March 22, 2015 (Sunday) – Moeders

Today was our day off but in the evening, we all met together for dinner at Moeders. ‘Moeders’ is the Dutch word for ‘mothers’, and interesting enough, the walls (and even the restroom doors and walls) of the famous restaurant were filled with pictures of mothers of all ages. – Some have shots with their babies or even adult children, others with husbands while others just by themselves; there were young mothers, there were older mothers, and there were mothers-to-be. How I wish I brought a picture of my mother to put up.  I will just post one up here once I have searched through old photographs.

Framed Photographs of Mothers at the Moeders Restaurant in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

My mother has been one of the most influential people in my life. The very first object that I designed and made was inspired by her. It was an egg cup titled well… The Mother, which was cold-formed using tombak, brass, nickel silver, and polypropylene. It resembles a flower, symbolizing a mother’s warmth and love. It is movable, being connected by a cutler’s rivet. Some of the techniques used were sawing, filling, drilling, rolling, and emerying.

Vanessa Calingo, The Mother, Egg Cup, 2009. Tombak, brass, nickel silver, polypropylene