Munich March 2019 Day 3

Hi,

I never take as many photos as I should but I always think I am taking so many. So I wish I had more to show you. You will probably see plenty but there was oh so much more.

Here is the entrance to the fair which is just like American craft fairs but bigger. At the end of one of the halls is the annual Schmuck exhibition surrounded by a group of galleries. I don't know what the Blue Bull is doing at the entrance but... the Bavarians must know.

The first stop is always Galerie Marzee and a look at Dorothea Pruhl's new work. She is 82 and continues to make the most innovative and breath-taking necklaces. This latest one -below- is totatlly sculptural - the image just doesn't do it justice. Believe me when I say it flies off and around the neck in a very dimensional way.

There was also a new youngish jeweler who Marzee was high on who did these chain necklaces with tattoos of female empowerment depicted on them. They were a big hit and had a beautiful movement and meaning. Here is KR modeling one.

There was also this amazing work by a Chinese jeweler that could be moved into a variety of clever shapes and each metal brooch was shown with it's wooden box. I don't know if you can tell show this one brooch moves into 2 different shapes with these 2 images but I found it to be a wonderful puzzle.

Then I wandered over to the Thailand booth where Atty the owner of the gallery modeled some wonderful and funny looking jewelry by a Thai jeweler.

Sofia Bjorkman who owns Platina Gallery had some small beaded work that amazed me and I don't know why but I was very drawn to its delicacy and obsessive quality.

But probably the work that I really loved the most was from the New Zealand Gallery The National which I knew from my trip to NZ. The ones that stood out were this large gold necklace by Lisa Walker and the carved monkey in a blanket by Jane Dodd and the Stars by Warwick Freeman.

And one last delight was this large spider from the Korean booth. There were a lot of bugs but this one was the best in my mind.

We stopped at one last jewelry stop outside of the fair grounds which wasn't supposed to be opened yet but luckily as we were standing there looking in the windows the owners of Galerie Beyond came walking up and we got in. DR got something that she didn't think she would get but she did.

Then we stopped by the Haus der Kunst to see an El Anatsui show. I am always excited to see his work and this was no exception... enjoy the images of his monumental pieces made from bottle caps and liquor bottle and wine top wrappings.

We were back at the Charles hotel for dinner and an early evening. I know you are sad that today is over so to cheer you up I give you this Happy Face by Alexander Blank.

Hugs,

Susan