Archive for the 'Accessories' Category
The Bo’s Art Opera Collection. Bozenna and Lukasz Bogucki names each of their uniquely designed metal mesh evening bags after a famous opera. The designer handbag “Tosca” (shown here) is stainless steel mesh with gator green and a cable handle, 10.5″ x 5.5″ x 3″. Stunning detail.
Pulling inspiration from their fine art backgrounds, Seattle area artists Jon and Tracy Haaland of Chemical Wedding strive to bring utility and wearablity to their art.
In 2003 Jon and Tracy teamed up to create a line of unique handcrafted leather handbags. They used new and scrap leathers together with hand-formed copper rings, intricate silk screen designs and their own brand of rustic hand crafted wood handles creating pieces of wearable art that are out of the ordinary. In a short amount of time their handbags have been seen in galleries and boutiques around the world from San Francisco to Hong Kong. Jon and Tracy handcraft each bag to order. The artistic process is what they love.
See the Gallery Five online collection of B.B. Simon’s art to wear leather belts adorned with Swarovski crystals.
Spanning over 20 years in the accessories industry, B.B.Simon’s designs clearly raise the bar of design standards, bringing forth an eclectic, unique collection of belts all adorned with authentic Swarovski crystals.
B.B. Simon is a combination of the classic forms past and present with their distinct style and hand artistry. The designs reflect ingenuity, brilliant color, and variant textures that stimulate the mind, today, tomorrow, and forever.
Some may say Imitation is the Best Form of Flattery and many accessories have been made to resemble our breathtaking designs. Isn’t it time you owned a B.B.Simon!
Twigs Collection by Teresa Goodall
Enjoy timeless art jewelry for years to come. Using color combinations found in nature, Teresa creates accessories that work with the casual soft dressing of today. A floral garden, to an ocean paradise … a calming sunset to the enchanted north woods: colors are layered and blended to make jewelry to complement not one piece of the wardrobe, but many.
Teresa’s stoneware beads in organic shapes and colors are individually hand sculptured from clay. The raw clay beads are dipped or painted with glaze and then fired in high temperature kiln. Her stoneware beads are known for the soft hues that are the fruition of this process.
Other beads are gathered from around the world. Czech, African, Indian, Indonesian and Chinese glass and stones are imported for use in her jewelry. Carved bone beads come from India. The dusty hues of the bone beads are achieved by Teresa mixing colors and dying them in her studio. Designs are knotted, wrapped, and made to order by a small talented crew of artisans in Minneapolis.
Redwig Collection by Teresa Goodall
Teresa is a self-taught jewelry designer. Formal training at the University of Minnesota’s design department was cut short by her desire to go into business for herself. The first wholesale line was offered to retailers in the spring of 1983.
A “Gioconda” spider web is a stainless steel mesh art to wear handbag named after La Gioconda, an Italian melodramatic opera by Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886).
Several grades of stainless steel wire mesh are used from the fine one with the appearance and feel of silk to the rigid one that serves mostly as support. 24K gold plating, 23K gold leafs, copper or brass mesh add color accents and widens their color selection. Other effects are achieved by various treatments involving ultrasounds, high temperature, pressure, etc. Multiple layers of mesh are used to create a moire effect.
The Bo’s Art Opera Collection: Each bag is named after a famous opera — a truly unique line of handbags imagined and handcrafted by Bozenna and Lukasz Bogucki.
2010 Greetings from Florida .... Paula and Paul Coben
Gallery Five’s January Shows feature
three distinctive Trunk Shows and artisan jewelry
from the work of two very distinctive jewelry artists.
JEWELRY SHOW
January 26-30
Leni Hoch
January 2-30
Julie Shaw
Penelope Weinstein
TRUNK SHOWS
January 12-16
Mina Norton
January 19-23
Elizabeth Garver
Gallery Five is in its 28th season, featuring wearable art and five types of fine crafts by American Artists: ceramics, glass, fiber, metal and wood.
Fiber artist, Diane Prekup, creates colorful, one-of-a- kind, exquisitely handmade wearable art. Assembled and sewn, the fiber created is a web-like texture. Her one-of-a-kind creations are assembled with yarns, thread, bamboo, ribbons, silk, nylon, and velvet. She does not use needles, hooks, or a loom in creating her “gypsy lace.” Assembled and sewn, the fiber created is a web-like texture of yarns, suspiciously random in effect but purposeful in design.
An art director for 15 years, Diane made the transition from working with hot glass to working with fabric and fiber. In 2007, she was an American Craft Council NICHE Magazine Finalist in Fiber: Surface Design for her Velvet Shawl. She also won the People’s Choice Award at the 2007 Uncommon Threads Fashion Show in Chicago. She is a member of Florida Craftsman, Handweavers Guild of America, and American Craft Council and teaches classes in textile arts such as scarf painting.
The Design Duo of Lukasz and Bozenna Bogucki imagine, design and handcraft a truly unique line of elegant and dressy art handbags and exquisite accessories they call The Opera Collection. Currently there are over 40 models named after famous operas. Their creations include purses, belts, and jewelry.
The artists first met during their student years at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland, reconnected and married in 1996, and moved to LA. While designing, creating, and manufacturing lamps, they were inspired by the fine silk-like wire mesh and began to create these unique, elegant handbags. Lukasz and Bozenna Bogucki have enthusiastic patrons around the world.
Several grades of stainless steel wire mesh are used – fine like silk over industrial hard, the layers creating a moire effect. Captured between layers may be real leaves, feathers, gold or copper leaf…then ultrasound, temperature or pressure treatments cause interesting effects.
Browse a selection of Bo’s Art’s opera collection at Gallery Five.
Artist Statement
Enjoy timeless jewelry for years to come. Using color combinations found in nature, Teresa Goodall creates accessories that work with the casual soft dressing of today. A floral garden, to an ocean paradise … a calming sunset to the enchanted north woods: colors are layered and blended to make beaded jewelry to complement not one piece of the wardrobe, but many.
Teresa’s stoneware beads in organic shapes and colors are individually hand sculptured from clay. The raw clay beads are dipped or painted with glaze and then fired in high temperature kiln. Her stoneware beads are known for the soft hues that are the fruition of this process.
Other beads are gathered from around the world. Czech, African, Indian, Indonesian and Chinese glass and stones are imported for use in her jewelry. Carved bone beads come from India. The dusty hues of the bone beads are achieved by Teresa mixing colors and dying them in her studio. Designs are knotted, wrapped, and made to order by a small talented crew of artisans in Minneapolis.
Teresa is a self-taught jewelry designer. Formal training at the University of Minnesota’s design department was cut short by her desire to go into business for herself. The first wholesale line was offered to retailers in the spring of 1983.
If you like Teresa’s jewelry, browse GalleryFive.com today and check back soon for new items.
Artists have different modes of expressing their works. Some stamp their artistic signature on wearable art in the form of clothes and accessories that appeal to the sight of anyone who appreciates creative artworks.
