The Gold Weaver of Luzern

I have started my week of art. On the first of September. And I am going to count this visit as an experience with art as well because this was not just an encounter with a room full of lovely art pieces but also an encounter with a real piece of art itself. Today I was invited by some very dear friends to go see Lucie Heskett-Brem, the Gold Weaver, in her atelier in Meggen, Switzerland. She is a well known jewelry maker here in Luzern and the daughter of Sculptor Rolf Brem. Her mother too was a jewelry designer and today I got to meet her in her studio. Engulfed with her tiny pieces of silver and gold prepared in odd shapes to make necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets. She was eager to talk, to explain, to share her passion and my friend and I happily stood in as models. Forgive me if I sound like a grandma, but it was an utter delight for the delicate pieces felt like second skins, they just attached themselves and followed every curve of your neck, collarbones, wrists, wherever they were hung.