Sharing The Procedure : Rand Papele Jewelry
Guest Contributor Post yesteryear Heather Smith Jones of Blue Sparrow Press.
Our Spring/Summer 2012 collection is called “The Archer” in addition to was real much inspired yesteryear Navajo patterns in addition to textiles. You’ll run across this throughout the collection. Sometimes nosotros pick out ideas for pieces that don’t gibe aesthetically with the inspiration for the flavour in addition to thence they are shelved until they tin hold out incorporated into a novel trunk of work.
We sometimes sketch our ideas in addition to piece of job things out on newspaper every bit a starting point. Most of the designs emerge through model making in addition to prototypes that nosotros invariably brand changes to. It tin hold out a painful physical care for at times, but nosotros drive to rest unattached in addition to edit our designs inwards price of scale in addition to proportion until a slice feels done. Sometimes many hours tin hold out spent on pieces that simply don’t “work” inwards the end. Sometimes though it’s simply the opposite, in addition to something wonderful happens immediately.
Metal is a real exacting stuff in addition to the challenge is to allow it catamenia in addition to hold out spontaneous inwards the confront of technical in addition to physical limitations. So nosotros drive to compass our ways of working in addition to our techniques through actual experimentation. To compass this nosotros drive to detect ways to intermission the rules. For representative our texturing methods are non traditional, nosotros pick out innovated our ain methods in addition to this is 1 of the things that brings our piece of job to life.
The Japanese philosophy of Wabi-sabi incorporates the sentiment of imperfection in addition to impermanence every bit an inherent component subdivision of life in addition to is real much the contrary of the Western concept of beauty inwards perfection. We similar the sentiment of leaving things a footling crude oil in addition to imperfect. In this agency there’s an acknowledgment of a journey, of learning in addition to of change. There’s beauty inwards that imperfection in addition to nosotros promise our piece of job resonates with its wearer inwards this way. Thanks for letting us part a flake nearly our process, experience gratis to contact us with questions in addition to comments.
Hello in addition to welcome to approximately other installment of Sharing the Process! We're actually excited to pick out the artists of Rand Papele Jewelry, Eben Papele in addition to Judith Rand, talking nearly their work. Based inwards High Falls, New York, Rand Papele jewelry is made all yesteryear manus blending traditional techniques in addition to innovative methods. I actually appreciate non alone their beautiful designs but every bit good their experience in addition to dedication to the craft. Thank you lot Eben in addition to Judith in addition to thence much!
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We are Eben Papele in addition to Judith Rand, the hands in addition to minds behind Rand Papele Jewelry. We met 20+ years agone in addition to pick out been collaborating e'er since. We began Rand Papele Jewelry inwards 2009 selling wholesale to shops in addition to galleries. Since every flavour requires a novel line, nosotros approach pattern from that perspective. Meaning, the piece of job exists inwards a framework with the pieces relating to each other, in addition to a floor emerges from how those pieces relate to each other.
Our Spring/Summer 2012 collection is called “The Archer” in addition to was real much inspired yesteryear Navajo patterns in addition to textiles. You’ll run across this throughout the collection. Sometimes nosotros pick out ideas for pieces that don’t gibe aesthetically with the inspiration for the flavour in addition to thence they are shelved until they tin hold out incorporated into a novel trunk of work.
Eben is the metalsmith in addition to has been real fortunate to pick out held long term positions learning the arts and crafts from 2 real unlike working artists, working at both extremes of scale. He outset started with large scale fauna sculptor Peter Woytuk, learning metallic finishing, welding, soldering, wax piece of job in addition to mold making inwards the midst of a surgical physical care for professional person studio. He every bit good worked amongst renowned contemporary goldsmith, Pat Flynn, learning a myriad of manus fabrication techniques in addition to diamond setting.
Metal is a real exacting stuff in addition to the challenge is to allow it catamenia in addition to hold out spontaneous inwards the confront of technical in addition to physical limitations. So nosotros drive to compass our ways of working in addition to our techniques through actual experimentation. To compass this nosotros drive to detect ways to intermission the rules. For representative our texturing methods are non traditional, nosotros pick out innovated our ain methods in addition to this is 1 of the things that brings our piece of job to life.
The Japanese philosophy of Wabi-sabi incorporates the sentiment of imperfection in addition to impermanence every bit an inherent component subdivision of life in addition to is real much the contrary of the Western concept of beauty inwards perfection. We similar the sentiment of leaving things a footling crude oil in addition to imperfect. In this agency there’s an acknowledgment of a journey, of learning in addition to of change. There’s beauty inwards that imperfection in addition to nosotros promise our piece of job resonates with its wearer inwards this way. Thanks for letting us part a flake nearly our process, experience gratis to contact us with questions in addition to comments.
Rand Papele
Website : http://http://www.randpapele.com/index.html
Website : http://http://www.randpapele.com/index.html
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Heather Smith Jones M.F.A., is a multi-media artist, arts instructor, in addition to author. She lives with her hubby inwards Lawrence, Kansas in addition to loves painting, printing, in addition to drawing inwards the studio that he built. Find out to a greater extent than nearly what Heather does here:
Website : http://www.heathersmithjones.com
Blue Sparrow Press : http://www.bluesparrowpress.com
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Website : http://www.heathersmithjones.com
Blue Sparrow Press : http://www.bluesparrowpress.com
Handmade : http://market.poppytalkhandmade.com/author/blue-sparrow-press/
