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Saundra Messinger began designing jewelry eight years ago, following a successful singing career and six years as an executive for clothing designer Eileen Fisher. She has won numerous awards for her unique designs.
When asked to describe herself as a designer, Saundra's reply is simple - taught and inspired by life. Saundra's designs are funky, fun, elegant, confident and cool. The imperfect geometric shapes found in her jewelry are reminiscent of the sea glass produced by the two rivers she loves, the Mississippi and the Hudson. The surfaces are touched with tiny sparkling diamonds, with a shimmering matte finish and expert workmanship.
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Three Rings
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Three rings from Saundra, each holding little diamonds.
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Two Necklaces
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Saundra's style shows off delicate necklaces, one with one single diamond, the other with a band of one dozen yellow diamonds.
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Black Diamond Necklace and Earring
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The Necklace is strung with sterling silver beads interspersed with seven Black diamonds placed asymmetrically.
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A Group of Earrings
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Four little earrings mixing 18K Gold and tiny diamonds with sterling beads
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"I first became involved with fine arts while studying and teaching art in Brazil. Through my exploration of various art forms, I was drawn to metal arts and ultimately jewelry design.
My diversity of lines and forms using fabrication and casting bring me to the swirls of contemporary jewelry. Balancing organic inspired shapes, textiles, architecture and precious metals combined with exciting materials, I seek to evoke a symbiotic awareness of the world and our spiritual surroundings.
These little objects of adornment only achieve full life and beauty when the admirer or wearer imbues them with meaning, power and mystique."
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Catterpillar Necklace
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This necklace can be worn asymmetrically or evenly spaced.
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Buddha Necklace and Earring
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These are antique stone carvings of Buddha placed in a silver frame.
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Black Onyx Pod Necklace
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Seed Pod Earrings
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Carnelian and mother of Pearl. Also available in black onyx
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Susan has been interested in ethnic adornment most of her life. As a self taught jeweler, she combines her long time interest in buttons and found objects to create work that is informed by her studies in anthropology and global folk art. Susan is intrigued by the Northwest Coast Indians and their use of buttons as emblems of social standing. What was originally a strictly functional trade item became a status symbol for the indigenous people who would sew buttons on blankets in order to display them as a show of wealth. The use of an object out of its original context is an ongoing theme in her work. Living in the Southwest, Susan is inspired by the long history of Native American silversmithing - a tradition that she greatly admires. In her work, she attempts to reflect attributes of this tradition - simplicity of style and technique, respect for materials and a search for harmony in one's work rather than for perfection.
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Trapeze Earrings
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Small dice, carnelian and beads hang from sterling wire.
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Skeleton Necklace
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Dice, stones and sterling charms on sterling bar.
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It might be said that Jill Schwartz has design in her blood. She is the daughter of two designers, one a graphic designer the other an interior designer. With such creative parents, an appreciation of art was one of the cornerstones of her upbringing.Her fascination with jewelry was evident at an early age. She was forbidden to have pierced ears until the age of sixteen. So at three years old, she resorted to gluing beads to her ear lobes.Like her jewelry, Jill's talents combine different elements. She has an undergraduate degree in interior design from Cornell University and studied for a master's degree in graphic design at Pratt Institute.
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Robin Necklace
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Collage of beads, photos and fabric.
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Beaded Bracelet
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A collection of beads, stones and coral strands in sterling.
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Pearl Bracelet
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Seed Pearls hold a collage of beads and stones.
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Charm Necklace
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A collection of tiny beads, cameo, and findings on a 20" chain.
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"My ideas or inspirations derive from the collective experiences and encounters of my walking and imaginative life. I love the forms of the natural world… the clever seed pods, the designs of the human body, floppy microorganisms. A brooch or a ring emerges from my stash of materials and is coaxed and teased into physical form until it is a thing which can be cherished. I see most of my pieces as installments in an ongoing conversation that I started many pieces and many years ago."
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Three Rings
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Stacking Bands of fine sliver, 18K gold and small ruby.
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Element Necklaces
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Three and Four Element necklaces with 18K gold studded pearls and gold handmade charms.
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Stacking Rings
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The Crown, Round Band,Sausolito Band and Cabin Ring. Mokume', 18K Gold and fine silver with stones.
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Ann Egan works with a combination of an Italian bakelite-like resin, metals, semi-precious stones, and Austrian crystals. Using these workable modern materials, Ann draws from her art history roots. She creates jewelry that calls to mind vintage jewelry, Scottish jaspers, ancient gems and colorful bakelite. This combination comes together to form a unique and art-inspired look.
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Beaded Necklace in Blue
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Three Beaded Earrings
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Christine Simpson combines sterling silver with wire-wrapping techniques and stones to create her intricately shaped designs.
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Frames Stone Earrings
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Lariet
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Iolite Necklace
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Smoky Quartz and Crystal Bracelet
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Born in 1961 in Odessa, former Soviet Ukraine, Michael Bromberg earned his masters degree in mechanical engineering at the Odessa University and worked as a production engineer on a machine plant for six years.
However, jewelry design and jewelry making always were his affections.Michael works out of New York City. this is a favorite bracelet of his. the claps is the design element of the cuff. It is sterling silver and has two design elements available.
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Silver Cuff
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One of our favorite bracelets in the shop. The clasp is the decorative feature.
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The Peyote Bird is a mystical spirit force in the Native American Culture giving strength and guidance to understanding one's place in the universe. The designs represent the creative efforts of craftspeople, silversmiths, lapidary artists and jewelry designers. The jewelry combines ethnic influences, materials, old and new, that are gathered from around the world and traditional southwestern influences to create the work.
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Bracelets
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Five bracelets, Three beaded and two turquoise with braided leather band.
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Debra lists her inspirations as shards.stones.hieroglyphs.gardens.concrete. fragments.junk stores.yard sales. antiquities.recycling. reusing.recombining.textures.patterns.nature. habitats.shelters.nests.homes. Her work is handmade sterling silver pieces that are inlaid with assorted colorful accents including dichroic glass, beads, pearls and gold, all set in a polymer matrix. Naturally colored sands from Hawaii and white sands from Jamaica are also set in to accent the work.
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Beaded Bracelet
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Three Piece Necklace
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Three Red Earrings
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Oval Rings
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