Page
      13
      March
      4,
      2009
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Whitney
      Bysterveldt
     
     
      Panther
      Post
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Intricate,
      whimsical
      and
      elegant,
      the
     
     
      latest
      avant-garde
      induction
      featured
     
     
      at
      the
      Green
      Man
      is
      a
      line
      of
      jewel-
     
     
      lery
      under
      the
      moniker
      Overman.
      The
     
     
      name
      itself
      is
      the
      English
      translation
     
     
      of
      the
      German
      “Ubermensch”’
      a
      phil-
     
     
      osophical
      concept
      from
      Neitzche’s
     
     
      Thus
      Spoke
      Zarathustra
      but
      the
      artist
     
     
      behind
      the
      line
      is
      Charlottown
      native
     
     
      Matt
      Bowness.
     
    

    
     
      The
      initial
      stages
      of
      Overman
      began
     
     
      in
      November
      of
      2008
      when
      Bowness
     
     
      made
      himself
      a
      pair
      of
      cufflinks
      to
     
     
      conceal
      his
      tattoos
      at
      work.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      many
      comments
      on
      the
      origi-
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nal
      pieces
      he
      furthered
      his
      efforts
      and
     
     
      quickly
      found
      a
      retailer
      for
      the
      prod-
     
     
      uct
      in
      an
      old
      friend,
      Kelly
      Caseley,
     
     
      owner
      of
      the
      Green
      Man.
     
    

    
     
      Influenced
      by
      the
      concept
      of
      skel-
     
     
      eton
      watches
      wherein
      the
      mechani-
     
     
      cal
      inner
      workings
      of
      the
      piece
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ENTERTAINMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Get
      Punk’ed!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      Burgeoning
      jewelry
      fad
      bedazzles
      clients
     
     
      of
      the
      Green
      Man
     
    
   
   
    
     
      revealed
      as
      part
      of
      it’s
      semblance,
     
     
      Overman
      jewellery
      is
      constructed
     
     
      entirely
      of
      these
      ornate
      components.
     
     
      “T
      saw
      similar
      ones
      online,
      it
      was
      the
     
     
      smallness,
      how
      tiny
      the
      pieces
      were
     
     
      that
      inspired
      me”
      Bowness
      mused
      of
     
     
      the
      skeleton
      watches.
     
    

    
     
      Using
      micro-soldering
      techniques,
     
     
      tiny
      metal
      wheels,
      springs,
      crowns
     
     
      and
      bridges
      from
      vintage
      timepieces
     
     
      are
      fused
      to
      create
      smart
      pendants,
     
     
      rings,
      cufflinks,
      earrings
      and
      much
     
     
      more.
     
    

    
     
      These
      pieces
      are
      original
      and
      wear-
     
     
      able,
      reinvented
      from
      grandpa’s
      pock-
     
     
      etwatch
      to
      modern
      flare.
     
    

    
     
      Not
      only
      that
      but
      it’s
      environmen-
     
     
      tally
      friendly,
      Overman
      reclaims
     
     
      what
      would
      be
      otherwise
      trashed
     
     
      metals
      for
      his
      creations
      and
      is
      look-
     
     
      ing
      to
      expand
      into
      stained
      glass
      or
     
     
      lamps.
      '
     
    

    
     
      Until
      these
      new
      creations
      emerge
     
     
      you
      can
      find
      Overman
      adornments
     
     
      at
      48
      University
      Ave.
      or
      online
      at
     
     
      overman.ca.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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