My jewelry is a blend of the eclectic, a mixture of the rugged Southwest with the magic realism of the Spanish colonial period. I mix pearls, rhinestones, southwestern hand stamped conchos, with heavily wrought silver, hand cast vintage and antique crosses, medals and milagros. Each piece is a wearable intention, a shrine of beauty, and a stimulus for affirmative change. In some of the pieces I include secret messages, and others I make to serve specific ends...Each has a bit of magic, because I believe magic is seeing the beautiful in life and living it....
The pieces are available in fine galleries, hotels,and retailers in the southwest, and north east. I have been written up in the New York Times for my Prayers for Peace exhibit, and have shown my work in museums, and galleries in the Northeast and Southwest. For a full bio, or to contact me please email me at: frenchvert@hotmail.com
Sunday, November 16, 2008
new work...already sold!!
these pieces can be made to order, however the originals were sold yesterday to The Piasano Hotel in Marfa...Take a peek..if they are still there. Some of these pieces will be at The Alpine Art Walk on Nov. 20th and 21st...Stop by and say hi!!!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
southwestern design elements
Here are some elements I have used to incorporate a feeling of southwestern spanish colonial design in my home...these tend to give the flavor of the border. What are your favorite south of the border accents?
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Los Dias De Muertes....
Spooks, kooks, but mostly amazing memorials to the dead, and a feast of visual ideas for the living!!!
Wow things are moving....Yipee...Art shows, vendor nights, workshops...Here are some more new pieces. I hope you like them. Most can be made to order, some are limited editions, and one of a kind pieces as they use one of a kind vintage pieces...It all depends on what treasures I am able to unearth. SO please join me...xoxo
Friday, November 7, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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