“Rubus Amoenus”
Disused scientific name of blackberries
[lat. Rŭbus] Bramble: Evergreen shrub, equipped with quills, which produce a characteristic fruit called blackberry.
[lat. Amoenus] Ameno: Pleasant, beautiful, which rejoices the eye and the soul.
Why blackberries?
Wild blackberries are dear to me.
Many memories are linked to them and I could say they’ve always been present, in different forms, throughout my life.
So I wanted to take the bramble with me, in my work, as a home, nest, shelter. This vital and wild tangle of branches and thorns capable of crafting treasures and housing cats, magpies and other birds. The bramble as a real ecosystem.
I chose this complex and beautiful, pleasant tangle to give a name to what I do and feel.
I’m Ambra, nice to meet you!
I live in the Tuscan countryside, full of curious magpies and brambles laden with treasures.
I like the idea of bringing precious and meaningful things with me, hence the passion – since I was a child – for creating jewels of natural inspiration.
Pebbles, feathers and butterfly wings forgotten by the wind were the first materials I used.
A diploma in ceramics from the art institute, and then a degree in languages and intercultural studies, accompanied in parallel my self-taught studies in the creation of jewels. And here we are.
I hope you’ll find your treasure here. Bright more than glittering .. because the light I prefer comes from within and is not reflected.
Welcome to the bramble, curious little magpie.
