Featured Artist – Seedlings Jewelry
Last Updated on Monday, 22 June 2009 07:13 Written by Manic Butterfly Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:00
I feel like a kid with too much candy at the moment, so many ideas and all of them begging to be created! However, typically my inspiration will start with a particular material such as some cool amber beads I found recently that look like little tree trunks. My brain will noodle on different ideas and I’ll either sketch out what I want to try or I’ll attempt it with craft wire first. Sometimes it will be the reverse, such as a request to ‘make me something in orange’ so I’ll start piecing together what I have on hand to see if anything just jumps out at me.
I’ve found that usually what I think is really cool, I’m the only one who does! It’s always my happy accidents that are popular with everyone else (like my Peas and Carrot earrings). So I try to just let ideas flow out of my brain and not worry about what will happen.
I find I’m drawn to silver and copper, pearls, shells, glass (love me some sea glass and recycled glass such as krobo beads from Ghana), and amber. I love making custom pieces from random ideas too and love to get requests. I adore earrings and that has been my focus for a while but the challenge of bracelets, necklaces and more is just too strong of a lure. This month I’m rolling out rings, stitch markers, maybe a tiara-who knows! I also recently did a custom order for a wedding that was a fun project so I plan on expanding specific designs for brides.
Beyond learning about as much as I can for materials and techniques — including metalsmithing, chainmaille, lampworking — my goals include using recycled metals, fair trade or ethically sourced materials, and using less toxic chemicals for my processes, which will be more important now that I’m getting into metalsmithing.
See more Seedlings jewelry at her Etsy shop.
Read her Seedlings Jewelry Blog.
I love your designs. It is fun seeing what you come up with.
She also has a lovely shop here http://www.handmadeartistsshop.com/ixxocart/vendors/seedlingsjewelry.html
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