S T O R Y T E L L I N G
“The pleasure of making lies in its ability to magically transport you back to a different space and time; and for me that’s one of peace and serenity”. — Jariet Oloye
Handwoven Sculptural Jewellery & Objects
Jariet work is rooted in culture, heritage and history. Inspiration as artist came from her childhood lived experience in the midst of Yoruba artisans in Nigeria; with whom she was taught to play with different natural materials and participated in the arts of woven Aso-Oke, Yoruba renowned colourful traditional high textiles, basketry and other crafts.
The poetic and traditional storytelling of the artisans, being passed from one generation to the next is one of divine sources of Jariet creativity.
History of glass
Glass is light, Glass is colour, Glass is magic
One cannot seriously talk of glass as material without honouring the ingenuity of the craftsmen working in glass in Mesopotamia; the land between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers around 3500 BC. They discovered the art of mixing sand, soda, and lime to make material glass, heating it in open moulds and cast into objects.
Curiosity of these two noble materials led Jariet to explore the intrinsic relationship of metal and glass. ‘The alchemy, parallel, and hot fusion of both mediums’. She researched, experiment and developed own metal alloys which she successfully mixes with glass using lost-wax techniques, and kiln-cast into aesthetic form of work of art, depicting the beauty of nature and the natural world. These are unique one-of-a-kind pieces.