Ans Zoutenbier

The Tin Moon * Studio/Gallery


Contemporary Tin Designs

Artist Statement

I love working with my hands.  After arriving in New Mexico, I quickly learned to love tin.  This unpretentious, honest material offers endless design opportunities.  With so many outstanding New Mexico craftspeople presenting the worthy, traditional styles, I decided that I’d better not try to outdo them in their own field, and find a different approach.  I guess that my Dutch upbringing pushed my creativity in the direction of contemporary, sometimes quite minimal designs.  Nonetheless, some of my designs show a Southwestern touch, yet I bet even then most people notice my contemporary eye. 



TIN DESIGNS BY ANS ZOUTENBIER
 
As a native of the Netherlands I lived and worked in The Hague until 1994.  For ten years I organized exhibitions of contemporary art, the The Hague Salon, and poetry festivals.
 
In 1994, my husband Ton Haak and I left the Netherlands to travel throughout the American West.  Four years later we found Abiquiu, New Mexico, and knew we had arrived at our new home.
 
In 1998, I started studying traditional New Mexico tin design with J.D. Martinez of Española.  I found the creativity of tin work to be immensely satisfying and started to explore different and foremost contemporary design directions.  In my Abiquiu studio/gallery The Tin Moon one may find even Mondrian-inspired and postmodern tin mirrors; a very successful line are the goddess mirrors, and recently the series of large tin and copper mirrors with quilt-like designs attract a lot of attention.  I also create smaller pieces, including ornaments and other great (Christmas) gifts. My (jewelry) boxes are elegant examples of the many possibilities the material and the technique offer.
 

Mirrors
Night lights
Switchplate covers
Nichos     
Cabinet inserts
Lamp shades
Boxes
Ornaments
Christmas tree tops
Photo frames
Business card holders
Pencil holders
Bulletin board frames
Chalk board frames
 

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