Oct 16, 2008

CUFFLINKS in PROGRESS

I'm working on a limited edition of cufflinks.
Last summer NORDSTROM advertising campaign saw artist Ruben Toledo and photographer Ruven Afanador teaming up to produce these fantastic pages



Of course, I couldn't help my longing for wonderful paper, I had to collect it.
Now I'm giving these pages new life, transforming them into man jewelry!
Here are few shots of my work in progress




Oct 9, 2008

UNLEASHED IDEA

Have you ever had impression of a concept buried in your mind and it seems it cannot make it out of there, like if it is not quite ready to come out?
I have...all the time!
And I’m so luck, I always find the trigger to pull it out of there!

This time it was a customer who asked for a pair of earring to match INSERTO R pendant



her request has unleashed this idea for new earrings that was floating in one of my brain drawers for quite some time



Thank you Jolene!

Oct 1, 2008

Discarded to Distinctive

Ross Art Museum Features Eco-Friendly Exhibit


My work was selected to be part of the eco-friendly exhibition, "Discarded to Distinctive", that is opening today and on display through Nov. 16 at the Ross Art Museum .

Twelve pieces are on displaytogether with the work of Chakaia Booker, Lyne Kearns, Hayley Muse Rupersburg and Aurora Robson:



"We have five artists who are all doing wonderful things with items that are easily overlooked," said Tammy Wallace, first assistant for the museum and curator of the new exhibit. "These women have truly elevated their raw materials into unique, beautiful, sometimes amusing, and sometimes inspiring expressions of creativity. Ultimately, the goal is for everyone to re-think the items they toss into the trash and ask themselves: 'Can this be recycled? Can this be reused? What could I turn this into?'"


And the icing on the cake was that my RB Shlelly was chosen to be on the exhibition flier!