Link: Lisa Fontanarosa Collection :: Lee Renninger :: Sculptures.
"Oh, what a sculptural web Lee Renninger weaves:
Bouquets of pretty porcelain blooms shimmer and dance in the light,
creating a spider's doily that entices and enchants. Hanging and hanger
couture!
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Title Quote: Emerson
Link: Lisa Fontanarosa Collection :: Diane Casteja.
"Diane Casteja's designs toast tradition with a tweak. Her hand twisted, hand formed collection of lights, drinking vessels and wine/champagne glasses tricks the mind and treats the eye."
via somethingtosay
Title Quote: Dag Hammarskjold
Link: Etsy :: wickedpen :: billet-doux.
"This special dancing girl press limited edition collection of missives is sure to entice and delight. 15 poets. 15 love letters. Each piece written and designed by the poet themselves and collected in a lovely box. A volume sure to thrill the poetry and art lover (as well as the occasional voyeur.)
Each box includes letters, postcards, and prints by Jane Pupek, Erin Bertram, Bronwen Tate, Michaela Gabriel, Cecilia Pinto, Shawn Fawson, Diane Kendig, Christine Hamm, Jeannette Sayers, Suzanne Frischkorn, Annie Finch, Emma Bolden, Julie Enszer, Ariana-Sophia Kartsonis, and Kelli Russell Agodon." -wicked pen
Title Quote: Charles Baudelaire
Link: artist chiharu shiota « momeld - modern living | modern design.
"Chiharu’s works convey a very personal, profound meaning; they are a physical creation of a shrouded memory literally exploding from the artist. Because of this we feel a deep connection with her and are at the very least sympathetic if not at all empathetic." from site
Title Quote: Samuel Johnson
Link: SUSAN LENART KAZMER : transforming the ordinary : mixed media found object jewelry.
"I have always felt that the more experiences you have in life, the more you are able to offer in your work. On my journey, living life, exploring and unfolding as an artist, I find inspiration for my work in various mediums. Watching a bird run back and forth with the tide creates a beautiful rhythm that can be transformed into a three-dimensional form. The visual impact, the color and condition of a dilapidated barn can be captured in a piece of metal.
I have always had a passion for found objects. Recently I have considered another dimension utilizing found objects. Picking up a piece, holding it and contemplating it, I let the object lead the way as to what direction the finished piece will emerge. The magnitude of energy carried with the found object from their previous lives can be seen felt and touched. When you close your eyes and hold the object in your hand you can feel whether the user has enjoyed, neglected, or cherished it. Fear, happiness, struggle, and strength are also feelings embedded in an object. My job as an artist is to take the found object and present it in a new and unexpected way.
Combining these energies in recycled objects is indeed creating a contemporary talisman. Consider the mental power put into a pencil stub worn down by an accountant during tax season, or the mundane repetition locked into a key from an old factory locker, or the freedom embedded in the bones of a free-range chicken. I believe these energies lend power and mystery to ordinary objects. In my work I use them to create talismans worn for protection, freedom, and strength." -from artists site
Title Quote; Robert Morgan
Link: Keith E. Lo Bue - Jewelry
posession
"Optometrist's test lens, bronze key fragment, steel tack, steel wire, steel-point engravings, paper, text."
Title Quote: Sappho
Link: Karen Gilbert at Velvet da Vinci Art Jewelry and Sculpture Gallery, San Francisco.
"ARTIST'S STATEMENT I see my work from two sides. One is the exploration of materials such as sterling silver, glass, and steel. The other is the content of my ideas. Both sides pull together to create my voice.
I found myself attracted to silver and glass because of their working response and beauty. I grew to love the way they counterbalance one another. I almost always oxidize (blacken) the silver and use transparent glass to balance the bold forms. Over time I went deeper into the form, texture and movement trying to progress the the language of my process. The work has moved from bold shapes to multi leveled textured shapes. I am trying to give my work life.
The content has also developed over the years. My early work was influenced by objects that humans created for practical use. I was drawn to objects and materials that historically were not labeled as beautiful. Objects that were “damaged” create there own unique narrative through nature, the human hand and the onset of time. The evolution of these Ideas moved more into the realm of science. I think working on such small objects moved my area of interest toward the microscopic world. As I focused on the details of my work I began to think more about what made up forms and how they functioned. It went into how the human body works to how all organisms in nature develop and function. I love the functional forms in nature and science that put together are the shapes we find familiar. What is underneath the surface is what I choose to explore." KG
