THE AEGEAN STRIKES AGAIN!

Remember the new pieces I was working on? I have mounted them on handmade, hand shaped and textured polymer clay tiles, and here they are before and after baking. Back to mixed media!!! :)

- Before baking -

They will be funky rings! Polymer clay, copper, wooden beads, brass wire.

WORK IN PROGRESS

New pieces in the making...

Experimental Jewelry : MARIAELA

I love experimental and unconventional jewelry! In this series I'm featuring jewelry artists who work with unconventional materials and techniques, and who see a ring or a pendant as a canvas to express their art and creativity.

As soon as I ran across Ela's colorful and unique work on Etsy, I fell in love! It was love at first sight! Can you tell why? Well, it's easy! I love colorful and unique jewelry which stands out from the crowd, I love unique rings (and Ela makes amazing ones!), and I love photographing my work in natural settings and bright sunshine (and Ela does that so beautifully!). Ela is a jewelry artist from Poland, and all of her work is lovingly created by her from scratch, including the ring settings. She has an astonishing ability in working with ceramic, fused glass and copper -- and I have a deep admiration for that. She also incorporates semi-precious stones and minerals in her work (such as jade, amethyst, lava, agate and more), setting them in her handmade metal settings. 
Ela is a very successful jewelry designer on Etsy, where she sells her wonderful work in her shop Mariaela. Please look for yourself, it's really worth it!

VOLCANO

I made a bold, dramatic, eye-catching ring, inspired by fiery Mediterranean colors and atmospheres.

The focal piece is a gorgeous lava stone bead, which I have set on a filigree brass ring base. I have embellished the filigree with copper wire, and the finishing touch is the little hand sculpted red polymer clay flower. A ring that screams Mediterranean, fiesta time and joie de vivre! 

Available in my Etsy shop.

A LITTLE BUTTERFLY

I have been wearing this petite ring quite often these days... I bought it in Prague many years ago, and I love it! It's a handmade little piece of wearable art, made from copper and enameled in purple and lilac and blue tones. I love the sweet little butterfly... And I love the smooth, lovely feel of the ring. It's very special, and it's one-of-a-kind! A handmade work of art is so much more than the "object" itself... you are wearing/using/touching/looking at someone's Art and soul. A Czech artist I have never met has put his/her soul into this little work of art... isn't that amazing?