Ana Paula Allen

ansformar, reaproveitar, recriar novos processos de transformação de forma a dignificar e dar nova visibilidade e protagonismo em termos estéticos, formais, expressivos e funcionais a objectos e materiais, criando peças únicas, com brilho ou opacas, com cor e textura. As minhas jóias são muitas vezes inspirados em imagens do quotidiano, da natureza, em formas, linhas e texturas. Materializam-se num processo de criação intuitivo até estarem harmoniosamente completas e em perfeita sintonia com o corpo. Ana Paula Allen

Alberto Campos Baeza, architect, wrote that “(...) Thinking with your hands, is to try and make it clear that labor ... requires both head and hands. The head which generates ideas and the hands which materialize those ideas that are built. “ This quote inspired by the novel The Cave by José Saramago, says that the creators have something alike small brains at their fingertips . As I love “Thinking with Hands “My jewelry is nothing more than experience. In a constant restlessness, I manipulate, experiment and mix. The challenge is always to transform, reuse and recreate new manufacturing processes in order to dignify and give a new visibility and prominence in an aesthetic, formal, expressive and functional way to objects and materials, creating unique pieces either glittering or opaque, with color and texture. My jewels are often inspired by images of everyday life, nature, shapes, lines and textures. They materialize into an intuitive creation process until they are harmoniously complete and in perfect tune with the body. Ana Paula Allen