Monique Rancourt asks a very provocative question on her website…”My passion for creating body adornment has left me with the question: Why do we adorn our bodies? Speaking for myself, I adorn my body with jewelry because it makes me feel beautiful. Jewelry helps me to visually stand out from others by enhancing my confidence [...]
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Why Do We Wear Jewelry?
Posted in art, bracelet, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, Bangle, bracelet, contemporary, cuff, Design, fashion, inspiration, interior design, jewelry, laurie prophater, monique rancourt, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Delight to the Eye
Posted in inspiration, art, fashion, color, jewelry, Design, tagged color, contemporary, Design, fashion, gloria askin, jewelry, laurie prophater, necklace, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As an artist, Gloria Askin, lives in a multi-tasking world…moving from painting…to polymer…to print making. “Art, always essential in my life. Bold colors, intricately patterned Enchanted the child (forever) in me. Art Everywhere, adorning and expressing.”
Unique Shapes & Colors
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged Design, ornamental elements, polymer clay, laurie prophater, bracelet, Bangle, inspiration, glass, contemporary, fashion, color, art, jewelry, polymer, carol martin on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Carol Martin’s jewelry includes kiln cast glass, precious metals and stones. The process is labor intensive, but Carol feels the unique shapes and colors are worth the effort. This excerpt from her bio could describe all of us…“Making things is as natural as breathing to me. I grew up in a family of Artisans and [...]
Metal Fusion
Posted in art, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged contemporary, damascus steel, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, namu cho, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on February 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Namu Cho immigrated to the US from Korea to attend school at Bowling Green University in Ohio. He utilizes the ancient technique called Damascus steel that creates the high contrast between the dark background, the precious metals and gemstones of each piece. “The process of Damascus steel is a lamination fabrication technique that fuses alternating [...]
Endless Options
Posted in art, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged contemporary, Design, fashion, felt, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, recycle, repurposed, sequins, shana astrachan on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Shana Astrachan continues our exploration of artists utilizing ‘repurposed’ materials. “Besides her love for metal, Astrachan loves experimenting with all sorts of materials. When asked what three materials she couldn’t live without, she sighs and says “I feel like there are a million.” Being open with new materials is what draws the artists to her unique [...]
Identity Crisis
Posted in art, bracelet, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, Bangle, black & white, bracelet, contemporary, Design, fashion, harriet estel berman, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay, post consumer material, recycle, repurpose on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Harriet Estel Berman uses post consumer materials to construct jewelry, teacups, even entire lawns. Her Identity Bead series “symbolizes our personal search for identity in our material culture. Bar codes and brand name material from post-consumer tin cans recycle our unconscious consumption of advertising, marketing, and possession as identification. In a society so transitory and hyper-marketed one [...]
Map It!!!
Posted in art, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged anna lindsay macdonald, bracelet, contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, maps, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In our digital directional world we rarely use an ‘old fashioned’ paper map. Our vision is focused on moving from point A to Point B with as few distractions as possible. Anna Lindsay MacDonald focused on maps in a different manner. “My work with maps began as soon as I moved to Toronto. As I [...]
Spice Up Your Wrist
Posted in art, bracelet, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, we can do this, tagged blu bijoux, bracelet, color, contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, instyle, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on January 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This striking cuff from Blu Bijoux caught my eye. As I read further, I realized that the materials were all sitting in my studio…faux agate…hammered metal cuff…silver plated wire…WE CAN DO THIS!!! ”Spice up your look with this magnificent blue faux agate wire cuff from Blu Bijoux. The cuff is full of spunky personality. Not for [...]
Fly Like an Angel
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged art, color, contemporary, daniela villegas, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on January 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Still browsing through InStyle…the“If money were no object” jewelry collection features diamonds & rubies and sapphires…OH MY!!! For a change of pace and texture, but still in the pricey category, you will find Daniela Villegas’ Wing Earrings. “I love those big angel wings the Victoria’s Secret models wear when they strut down the runway. But I know [...]
Charm & Chain
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged charm & chain, color, contemporary, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Browsing through the InStyle site, I ‘bumped’ into Charm & Chain. This website should have a warning at the top of the home page…BEWARE-YOU ARE ABOUT TO SPEND THE NEXT HOUR SCROLLING THROUGH PAGE AFTER PAGE OF BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY!!! “We carefully curate our site based on the variable tastes of our customers, follow the very [...]
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