Archive for the 'Necklaces' Category
peridot, green pearls, vintage chartreuse Czech glass, pale green button pearl and matte gold 16" neckpiece by jewelry artist, Susan Green
Accent your wardrobe with the sparkling citrus shade of a peridot art jewelry. The vivid green of peridot, with just a slight hint of gold, is the ideal gemstone color to go with that light summer wardrobe. No wonder since peridot is the gemstone of the summer month of August.
Interesting Facts about Peridot
Peridot jewelry can be traced right back to the Bible where it’s mentioned by its original name – Chrysolite – and was one of the stones worn by Aaron in his breastplate. Some Biblical references also mention it as Pitdah. Referred to as the Gem of the Sun by Egyptians who mined it by moonlight, Peridot jewelry enjoyed great popularity with King Solomon and Cleopatra (who named it “evening emerald”), as well as the ancient Incas and Aztecs adorned themselves with Peridot rings, Peridot men’s rings, Peridot earrings and Peridot pendants to reap the many physical, mystical and psychological benefits of this gemstone.
• “Healer’s Stone”
• Brings understanding of destiny and purpose
• Associated with the Heart Chakra
• Clears the path to the heart and heals damaged egos
• Fosters emotional balance and helps us heal from past emotional wounds
• Releases negative vibrations and promotes clarity and well being
• Adds intelligence to your romantic situations
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New Mexico jewelry artist Nina Morrow creates the most fantastic pieces from driftwood and other materials found along the Rio Grande. Each of her beads is cut and formed by hand. She uses a wood burner and cuts into the surface of the beads giving them an almost tribal quality. On some of her work, she dyes the beds bright shades of green, red or orange.
These pieces are extremely lightweight – the look of large jewelry without the weight. Each design is a handcrafted original.
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Children's Blocks by Penelope Weinstein
Artist’s Statement
Penelope Weinstein creates one-of-a-kind art to wear jewelry from found objects. Each piece is entirely unique and incorporates a range of unusual materials, such as pencils, milk tokens, buttons, or bullet casings.
Penny’s unique art jewelry evolves from many years workng in various creative media including graphics, painting, collage, basketry and sculpture. Today her work focuses on the three-dimensionality of sculpture and jewelry. In creating this jewelry, she explores the interplay of antique and unusual objects with the textures of hand-knitted felted wool and other fibers.
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"Please Recycle" by Penelope Weinstein
Deck yourself out with a Carmen Miranda
crochet beaded necklace with colorful beads and vermeil clasp by Rickie Leiter
Artist Statement: Childhood experiences started me on a path of looking at nature with appreciation and awe. Collecting stones and shells from trips around the world always kept those pleasant memories alive in a special way. As each token became a necklace, I learned new ways to create art jewelry and thus a new path in my life’s journey began… and I am still “stepping out of the box.”
Each piece of jewelry I create is unique and distinctive — the design begins to reveal itself as I start to work with its elements. Beads of all kinds plus other materials one might not consider using for jewelry are part of my artist’s palette.
Sarah Cavender Artist Profile
Sarah designs and produces several new seasonal collections each year. She specializes in metal mesh jewelry, belts and handbags. Each piece is handmade to order by local artisans under Sarah’s supervision in Oxford, Alabama, using materials primarily made in the USA with stones imported from Europe. The pieces are created from brass screening by folding and bending the material. It is then plated or oxidized and finished by hand painting with bronze powders mixed in a lacquer base. Sarah discovered the beauty and versatility of bronze screening and other wire materials while studying sculpture at the Philadelphia College of Art. After graduating in 1994, she stayed in Philadelphia and applied her skills and understanding of metal to develop a process of forming these materials into wonderful floral, leaf and insect representations, as well as abstract forms. She looks to her extensive world travel experiences for inspiration. Her knowledge of art history and design influence her varied design approach. Although constantly searching for uncommon and unique materials, she makes sure each piece contains an element of woven wire. Over the years her work has been featured several times in trade publications and top fashion magazines such as Vogue, Mademoiselle, In-Style, Glamour and McCalls.
Gallery Five art jewelry collection. New Sarah Cavender jewelry coming in next week.
Contemporary handcrafted jewelry incorporating new vintage and reclaimed components by Teresa Goodall. Great prices at Gallery Five.
Enjoy timeless jewelry for years to come. Using color combinations found in nature, Teresa creates accessories that work with the casual soft dressing of today.
Lisa Ceccorulli, jewelry artist, hand-fabricates pendants, bracelets, and earrings using brushed sterling silver or oxidized sterling silver with 22k gold accents. She creates textures by hammering, sandblasting and roll printing.
The shapes of Lisa Ceccorulli’s art jewelry take the forms of stepping stones used to make walkways through ancient Japanese gardens. The stones (as well as some of the plants) were arranged in groups of threes, fives, and sevens. Today, Buddhist temples still have gardens based on the 3-5-7 design.
To imitate the texture of those stones, Ceccorulli hammers the metal against a rock and then sandblasts it. The fused appliqués of 22k gold reflect her interpretation of the elements in a landscape.
Lisa says she likes to look at three, five, and seven as symbols of the steps to contentment.
Horses play on a bronze centerpiece field and are suspended by bronze glass Czech beads and stars
Mary and Doug Hancock are the creators of Mummy’s Bundle, creating Wearable Art and head-turning Jewelry inspired by ancient Indian art of the desert Southwest, timeless themes from cultures around the world, pre-Columbian motifs, and ornaments from the Americas.
Mary’s extensive education and experience in weaving, ceramics, fiber arts, fashion design and jewelry provide the fullest compliment of skills and perspectives to an imaginative, ever-changing outpouring of designs. Combined with Doug’s archeological background and participation in creation and production, their unusual work stands as a singular contribution to the world of art jewelry.
Mary and Doug blend a universal love for the past, informed by Dougs’s archeological fieldwork on Mayan ruins and an ongoing connection to early southwestern cultures, with Mary’s refreshing grasp of texture and design – a mix of past and present that resonates with those who collect their distinctive form of wearable art.
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.
More art jewelry from the Patricia McCleery collection featured at Gallery Five along with other promising and prominent artisans … innovative art jewelry.
Sterling silver cuff with 22k gold accents and a fossil ivory face. An boulder opal and druzy set in oxidized sterling silver pendant with 18k gold accent.