Blog > January 2017
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Precious pieces of porcelain from Natacha Plano of France. Check out her pendants, too:
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Bonus link: Painted porcelain ring by UK-based French jeweller Fleur de Carotte. |
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Also admiring: Porcelain and brass earrings by California's Modern Weaving (Tiffani Anne Williams). |
Monday, January 30, 2017
Even if these "Etnia Rocker" bead mosaic rings aren't your particular jam, there are over thirty — thirty! — more collections for you to check out, so go visit Brazil's Maria Dolores.
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Bonus link: Beaded ring from Japan's Raspberry Jam. |
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Also admiring: Lots more beading from Japan's Oh-Kan (Sachiko Fujiwara). |
Friday, January 27, 2017
Japan's Upon Handmade does cool things with resin. Clearly.
There's plenty — and I mean plenty — for colour-lovers, too, so go check it out!
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Bonus link: Resin and pearl rings by the UK's Anna Harding. |
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Also admiring: Resin rainbow bangle by the UK's Margaret Johnston. |
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Ring-Free Thursday: Japan's Merico Works.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Refreshingly simple, these glass "Spore" rings by the UK's Catriona R. MacKenzie are like little wearable mood enhancers.
Visit her site for more!
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Bonus link: Glass ring by Czech jeweller Svatopluk Kasaly. |
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Also admiring: Incredible glass bear shoe by Japan's Simsa Cho (real name Shinji Kasema). |
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
New Zealand's Joanna Campbell Make[s] It Work with silk-embossed, lace-embossed and haberdashery-inspired collections.
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Bonus link: Rings imprinted with linen by the UK's Susan Cross. |
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Also admiring: White silk earrings by California's Niki Ulehla (check out her plastic tube + gem pieces). |
Monday, January 23, 2017
In "Uncanny Adornment," Colorado native Alexandra von Trapp explores "the unseen elements of the body we typically ignore": bones.
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Bonus link: Framed "Bone" ring by Taiwan's Mud Chen. |
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Also admiring: Wishbone necklace by Montana's Ari O Jewelry. |
Friday, January 20, 2017
File this one under "somewhat unexpected titles" — "Hard Curve" rings by the UK's Roy Bojun Li.
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Bonus link: A much simpler squarish ring by Montreal's Tat Chao. |
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Also admiring: Boxy metalwork by Rhode Island-based Noam Elyashiv. |
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Ring-Free Thursday: the UK's Dowse. Some more:
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
The Ukraine's Ellen Rococo creates otherworldly pieces using mainly polymer clay and quartz, and maybe a little dash of magic.
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Bonus link: Crystal orb ring by Sweden's Pill Jewelry (Jo Dalin). |
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Also admiring: Crystal pendant by Japan's Cosmos Nostalgie. |
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
I spy spiralized metal by Connecticut's Leah Meleski.
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Bonus link: Twisted band by the UK's Katharine Anne Taylor. |
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Also admiring: Ribbon bracelet by New York's Rina Young. |
Monday, January 16, 2017
I was going to post this artist's amazing marionette pieces on a Ring-Free Thursday, but then I saw this, which could obviously not be ignored: "Creation" ring, featuring what appears to be a real lizard climbing a staircase, by Massachusetts' Yuri Tozuka. (But seriously, go check out her marionettes!)
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Bonus link: "Green Lady Gator" ring by UK-based Venyx (Eugenie Niarcho). |
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Also admiring: Alligator skin brooch by Texas-based Israeli jeweller Tamar Navama. |
Friday, January 13, 2017
The UK's Rebecca Wilkes brightens this Friday with "Floral Focus," a series of rings with nylon flowers you can interchange thanks to magnets.
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Bonus link: Flower ring by Vermont's Kristine Chartrand. |
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Also admiring: Etched blossom earrings by BC's Nicole Bigg. |
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Ring-Free Thursday: Lindsey Adelman (who's primarily a designer of gorgeous light fixtures).
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
All this...
...and much more can be found by visiting And Mary, a husband-and-wife team based in Scotland.
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Bonus link: Parakeet ring from Japan's Inkokko no kuni ("parakeet world"). |
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Also admiring: Bluejay necklace by the UK's Ladybird Likes (Zoe Jade). |
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
This metalwork by Japan's Ichiha Kato helps remind me that spring is on its way. Visit her gallery for some nice "line" series, as well.
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Bonus link: Dried flowers in resin by Spain's Coloretas. |
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Also admiring: "Double Flora Orbit" necklace by Missouri's Jenny Walker |
Monday, January 9, 2017
Jewellery for January in the northern hemisphere: check out the comforting works of Massachusetts artist Shannon Owen. And Happy 2017!
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Bonus link: More white wool from Spanish design duo Malicia. |
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Also admiring: Felt polar bear pin by Ottawa's MiKa Art |
