Archive for March, 2010
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.
Wearable art collectors enjoy Gallery Five’s ever-expanding selection of beautifully crafted textiles and jewelry. The store specializes in wearable art, focusing on high quality clothing, designer jewelry, and accessories, all handcrafted by American artisans.
As new site-surfers browse the user-friendly site, they begin to appreciate the depth and breadth of this cyber-gallery of American fine crafts and beautifully made wearable art.
In 2005, “American Style Magazine” named Gallery Five one of their “Top 100 Craft Galleries in the Nation,” an honor Paul and Paula Coben take very seriously. Continuing this tradition of excellence, Gallery Five online offers personal service to satisfy even the most demanding shopper. Wearable art looks beautiful online, but no buyer can fully appreciate wearable art until they’re wearing it!!
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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.
Fashion designers Dorothy Dunnicliff and Sally Shivers create their original hand-dyed silk garments using only the finest raw silks, including charmeuse, organza and chiffon. Their clothing designs are as elegant as they are versatile. All drape beautifully and are comfortable to wear in any kind of weather.
Trunk Show at Gallery Five
March 16-20, 2010
and
MEET THE ARTISTS
March 19 & 20
Expect to find colors that you won’t see anywhere else. Design emphasis is on bold colors, and silk naturally produces vivid colors rarely seen in other fabrics. In addition to immersion dyeing, they paint the fabric by hand like a French impressionist. Though their techniques are deliberate, the outcomes are often magical.
Dova Silks participates in a runway show put on by the Vashonistas, a collective of independent sustainable designers of wearable art.
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.
Gallery Five Show of Jewelry Artist, Patricia McCleery – March 1-31, 2010
Celebrated in Santa Fe for her innovative designs, Patricia McCleery studied with famed Hopi Jeweler Charles Loloma and designed for the Smithsonian Catalog. Lapidary Journal, American Style Magazine and the Santa Fean have noted her work.
Patricia has been fascinated with the amulets and talismans of ancient cultures. The ancient cliff dwellings of the Southwest inspired her to use Prehistoric Mammoth tusk, and Australian Boulder Opal in combination with silver and 22K gold to create pieces that connect us to a mysterious ancient message. An ancient message retold in modern time.
Pictured to the right is a Patricia McCleery sterling silver pendant with 22k gold accents with an ivory fossil face. Leather linen cord. This distinctive pendant is 3″ x 3 1/2″ – length 17″.
Browse Gallery Five collections of American made art jewelry by prominent and promising artisans.