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Custom Art Jewelry and Hand Cut Stones I started making jewelry back in Jr. High for my friends and myself. I mostly made funky punk rock earrings that we could not find in any store. I stopped making jewelry when I started a family and career, but one day when watching the Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah had on this amazing necklace.…
Silver & Gold Hand Forged Artisan Jewelry In the hills of rural northern California, I live way out in an area called the lost coast, and work in an off grid, solar powered studio. Shop practices are eco friendly as are shipping and packaging. A gold and silver smith with over 22 years experience, I make every piece of jewelry in my shop entirely by myself, using the traditional metalsmithing techniques of forging (moving metal with hammers), fabricating (connecting formed metal with solder), and fine stone setting.…
Wooden Geometric Jewelry As far as i can remember i've always been passionate about making things. As a kid, all i wanted to do is to go on adventures in the countryside with my brother or play with paper, crayons, paint, glue, whatever could make my hands dirty. Later on, i studied Arts i college then worked a few years as a furniture maker while building this little shop where i offer my handmade wooden jewelries.…
Recycled/Upcycled Hubcap Clocks My name is Wendell Pohl and I live on a farm along a branch of Eight Mile Creek west of Baldwin City, Kansas. My wife, Marsha, and I live just up the road from where I grew up. Our home which was recently remodeled was built before 1890. My father and I worked together on the farm until he passed away in 1996.…
Hand Forged Silver & Steampunk Jewellery At A Second Time you will find a variety of different jewellery pieces to suit your moods and personality from the trendy to the classics. • One of a kind Steampunk designs • Hand Forged sterling silver designs • Vintage Watches and Pocket Watches • Watch, clock and jewellery repairs and services • Custom Requests are always welcome
Ending Poverty by Empowering Women ABLE is a lifestyle brand focused on ending generational poverty through providing economic opportunity for women. The goal was to provide an alternative that would give these women an opportunity to earn a living, empowering them to end the cycle of poverty that kept them trapped. Armed with multiple studies illustrating how the employment of women benefits and strengthens the entire community, the ABLE team set out on a mission to end generational poverty, one job at a time.…
Silver Hill Tribe Jewelry When I first met the people at Novica, they said that not only were they interested in my collections, but that they also wanted to get to know me. They asked me to introduce myself on the site, but instead I opted to introduce my family and my team, because we always work as one.…
Silver, Gold, and Fine Gemstone Jewelry: Born in Tunisia and now settled in Woodstock, New York, Adel Chefridi creates jewels that cross cultures and time. He often draws on ancient and intricate motifs found in the art and architecture of his native land. Yet he instills a contemporary aesthetic rooted in an understated subtlety and an affinity for light and movement.…
I am an Australian designer, currently based in Athens, Greece. I have a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Arts, majoring in printmaking and with a minor in painting. I have completed a Certificate IV in Jewellery Design and Manufacture. My themes all start in the natural world, especially the unusual shapes of fungi, succulent plants, seeds and pods, plankton and coral.…
Clothes and Art with Japanese themes (AdAm talking) We met in 2001 shortly after 9/11. Hiromi and some school friends were taking a tour of Boston. I was one of those cheesy tourist trap tour photographers. Fortunately Hiromi and friends were literally the only people taking a tour that day. So I had plenty of time for my sales pitch and to meet Hiromi.…
Upcycled Inner Tube Bags & Accessories While medieval alchemists sought to turn lead into gold, we strive to turn useless stuff like blown-out inner tubes, old seatbelts and advertising banners into useful stuff like bags and wallets. Another word for this is upcycling. Recycling turns stuff into the same thing over and over again. Upcycling turns something of lesser value into something of greater value.
Handwoven Kente Cloth Bags I was born in Bonwire, a village in the Ashanti Kingdom renowned for kente weaving and thus my father, who was a master weaver, taught me when I was a young boy. I was actually like my father's pet, and for that reason I spent most of my childhood days by his side.…
Classic Nostalgic Clothing Alexandra Grecco released her first collection in the Spring of 2010, finding inspiration in the designs of eras past and cinematic landscapes, both real and imaginary. Based in Brooklyn, Grecco creates classic, feminine designs that, while rooted in nostalgia, achieve a sense of timelessness. She proudly produces her clothes in New York's garment district and endeavors to create heirloom quality garments that last.
Handwoven Alpaca Clothes and Accessories I was born in the capital of Peru on August 7, 1968. When I was but a small child I learned from my parents the best weaving techniques – like me, they had learned them from their own parents. This makes us a family entirely devoted to the world of
Nowadays I combine weaving by hand and on classic machinery, remaining true to Inca and colonial motifs.…
Silver, Brass, and Copper Earrings Most items in my shop are made to order, so there can be slight differences from the pictured ones (but I can assure every single piece will be beautiful!)
