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Posted by: valeriehector | Filed Under Studio NewsStudio News
December 29, 2008
The last week of the year is always a quiet time, as we all rest up after the holidays and prepare to welcome the new year.
I’m using this quiet time to begin making a few pieces for the “Recycle: Recreate, Redefine, Re-Imagine” show which runs from January 28 to February 15, 2009 at Facere Gallery in Seattle (www.facerejewelryart.com). Facere’s focus is art jewelry, and the gallery is well worth seeking out on your next visit to Seattle.
In the spirit of the show, most of the parts I’m using are recycled. Some I’ve picked up in China–the mother of pearl platelet, the Mao button, the dark brown seed pods of the water caltrop, and the silver fish—never intending to use them in my work. But the time is right.
Other parts, such as the small buddhas in turquoise glass or gilt plastic, have been sitting around my studio for at least twenty years. I can’t even remember where I got them.
Beadwork is not the main focus of these pieces, but it’s there in a few places, where it needs to be. And no doubt I will add more in as the pieces progress.
I’ve posted a few rough mockups here. I’ll post the final versions in a few weeks, after I finish fabricating the sterling silver armatures that will, if all goes well, turn the parts into wholes.
(Text and images copyright Valerie Hector 2008)
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