Colorado’s Lindsay Locatelli was trained in woodworking. So what does she do with polymer? She carves it! She experiments and fools around and has fun. Here she turns her horned friends into post earrings. Picture yourself wearing these at your next party. Getting a few looks? Uh-huh. If you’re more of a dog person, try […] Read more
Houston’s Sally Kirk (BlossomandClay) pours her heart into jewelry for herself that honors her late father. Her father’s EKG from 1989 provides the graphic for transfer to the earrings and pendant she wore to receive her master’s degree in August…a year to the day after her father’s death. She memorialized the day with jewelry that […] Read more
Weary of earrings? Done with slabs? Nothing better than a scroll through Susan Crocenzi’s mosaics for a breath of fresh air. Look closely, she combines glass and polymer in ways that make it hard to tell what’s what in the riot of color. And her pieces are big and bold. They will lift your mood […] Read more
Miami’s Venus De Chela usually takes her inspiration from paintings – Monet’s waterlilies or Picasso’s women. Her latest collection, a mosaic of the Cuban flag, is closer to this Cuban-born artist’s heart. “VIVA CUBA LIBRE Y VIVA,” she says as she raises money for her homeland. Her polymer earrings send a strong message.
Greece’s Athena Barda (manusinmano_jewelry) is all over the map…and I’m liking that. Follow her and hang on. She’s philosophical and hangs out with the Euro set. If you want to feel like you’re traveling somewhere exotic, scan her latest to catch the colors and the vibe. Check out her vessels here or her sizzling colors. […] Read more
Arkansas’ Wanda Eash is enjoying her moment of fame today for the miniature Doritos earrings sported by track star and fashion icon Christina Clemons in her successful bid for the Olympics team. While we’re not certain Christina’s earrings were from Wanda, she’s been making polymer “junk food jewelry” for years. These days there are lots […] Read more
Austin’s Caro (Waraoclay) brightens up the beach with bright molded sand dollars in Pantone colors. She includes lots of the usual shapes in her collections of earrings and jewelry. But she regularly veers away from ho-hum into uncharted water. Caro has over 50,000 followers (how does that happen) so she’s not exactly desperate for our […] Read more
Kansas’ Tiffany (SmithAvenueClay) waves the flag in her latest earrings on Instagram. Her designs are parade-worthy. The fourth of July was made for extruder lovers and cane-making fans! So squeeze out some stars and layer up some stripes! It’s just around the corner!
That’s what we’ll do with Friday! We’ll find somebody fresh and new and off the beaten path to keep our eye on. This week follow the UK’s Grace Oliver (grace.oliver.designs). She’s only been in business since June 2020 and already she’s a standout with her extruded sculptural knots and decorative big letter garlands. Oh yeah, […] Read more
It’s not as if I need more earrings but these days that’s what gets me into the studio. I see many wonderful simple designs and feel compelled to try some. This teardrop is slipped onto a little hoop. New pandemic hair color put pink back into my wardrobe. I can’t stop making dots with the […] Read more
