Lydia NiziblianApr 30, 20212 minThat's all folks!Thank you so much to everyone who has emailed, commented and got in touch about the shape of words so far. it's considerably later in...
Lydia NiziblianJan 24, 20211 minTomorrow and beyondTomorrow (25.01.21) the Shape of Words gallery will launch on niziblian.com Finally you will be able to see the beautiful images taken by...
Lydia NiziblianDec 1, 20203 minFaint - 'How much?'In Welsh it's pronounced 'vynt', with a hard 'i' sound. I'm glad I heard it before seeing it written down, or I think my set connotations...
Lydia NiziblianNov 6, 20202 minGwybod. Things are getting exciting.Gwybod (goo-bod) means 'to know'. I like the word very much indeed, it feels nice to say. Having said that, it gives me a kind of creepy...
Lydia NiziblianOct 26, 20202 minLlaeth - an updateThe Llaeth/Milk piece is ready to go to be hallmarked now. It is a legal requirement for silver pieces this heavy to be sent to an assay...
Lydia NiziblianOct 19, 20202 minHwyl!Hwyl (pronounced like oil with H at the start), was the second word I chose to make into a piece of jewellery, and the most definite...
Lydia NiziblianOct 12, 20203 minSensory perfectionThere has been a lot on my sensory dislikes so far, but I have so many sensory loves, seems only fair to list a few of my favourites. 1:...
Lydia NiziblianOct 5, 20202 minSensory memory #4: The worst outfit for the beachUnfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, I am unable to get access to the pictures of my brothers and I wearing the items described in...
Lydia NiziblianOct 2, 20202 minYn Barod!It's been an incredibly busy month. I am probably around a third of the way through making the pieces for the exhibition. I'm taking...
Lydia NiziblianSep 9, 20202 minPili-PalaPili-Pala (sometimes seen without the hyphenation) is the Welsh for Butterfly, and a fantastic word it is too. My immediate response to...
Lydia NiziblianAug 18, 20203 minLlaethTwo of the shapes that will be in this jewellery collection popped into my head pretty much fully formed. One of them is Llaeth, meaning...
Lydia NiziblianAug 8, 20202 minSensory memory #3: Saturdays, public toilets and The Unpleasant Incident in M&S. On some Saturdays in the late 70s and warly 80s, Mrs Russell (see previous post) would take me to town. Another reason Russy was bliss to...
Lydia NiziblianAug 6, 20201 minDechrau: updateHaving explored my least favourite textures, the felt itself isn't visually as successful as I want in invoking the sensory...
Lydia NiziblianAug 1, 20204 minSensory Memory #2: Love of my lifeMrs Russell, or as she is/was in my head 'my Russy', was Norah May Russell. Russy lived next door to us. She was my best friend, she...
Lydia NiziblianJul 23, 20201 minSensory memory #1: RainI must be around 2 as I am being put in a push chair in the porch. I can see it raining through the glass. I have on a hateful, hateful...
Lydia NiziblianJul 22, 20203 minThe Shape Of WordsThe seed of this project came about from a frustrating day. You know, if you are here, that I make jewellery. You may or may not know I...