Sculpture Jewelry for the Body & Home

THE NEED FOR BALANCE

Balance in life and at home is a constant work in progress for everyone. I’ve found some creative balance over the years in creating sculptural jewelry. Although, not appealing to the masses, it hasn’t stopped me from doing it and personally benefiting from the creation process. I encourage everyone to find a creative expression where time ceases to exist and the pressure of making a profit is lifted. (Of course these expressions are all for sale, a girl’s gotta eat her organic veggies.)

Silliness aside, use today to think outside your scheduled day and look up, stare at a product, deconstruct something in your mind, think about how and why it was made. Use one of my pieces for example, the image above, the Nix Cuff. This piece has movement as it twists around and sits atop the wrist. What was I thinking at the time? Why did I do this and who did I think was going to wear it? The what and the why is that I was learning how to solder metal jewelry from a talented multimedia and jewelry artist named Nix, in Philadelphia. It was in Nix’s studio where I channeled one of my favorite architects, Frank Gehry, and started moving the material around and stopped when the metal “told” me to stop. I wasn’t thinking at all and that was the best thing I could have done. Anyone who creates or cooks will understand. Sometimes the material or ingredients silently instructs us on what to do with an instinct of, that’s enough or just a pinch more. So who was going to wear this? Welp, at first it was me or at least my museum gala attending avatar. (She’s fancier than me, always put together and doesn’t trip up stairs.) In as much seriousness as sculptural jewelry can have, I see the person who would wear this piece as having a love of art and a bold confidence that makes them an unintentional trendsetter. I saw them having a minimal home with meaningful treasured art and collectables happy to add Nix to their collection to be displayed when not out on the town.

I have to admit that I have a personal connection with this piece and when the day a permanent owner comes along, it will be a bittersweet one for me. I will be happy knowing someone will be wearing them for special events or proudly displaying them in their home.

Happy staring at products, deconstructing something in your mind or pondering anything at all today. And, no you cannot get back the 3 minutes you spent reading my inner thinkings. Ha