Stories — Who Made Me?


My aunt Jessica Rose's jewelry designs for Issey Miyake

My aunt Jessica Rose's jewelry designs for Issey Miyake
I was sorry to read that Japanese designer Issey Miyake died this month...

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My grandmother, artist and writer Gunda Lambton - part 2

My grandmother, artist and writer Gunda Lambton - part 2
By the end of 1940, aged only 26, my maternal grandmother Gunda was on a boat to Canada and a whole new life. She had my 1 1/2 year-old mother with her and was pregnant with my aunt Bettina. They were on the last government-sponsored ship taking evacuees from England.

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My grandmother, artist and writer Gunda Lambton - part 1

My grandmother, artist and writer Gunda Lambton - part 1

My maternal grandmother Gunda Lambton (née von Davidson) lived what seems like more than one life. She was a creative and resourceful person who always found a way through the difficulties she encountered. As an artist, she used whatever tools and materials she could find and afford. She never stopped creating and learning and even went on to become a published author in her 60s. She still had new books in the works at the time of her death, aged 99.  

This post is about her early life in Germany. 

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My aunt, artist and jewelry designer Jessica Rose

My aunt, artist and jewelry designer Jessica Rose

My first memory of Jess is from when I was 5 years old. We were living in Paris and I must have just woken from a nap. My mother said "Guess who's here?!" I had no idea. And there was Jessica.

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My grandfather, illustrator Garth Williams - part 3

My grandfather, illustrator Garth Williams - part 3

When I talk about my aunts and uncles on my mother's side it gets confusing in about a second. My grandfather was married four times and had six children.

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"Many of Estyn's pieces feel like wearable sculpture and ALL are works of art. Anytime I wear something she has designed I am bound to receive compliments on my jewelry — it’s just that worthy of praise and admiration (and I feel rewarded for my fine taste!)."

- Kate Wechsler, Psychotherapist