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Jewellery
Erin and Jesus from Thomas Estevez Design have worked
as a team for more than 20 years, both here in Canada and abroad in Spain,
selling and designing silver with semi-precious and fine stones. Jesus is
also a painter.
“We have opened many stores and sold a few as well as
wholesaling our designs in Spain. In Europe we learned the art of making
high-end jewellery, micro fusion, setting and so on. We have made more
than a thousand designs and get up each day wanting to do it again. The
beauty of the stones is our inspiration. Their pure natural colours are so
beautiful it is a spiritual experience. By using only silver, we hope to
make the experience of owning a stone affordable. The white metal is also
the preference of many modern people. We often set a quality of stones
that is traditionally only set in gold.
We know the stones also have healing properties as they
contain the same elements as our earth, universe and ourselves in a highly
concentrated and refined form. Indeed it recently was discovered by
scientists that stones are alive as well. It is a privilege to work with
such a powerful material
We work with a lot of traditional forms and our rule is
that it must be beautiful and that is the only statement we want to make
with our forms. We are now in Belleville so we can be close to our family
and live in this very special place called Canada.”
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Paintings
Jesus studied art at the University of Ottawa. He does
figurative art, landscapes, interiors, still-life, and sometime mixes the
real and the surreal with an expressionistic style. Recently, he
approaches art as what he calls “positive art”.
“I think Painting is a way of communication, and there
are enough things that are negative in our lives…. Paintings through its
colour can make you feel good, show you the beauty the artist got inspired
from, then you got something important and good.”
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Diciembre 1986 Galeria Plas, Ottawa, solo
Febrero 1987 en la galeria de la Alliance Francais, Ottawa, solo
Noviembre 1987 en la Galeria 115 de la Universidad de Ottawa, solo
Diciembre 1987 en la Galeria Carl Davis ,de Ottawa , en grupo
Mayo 1988 en el festival de primavera de Ottawa ,en grupo
Julio 1988 en la Galeria Carl Davis de Ottawa , en grupo
Noviembre 1988 en la Galeria Carl Davis de Ottawa, en grupo
Diciembre 1988 en la Galeria de la Aliance Francais, solo
Diciembre 1988 en Salon dŽArt, Palaice de Congres, Hull , Quebec, en grupo
Enero 1989 Galeria Aux Quatre Jeudis, Hull, Quebec, solo
Febrero 1989 Café Wim, Ottawa, solo
Marzo 1989 Salon de Matiers d`Art, Gatineau , Quebec, en grupo
Abril 1989 en The Public Library Of Ottawa, solo , exposicion permanente
durante un ańo
Mayo 1989 Galeria Carl Davis , Ottawa, solo
Junio 1989 Galeria Caligram,Ottawa , en grupo
Julio 1989 Galeria U.H.F., Ottawa , solo
Octubre 1989 LŽEtand DŽArt , Hull ,Quebec, en grupo
Diciembre 1989 Café Wim, Ottawa, solo
Diciembre 1990 Galeria Carl Davis , Ottawa, en grupo
Marzo 1991 Galeria Kaspar Hauser , Toronto, solo
Septiembre 1991 Galeria Sussex , Ottawa, solo
Noviembre 1991 Galeria Cumberland Underground, Ottawa, solo
Octubre 1992 Ayuntamiento de Villalonga, Valencia, solo |
