The Baltimore American Craft Council show is in full swing this week and a wonderful resource for inspiration. Artists are often influenced by experiences that others may find mundane. At the tender age of ten, Kira Bacon helped make a hooked rug at camp. “The experience is still vivid for me. I remember the smell [...]
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Early Artistic Journey
Posted in color, Design, inspiration, jewelry, tagged Design, fabric, hooked rug, inspiration, jewelry, kira bacon, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
New Twist on an Old School Color!!!
Posted in color, Design, fashion, jewelry, tagged color, contemporary, Design, fabric, fall designs, fall fashion 2012, fashion, inspiration, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, oxblood, polymer, polymer clay on February 20, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Oxblood is sooooooooooo old school…but it is HOT…HOT…HOT for fall!!! A full two page feature in the 2/16/12 Wall Street Journal calls it the new red. Well…I’m not sure how new it is…but it has been in hibernation for a decade or two!!! “Oxblood: This is a color we haven’t seen much of until now, but [...]
Are You Ready to Tango?
Posted in color, Design, fashion, inspiration, tagged Design, ornamental elements, polymer clay, laurie prophater, inspiration, fabric, fashion, color, color trends, polymer, color trends 2012 on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Pantone has spoken and Tangerine Tango is the color of 2012…love the color combination of tangerine and purple from Adrienne Vittadini. “Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the [...]
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 [...]
The Year of Paisley
Posted in color, Design, fabric, fashion, inspiration, tagged color, contemporary, Design, etro, fabric, fashion, inspiration, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, paisley, polymer, polymer clay, youtube on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If you like paisley…then this is your year. Etro has a collection of purses in traditional paisley, and a stylized version for their spring and summer 2012 clothing line. Sit back and relax for 12 minutes of color, design and jewelry inspiration.
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 [...]
Kindred Souls
Posted in art, color, Design, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, tagged color, contemporary, Design, elva fields, fashion, inspiration, jewelry, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer, polymer clay on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Jewelry design crosses geographical borders, as well as ethnic backgrounds. Elva Fields describes the featured necklace as “Kindred Souls”. “Although they may have different origins, this colorful collection appears to be innately drawn together, creating a natural ease that only two kindred spirits could share. Hailing from the ‘old world’ of Nigeria, antique black, red, [...]
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