midnight garden

The story of aēr was born from one of my favorite paintings The Angels of the Night by William Degouve de Nuncques. As a child I remember being captivated by this painting when we visited the Kroller-Muller museum. I pictured a foggy garden, filled with mystery, where stories play out, seasons change, and beings roam free. And so the idea of a dream-like world, a Midnight Garden, was born.

I later learned this painting is a visual poem about serenity and spiritual presence and that those luminous figures gliding through a forest were not meant as religious angels in the traditional sense, but rather as manifestations of peace, purity, and calm. The quiet forces that inhabit the night. Degouve de Nuncques was deeply interested in the unseen world and the spiritual or emotional presence hidden within nature.

And that’s precisely what I envision for aēr and my first pieces for Midnight Garden, items revealing light that moves unseen through the night. Whether it’s being inspired by art, greek mythology or the deeper mysteries of nature.  

Aēr draws inspiration from historic jewelry, symbolic art, greek mythology and the quiet poetry of form and material. Each piece reflects a dialogue between past and present, a contemporary interpretation of timeless beauty designed to evoke reflection, serenity and meaning.