STUDIO JULIA ATLAS

Who is in Paris May 21 to 25, join me at Biennale Révélations, a celebration of fine craft art at the Grand Palais.

The artist Julia Atlas presents "Studies of Peace". A collection of prayer bead sculptures, Jewelry for the home inspired by her Turkish and African roots. The sculptures are an indigenous expression. Power objects to awaken the spirit, to deepen the connection to self, to humanity, to the earth.

The large sculpture amplifies the message of peace and offers us the opportunity of interaction. They are stripped of decoration, reduced to its essence. The beads are made from a found Tipuana {Rosewood} tree, felled in January 2014 and turned in February. It remains ‘green’ to encourage the cracks, symbolic of humanity and an invitation for light to enter.