Mirit Weinstock
Mirit Weinstock is a multimedia visual artist, fashion and jewelry designer, Ikebana and floral artist, practicing Washi (Japanese paper) art and ceramics. Founder and creative director of the handcrafted luxury brand Mirit Weinstock Jewelry. Based in Japan.
In her work, Mirit explores time and duration: the dialogue between time, nature, space, the cycles of life, and crafts that fold years of creation within them.
For Mirit, crafts, art, and jewelry inspire one another, resulting in a body of work that explores the traditional-contemporary continuum.
During my personal and artistic journey in Japan I fell in love with the poetic art of ikebana and discovered not only the magical beauty of flowers, but also the symbolic role they play in our lives, as masterfully described by Kakuzo Okakura in The Book of Tea: "In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends. We eat, drink, sing, dance, and flirt with them."
Immersing myself in the traditions of Ikebana, I realized how closely intertwined my personal life was with the lives of flowers and with nature. In the series My Life in Flowers I create works composed of flowers, branches, leaves, and water, along with personal titles comprised of moments in my life, to express my intimate feelings.
I arrange a single white lily, resting gracefully on a fragile porcelain vessel, and through this delicate ambiance express my longing to lean my head on someone, if only for a moment.
Japanese author Shirasu Masako, wrote: "A natural flower is beautiful, but when it is touched by a human, it becomes a thought." I unveil my private thoughts and emotions as they resonate in nature, and tell a personal - collective story through material and craftsmanship.
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