DENISE REYTAN

LIVING MEMORY

I’ve been working with plastic and silicone for a long time, but gemstones have always fascinated me as well. The colors of stones, their glow & special grinding make a magical combination. Moreover, through the memories associated with stones, they become very special, beloved and lifelong companions.

Cutting stones is a challenging technical craft. Anything you cut off or grind is gone. Nothing can be added again. Therefore, my stones are little sculptures created with a lot of physical strength, plenty of cold water and much love.

I cut the stones in an intuitive way, guided by emotions and the moment. The stones and their forms grew from my hands and my mind. Thoughts converted into the stones. Thus, I got out of the stones, what was already inside them – and inside me. That’s why these stones are personal time signals or sculptural snapshots.

Photographs by D.J.R

Smoky quartz, heterosit, reconstr. coral, onyx, silver, plastic, cable, etc.		Detail	Reconstructed coral and turquoise, smoky quartz, silver	Reconstructed coral and turquoise, smoky quartz, silver	Reconstr. coral & turquoise, smoky quartz, white agate, silver, acrylic glass	Detail	Smoky quartz, silver	Anden Opal, smoky quartz, chalcedon, carnelian, greenish smoky quartz, silver, plastic, etc.	Anden Opal, smoky quartz, chalcedon, carnelian, greenish smoky quartz, silver	Detail	Smoky quartz, turquoise, silver, plastic, steel, etc.	Detail	Smoky quartz, silver, steel, etc.	Rhodonite, chalcedon, amethyst, rose quartz, silver, plastic, silicone, etc.	Detail	Smoky quartz, amethyst, red agate, amazonite, turquoise, serpentine, silver, white agate, magnesite	Detail	Variscite, turquoise (green & blue), coral, dyed opal, magnesit, reconstr. turquoise, silver	Variscite, turquoise (green & blue), coral, dyed opal, magnesit, reconstr. turquoise, silver	Variscite, green turquoise, dyed opal, silver	Lavender quartz, amethyst, white agate, acrylic glass, silver, plastic	Lavender quartz, amethyst, white agate, acrylic glass, silver, plastic	Lavender quartz, amethyst, silver	Cuprite, aventurine, turquoise, silver, reconstr. coral, cable	Cuprite, aventurine, turquoise, silver	back	Variscite, rose quartz, red agate, smoky quartz, coral, betel nuts, plastic, reconstr. turquoise, etc.	Detail	Amethyst, silver, acrylic glass, plastic.	Amethyst, silver.