Jewelry artist Holly Gage shares the magic her titanium jewelry creates in her booth.
Holly says,
In my jewelry booth at shows, I display signs that say “Please Touch”. The first thing customers do is chuckle, because they are used to seeing signs begging the customer to do the complete opposite, “Don’t Touch”.
Then they head right for the Titanium jewelry. They are intrigued by it, because it’s bright, colorful, sculptural, and very different from anything they have seen in the past.
They pick it up, turn it about, and examine the brilliant colors on all sides.
They hold it under the light tilting their hand, and suddenly they notice the subtle color changes and sparkle at every angle. They hold it up to their skin, in front of a mirror, and imagine what it would look like on.
Finally, they take a peek at the reverse side. I’ve always wondered why it takes less than five seconds for a customer to look at a piece, and then flip it over to view the backside. What are they expecting to see?
For this reason most of my jewelry has something on the reverse side as well as the front. Something that makes turning it over worth the effort.
I would like to take you on an exploratory trip by incorporating Titanium into a piece of fine artisan jewelry that is beautiful on the front, and just as interesting on the back.
Because Titanium is a unique material to work with, (and no two pieces are alike), I will discuss the method to my madness when working with it, and hopefully through this journey, you will develop ideas and methodology that will inspire you to create your own one-of-a-kind jewelry….
Go to the Creating with Crystalline Titanium and Metal Clay tutorial on Holly’s site.
