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These collage pieces are a marriage of new and old materials. They are brought together by modern day cage work—a time intensive, artist hand’s on joining of new and old plastics, lucites, pressed or molded glass, metals—pressed and plain, antique and vintage crystals, vintage precious stones , bit and pieces of vintage art from other pieces and new and old findings. Of course, any of the findings that touch your precious skin are new, and lead free. The countries represented are Austria, Germany, Japan, Italy, and the United States. These pieces have dimension. . .the three dimensions of the flowers, crystals—hidden and not hidden—give life, shape and movement to the piece. I like the words re-purpose and re-create. Come on ladies—which of us has not had to recreate ourselves over the years to keep things interesting for ourselves? (I would say for others but who cares about them—we are not here to entertain and please others? Are we? I would say no. . .we are here to laugh and love and give what we can based on who we are and to just “BE.” Let others come and celebrate us! ) Anyway, when the light captures the details on these babies, are they ever alive. Each piece is different so that even if you may see similar components, they will not be the same piece. . . you will have the one and only. And each piece had an artist’s signature to assure you of quality. These are handmade in the United States by one person and they come from our home to yours.
Measuring 2” x 2”, the focal on this piece is a translucent flower with a vintage crystal stamen. The crystal acts as a prism and draws in light from all angles, reflecting light on all surfaces when subjected to the light. Vintage German Lucite flowers in various tones of peach, crème and light peach are joined by an orange Swarovski crystal atop a flat pink and sparkly bead from 1940’s Japan. Peach leaves frame the entire piece. All of this is woven on a gold round cage and only new , gold plated findings are used in wires and head pins for this piece. This piece, because of it’s simplicity, would have been overpowered by anything other than a simple , gold plated vintage chain from the 1970’s, which measure 11” down from the center of the back of you neck to the front. Signed: Mary Deis
Item ID: 00504