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NEW! Gravée collection

The Evolution of a Collection

5/26/2016

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The last four months I have been immersed in designing and developing a new collection of jewelry. The collection has grown to over 90 pieces and I'm not out of ideas yet! It's been a beautiful journey and I am really excited about the work.

Portrait painter extraordinaire, Chuck Close expressed once that young artists should:

​"...not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. "
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I've taken this to heart in how I approach my work. I always have ideas brewing and try to get them into reality as quickly as possible. Do they all work? No, of course not. But I LEARN something each time. This learning helps me build better designs, more skilled executions and work that I LOVE making.

This collection started out with tons of sketches but the majority of the pieces developed as the making process took place. I have taken my time to stay focused, centered and develop a cohesive collection. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed making it! Go take a peek and let me know what you think!

​The Lichen Collection


Enjoy! 

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3 Comments
paul greenfield
8/25/2016 04:15:40 pm

i always think that i will run out of ideas but they keep coming every time i create jewellery...love this blog

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Renee F
8/25/2016 10:52:56 pm

Thanks Paul!

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Reagan B link
5/29/2022 07:33:32 pm

Nice blog thanks forr posting

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