Marion Lebouteiller Jewellery
CURRENT/UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2017
"Ringing the changes " - Ring exhibition at Victoria Sewart Gallery - Plymouth, UK - 15 April / 16 July
Made London Bloomsbury - London, UK - 20/21 May
"Beyond the blue" - exhibition at Gill Wing contemporary jewellery - London, July/August
Made London Marylebone - London, UK - 19/22 October
DAZZLE @Oxo - London, UK - 12 November/ 7 January 2018
PAST EXHIBITIONS
2016
"Boucles d'oreilles" - Earrings exhibitions at Galerie Bettina Flament - Lille, France - January/February.
DAZZLE @ Oxo - London, UK - 13 November 2016 / 8 January 2017
SIERAAD International Art Fair - Amsterdam, NL - 10/13 November
Made London Marylebone - London, UK - 20/23 OctoberGreat Northern Contemporary Craft Fair - Manchester, UK - 6/9 October
ACJ show, Choice! - New Ashgate Gallery - Farnham - 17 September/5 November
BCTF The British Craft Trade Fair - London - 11/13 September
West Dean Design and Craft Fair - West Dean College nr Chichester, UK - 3/5 June
"Bagues" - Ring exhibition at Galerie Bettina Flament- Lille, France - 14 June /16 July
Omega Studios - Summer exhibition - St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, UK - July / August
Made London Bloomsbury - London - 29 April / 1 May
Victoria Sewart Contemporary jewellery gallery - solo exhibition - Plymouth, UK - 4 March/ 29 April
Creative Voice, Lincoln Art Studios - Massachussetts, USA
Creative Voice, Visual Art Exchange - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
2015
Sleight of Hand ACJ Touring Exhibition - the Brewhouse, Burton upon Trent, UK - 1/28 September
- the Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, UK - 7/31 October
- Plymouth College of Art Gallery - Plymouth, UK - 16 November/12 December
Made Brighton - Brighton, UK - 19/22 November
Made by Hand - Cardiff, Wales, UK - 30 October/1 November
SIT Select showcase- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK - 23/25 October
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair - Manchester, UK - 8/11 October
10 Days Winchester, Chalk - Winchester, UK - 10 October/7 November
Salisbury Contemporary Craft and Heritage Festival - Salisbury, UK - 5 and 6 September
City Lit " Four seasons "- 1-10 Keeley Street London WC2B 4BA, UK - 7/23 April
City Lit Pop up shop - London, UK - 22 and 24 April
2017
"Ringing the changes " - Ring exhibition at Victoria Sewart Gallery - Plymouth, UK - 15 April / 16 July
Made London Bloomsbury - London, UK - 20/21 May
"Beyond the blue" - exhibition at Gill Wing contemporary jewellery - London, July/August
Made London Marylebone - London, UK - 19/22 October
DAZZLE @Oxo - London, UK - 12 November/ 7 January 2018
PAST EXHIBITIONS
2016
"Boucles d'oreilles" - Earrings exhibitions at Galerie Bettina Flament - Lille, France - January/February.
DAZZLE @ Oxo - London, UK - 13 November 2016 / 8 January 2017
SIERAAD International Art Fair - Amsterdam, NL - 10/13 November
Made London Marylebone - London, UK - 20/23 OctoberGreat Northern Contemporary Craft Fair - Manchester, UK - 6/9 October
ACJ show, Choice! - New Ashgate Gallery - Farnham - 17 September/5 November
BCTF The British Craft Trade Fair - London - 11/13 September
West Dean Design and Craft Fair - West Dean College nr Chichester, UK - 3/5 June
"Bagues" - Ring exhibition at Galerie Bettina Flament- Lille, France - 14 June /16 July
Omega Studios - Summer exhibition - St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, UK - July / August
Made London Bloomsbury - London - 29 April / 1 May
Victoria Sewart Contemporary jewellery gallery - solo exhibition - Plymouth, UK - 4 March/ 29 April
Creative Voice, Lincoln Art Studios - Massachussetts, USA
Creative Voice, Visual Art Exchange - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
2015
Sleight of Hand ACJ Touring Exhibition - the Brewhouse, Burton upon Trent, UK - 1/28 September
- the Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, UK - 7/31 October
- Plymouth College of Art Gallery - Plymouth, UK - 16 November/12 December
Made Brighton - Brighton, UK - 19/22 November
Made by Hand - Cardiff, Wales, UK - 30 October/1 November
SIT Select showcase- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK - 23/25 October
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair - Manchester, UK - 8/11 October
10 Days Winchester, Chalk - Winchester, UK - 10 October/7 November
Salisbury Contemporary Craft and Heritage Festival - Salisbury, UK - 5 and 6 September
City Lit " Four seasons "- 1-10 Keeley Street London WC2B 4BA, UK - 7/23 April
City Lit Pop up shop - London, UK - 22 and 24 April
I am a French jeweller who lives and works in Hampshire, England. My creations are born out of my fascination for materials, colours and beauties of nature. I grew up surrounded by 150 volcanoes and I am somehow hoping that the wearer will find and feel a connection with nature that s/he might have forgotten or never had.
I suggest oppositions between nature and culture, natural and artificial, wild and domestic and I highlight contrasts of colours, textures, feelings. My background as a chaser and patinateur on bronze sculptures influences deeply my approach to contemporary art jewellery.
I am inspired by my surroundings but also by the Japanese culture and the «Wabi-Sabi» philosophy: the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. I like leaving space to the unexpected and let the materials express themselves.
My techniques include the lost-wax casting and the casting from natural items into silver or bronze but also soldering, hand piercing, traditional chasing techniques.
All my pieces are handmade, either one-offs or small series, using recycled or Fairmined metals wherever possible, as I am very much into the idea (and the actions) of living on this planet with a minimum impact on the environment and on the life of mining labourers.
I suggest oppositions between nature and culture, natural and artificial, wild and domestic and I highlight contrasts of colours, textures, feelings. My background as a chaser and patinateur on bronze sculptures influences deeply my approach to contemporary art jewellery.
I am inspired by my surroundings but also by the Japanese culture and the «Wabi-Sabi» philosophy: the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. I like leaving space to the unexpected and let the materials express themselves.
My techniques include the lost-wax casting and the casting from natural items into silver or bronze but also soldering, hand piercing, traditional chasing techniques.
All my pieces are handmade, either one-offs or small series, using recycled or Fairmined metals wherever possible, as I am very much into the idea (and the actions) of living on this planet with a minimum impact on the environment and on the life of mining labourers.
Infinite studs. Patinated bronze and silver fitting
Ribbon ring. Sterling silver.
Infinite oxidised ring I. Sterling silver.