luana amplifies these seeming mundane objects
by combining them with precious materials, bringing attention to these little
specimens, so they are not muted in our urban environment. Her work becomes a
daily reminder, placed directly on the body, that nature’s true and tested designs
are our most valuable learning tools.
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