One-of-a-Kind Eco-Friendly Clothing Armour sans Anguish garments are constructed entirely from recycled and reclaimed materials. We embrace the tattered and disheveled quality of vintage materials and try to imbue each garment with the spirit of using what is already out in the world, creating a sustainable, Eco-conscious approach to wearable couture. If you're cool with unfinished, raw edges, asymmetry, and wearing fabrics that possess a unique history, then we're cool with you!…
Gold, Silver and Stone Jewelry Ananda draws inspiration from natural forms, and the vibrant luminosity of natural gemstones. She strives to capture the precious quality found in ancient jewelry, while creating pieces with a modern sensibility. All of the gems used are hand picked for their unique and exceptional characteristics. Many of her pieces contain an original painting on paper, which is set behind crystal in silver or 22k gold.…
Gold and Silver Jewelry Jewelry artist Andrea Corson takes innovative and fresh approaches to making her collection of handmade jewelry. Andrea uses dramatic sculptural forms along with sterling silver, gold, and gold vermeil, an alloy of sterling silver and 14k gold. Andreas unique jewelry is handmade in New York City
Original Art & Art Prints My name is Anisa Makhoul I’m the daughter of a Lebanese beekeeper, and I recently discovered my love for illustration. After graduating from Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a degree in Printmaking, I launched my own clothing label, Makool. I designed and screen printed clothing and fabric at Makool, for 10 years, in that time I had my own shop in Portland, Oregon and received accolades from major publications like Lucky Magazine, Nylon, and Design Sponge, as well as designing for multiple celebrities.…
Silver and Resin Jewelry From an early age I have been fascinated by Classical and Modern art. I also discovered in my teens that I love to create jewelry, and began honing my skills to become proficient in silversmithing. But it wasn’t until I began working with Carol Baretz of Ann Carol Designs in 1999 that I learned to marry my two favorite things into one.…
I work primarily in groupings of pots, more specifically, with pairs. I find pairs of pots captivating. The possibilities seem endless. I love how the subtleties I put into each pot effect how the two pots seem to relate to one another. My goal is to translate the intricacies of human relationships into the silent tensions and passions between my pots.…
Gold and Stone Jewelry Driven by her belief in a universal language of shape and form, Toronto jewellery designer Anne Sportun looks to nature for inspiration. Anne translates the subtle beauty of organic asymmetry into her work. The combination of traditional gold-smithing techniques with Anne’s design sensibility brings a sophisticated dichotomy to her pieces. In her work and in her life, she strives to combine the precious with the everyday.…
Antiques of Tomorrow -- Today! This site features the work of rural Vermont artisans creating exquisite Modern furniture and architectural fixtures and collectible reproduction furniture in Shaker, Colonial, and Mission styles. Most of the artisans who have contributed to this site work primarily on commission. We hope that you will see something you like here and call or email us, asking us to make:
- precisely the piece you see
- a similar piece
- or any kind of piece that you have in mind. …
My name is Rudklow Patanaanunwong, but everyone calls me Aoy. I come from a warm family environment from Bangkok, though I am an only child. I hold Bachelor and Master Degrees in Economy from Northeastern University. My intention after graduation was to work for the Bank of Thailand, but I changed my mind when I met my husband.…
Art Deco & Pop Art Prints Shano studied Art History at California State University of Northridge and University of Utah, as well as a year of Fashion Illustration at The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Sherman Oaks, California. (Which greatly influences her style of painting) Other influences are: Tamara de Lempicka, Amedeo Modgliani, Gustav Klimt, Franz Marc, and Marc Chagal, Erte, as well as fashion illustrators of past and present.…
ArtFire.com is a marketplace, craft and maker community where people from around the world come together to buy, sell and interact. Located in the heart of the Tucson Arts District, ArtFire partners with Maker House to offer a community creative destination that supports local makers and indie businesses. Maker House, also founded by John Jacobs and Tony Ford, is a collaborative and educational creative space with classes and camps for all ages and showcases unique performances by multidisciplinary artists and tech lovers.…
Launched as The Guild in 1985, Artful Home has been successfully connecting artists and art lovers for 30 years. The artists we represent work in small, independent studios in North America—not overseas, not in factories. Each piece is individually created by an artist and shipped directly from his or her studio to your home. We offer over 18,000 original works of art in a juried and curated collection of exceptional quality.
Artifact Bag Co. began February 2010 in my basement with a vintage commercial sewing machine I found on Craigslist. In December 2010, I left my job to run Artifact full-time. It may be the best decision I've ever made. All Artifact products are handmade in Omaha, NE using the finest waxed canvas and leather. ~Chris Hughes