Les Glaneuses comes from the French language and translates to "female gleaners." Historically, gleaning refers to the act of gathering remnants of crops from a field after the harvest and was most commonly done by women. Rural gleaners are beautifully memorialized in paintings by Jean-François Millet (1814-1875) and Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890). Today, gleaners gather everything from scraps from trash, furniture from alleyways, or vegetables from stalls after the markets have closed. They also salvage knicknacks, ideas and personal connection.
My jewelry designs are creative examples of gleaning in the present-- i see them as mini-sculptures or collages made from found materials and found impressions. They are expressions of all that I have gleaned from travelling, cleaning out my mother's jewelry drawer and hunting for unique beads and baubels, both old and new.
Stay tuned for updates on completion of my site at www.lesglaneuses.etsy.com
I hope to have it finished soon and then you can buy some of my gleaned creations!
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