Recent blog posts on lottedemey.com http://www.lottedemey.com/blog http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/72http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/72 Filigree This workshop will be taught by Roos De Krom. She worked with this technique for the last couple of years. In 2008 her work was rewarded with the "Prijs design platform Limburg". In this workshop she will explain her own vision and method of working. You will find more pictures of her work on her website. The workshop takes place on the 24th of april. To participate, you need to be able to solder with wire fluently. You can read the hole explanation about the workshop here. As always, there are only 6 places available. Be sure to subscribe in time! Technical skills This workshop is brand new as well. You will learn the basic techniques of a jewelry designer: transferring a drawing onto metal, drilling, sawing, filing and sanding! This workshop takes place on the 25th and 26th of september. Further explanations here. Would you like to participate in a level 2 workshop, but you have no foreknowledge yet? These workshops will teach you all the basic skills you need: *soldering in silver: wire (level 1) *technical skills (level 1) *soldering in silver: combining sheet and wire(level 2) After these workshops you will be able to create your own jewelry! Workshops made to order The hole explanation about the workshops has been written down here. From today on you can have your workshops custom-made! Do you have a group of minimum 4 people and maximum 6, then you can choose your own date. The workshops are all teached in the studio in Antwerp. If you would like some more information, just send me an email. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:35:00 -0800http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/71http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/71The invasion of Bruges was a big succes, even more then that! 4500 visitors were counted. I really enjoyed it :) Soon there will also be a webshop of the invasion and new editions will be organized...if you missed it this time, you'll have a chance to make up for it! Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:35:00 -0800http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/70http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/70I received some very good news this week! I was chosen as one of 12 designers by Design Flanders, who get to represent Belgium at the Eunique, arts and crafts fair in Germany. From June 11th until 13th 2010 Karlsruhe becomes the meeting point of the international arts & design branch. And Belgium will be the host country! You can find all the information on the website of Eunique. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:43:00 -0800http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/69http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/69Well, the new year has begon, back to work! It will take me a while to find a new working rythm now that baby Jolan has arrived. So forgive me if my blogposts come a bit slower than usual :) The first workshop this year was a completely new one. It was for advanced designers and taught by guest teacher: Nathalie Perneel. The results were really good. I also took the workshop and really enjoyed being a student again! Here are some pictures: Models in paper and silver made by Nathalie In the next pictures you can see the working process. Trying out models in paper, flattening silver to the size of paper and then folding the models in silver, all demonstrated very well by Liesbet! Take a look at the rest of the pictures here. I noticed while uploading these photo's that I made a mistake in the last pictures I put online about the autumn workshops 2009. I forgot to press the button "public" when I uploaded them, so you were not able to see them. They are available here! SorrySat, 13 Feb 2010 12:02:00 -0800http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/67http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/67Lotte asked me (her boyfriend & webmaster Filip) to let you know that our baby boy Jolan was born on January 6th at 10pm in our home in Antwerp, measuring 51 cm and weighing a hefty 4.2 kg! They're both doing great. Below some pictures of Jolan and Lotte and of the birthcard (which Lotte drew). Meanwhile sign-ups for the workshops are continuing. You may not get a reply immediately but sign-ups are being noted and the number of remaining places for each workshop tracked in the agenda.Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:09:00 -0800http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/66http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/66The schedule and descriptions of the workshops are up. For every workshop you will find a page with an explanation and some pictures. You just have to click on the name of the workshop in the agenda to read the discription. You will find many new workshops. The first one starts in february. It's a level 3 workshop for people who can solder, file, saw and drill fluently. This workshop will be thought by Nathalie Perneel. Take a look at the full programme! Subscriptions are open and can be done by email.Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:43:00 -0800http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/65http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/65A lot of hard work has been done during the latest workshops. Here is a little teaser: Pendant in the lost wax technique by Chris B. Ring with setting in the lost wax technique by Willie Soldering a pendant in silver wire by Lieve V.A. Pendant in the lost was technique by Lieve Vdb. Take a look at the rest of the pictures! The full programme for 2010 will be up on the website in a couple of days. You can already check the agenda. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:59:00 -0800http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/64http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/64Today the jewelry edition of Weekend Knack (a Belgian fashion magazine) was published and I'm in it, hurray!! Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:09:00 -0800http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/63http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/63This will be my last event of 2009. Are you looking for some original Christmas presents, come and pay us a visit at the Kloosterstraat in Antwerp! You will find all information on the website of Markt van Morgen.Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:14:00 -0800http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/62http://www.lottedemey.com/blogitem/62In my first and second year at the Art Academy, painting was part of our curriculum. We had a new German teacher, Tobias Magass, a passionate painter himself. He came from Israel where he had been teaching aswell. And I remember him telling he had to get used to students being so distant in Belgium. He was very commited to his job and really wanted to get the best out of his students, he was the first teacher to tell me the truth about my work to my face. He was the first one who got me to open up in my work. He learned me to look at the world in a different way. After these 2 years he went back to teach in Germany, but we kept in touch. We wrote letters about our inspirations, about travelling, about the difficulties of being an artist. When we were in the neighbourhood we visited each other's studio. He used to send me postcards of exhibitions he visited and thought I would like. But the most important of all, we exchanged pictures of our latest works and I noticed that he valued my opinion of his work as much as I valued his. A couple of weeks ago I received a CD with lots of new paintings on it. He visited Brasil during the summer and started working on a new series over there, which I absolutely adored. I told him I thought this was his best work ever and he wrote back that he would start on a series of selfportraits soon. Today I received a letter and as a true designer I noticed the black and white colour first, and thought to myself: I like this enveloppe. Then social conventions kicked in and I realised this could be bad news... and it really was. You died on the 14th of november, totally unexpected. Your funeral took place last monday. And I have no idea what happened to you. Was it a car crash, a heart attack? In the end it doesn't really matter. You're gone and I realize how much your constant encouragements and letters meant to me. I wonder what will happen with all your paintings. I really hope they will be treasured for as long as they exist. Like it is written on your funeral letter: Lang ist die Kunst, flüchtig das Leben. And this is the only way I have to say goodbye to you. I will never forget you... In a matter of weeks I lost a very dear friend and I will give birth to my first child - the circle of life completed - I guess.Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:41:00 -0800