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Mixing Mediums in Jewelry

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Mon, 04/25/2022 - 12:00am in artisan pendant, ocean inspired

Ceramic oval by Lisa Peters Russ, pyratized ammonite cut by Gary Wilson; both set in sterling silver

Just like one might mix color or texture one can mix component mediums to create a special piece of jewelry. I find it fun looking for those components that magically go together from my stash. It's like they've been patiently waiting to find their mate.

A Wave of Ocean Jasper Earrings

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Sat, 08/21/2021 - 12:00am in artisan earrings, earrings, ocean inspired, one of a kind earrings

Snow Falling on Cedar

I love all kinds of stones for their color, but give me one with imagery and my imagination is stoked to create. Ocean jasper is one of those gemstones that never fails to help the process.

One of my favorite books is Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson. I love a good mystery, but this one also transports one to its locale on a remote island in the Puget Sound off the Washington coast. When I saw this pair of ocean jasper cabochons I was there once again even though I'd read it many years ago.

Ocean jasper earrings

Beaches Inspire Earrings

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Thu, 01/02/2020 - 1:00am in artisan earrings, inspiration, ocean inspired, travel

Boho earrings

St Tropez

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Why not? One can be inspired by anything. I have a fascination with beaches as they're different wherever your toes touch down. It can be rocky or soft as powder. It can be pink, white, tan, black or all the colors of the rainbow. It can be just big ole rocks or tiny pebbles and shells. I have a collection of many of the beaches I've traveled in my life and store them in glass bottles. I wanted to share that with you, but they have not yet been unpacked. Another post some day I guess.

Focus brings Thought, Depth, and Curation

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 12/11/2019 - 1:00am in artisan jewelry, artisan necklaces, artisan pendants, family, jewelry design, mixed media jewelry, ocean inspired, one of a kind necklaces, one of a kind pendants

Hope Floats No. 4

I learned a lot by creating in a series rather than one-offs. By focusing on one idea or element I was able to broaden my thought, deepen my meaning, and curate a collection.

In this next set of mixed media pendants and necklaces I expanded beyond talisman to story telling which is my favorite kind of art.

tunic length artisan pendant

Hope Floats No. 5

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Creating in a Series

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Thu, 12/05/2019 - 1:00am in artisan jewelry, artisan necklaces, artisan pendants, inspiration, jewelry design, mixed media jewelry, ocean inspired, one of a kind necklaces, one of a kind pendants | 2 comments

Boho pendant

Hope Floats No 1

Dipping My Toes back in

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 12:00am in artisan jewelry, artisan pendants, ocean inspired | 1 comment

Dippin' My Toes

Blue Gem turquiose, fossilized coconut shell, sterling silver

In just a little over a week I'll be re-opening my jewelry studio for another season of creative playing. I know I'm ready, because I've been collecting new stones that are inspiring me.

By the Sea we go Two by Two

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Tue, 03/27/2018 - 12:00am in artisan earrings, artisan jewelry, ocean inspired

Monterey

Lampwork by Bluehealer, vintage filigree stampings

Excerpt from Walt Whitman's Sea-drift:

Shine! shine! shine!

Pour down your warmth, great sun!

While we bask, we two together.

Two together!

Winds blow south, or winds blow north,

Day come white, or night come black,

Home, or rivers and mountains from home,

Singing all time, minding no time,

While we two keep together.

She Sells Seashells

Lampwork and freshwater pearls

Angelfish Earrings

Amazonite, Lampwork by Alisha White

The Inspiring Sea

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 12:00am in artisan jewelry, artisan pendants, metalwork, ocean inspired | 2 comments

Briny Deep

(lampwork cabochon by Mikelene Reusse, Labradorite, Inspiration Mine Gem Silica, Freshwater Pearl - all set in Sterling Silver)

A Jelly-Fish

Marianne Moore, 1887 - 1972

Visible, invisible,
A fluctuating charm,
An amber-colored amethyst
Inhabits it; your arm
Approaches, and
It opens and
It closes;
You have meant
To catch it,
And it shrivels;
You abandon
Your intent—
It opens, and it
Closes and you
Reach for it—
The blue
Surrounding it
Grows cloudy, and
It floats away
From you.

Gifts from the Sea Jewelry

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Tue, 09/06/2016 - 10:06am in artisan earrings, artisan jewelry, artisan pendants, family, inspiration, ocean inspired

Ocean Jasper Pendant

Wordless Wednesday: Watching the Waves

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 1:48pm in California, ocean inspired, Wordless Wednesday | 4 comments

Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California