Today I wanted to share the work of a wonderful and creative artist
Jean A Wells
I have admired her Bohemian style for awhile
and I'm happy to share these creative and beautiful earrings with you.
Jean has used beautiful focal masks by Barbara Hanselman
which are Barbara's interpretation of the ancient giant statues
found on Easter Island in the Polynesian Islands.
The beautiful Lampwork beads are by Cheryl Harris.
I love the way Jean combined the earthy rustic tribal masks with bright and colorful beads!
Kristi
Those are amazing! I love her work too. I love how she's constructed these earrings, and the pop of red with the soft blues and greens. The dotted lampwork are a great contrast to the earthy masks--they make me think of a vibrant African batik!
ReplyDeleteThose are incredibly creative earrings! I love them :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these awesome creations, Heather! I'm a big, but silent, fan of your websites, and while I admire all the artisans you have featured, this is the first time I have been moved to comment here. The use of these compelling totems, combined with brightness of glass and strength of metal, just seems so natural and unaffected. What a stunning combination!
ReplyDeleteI think Jean just keeps on outdoing herself! These are fantastic earrings, I love them!
ReplyDeleteJean constantly wows me with her creations where she uses other artists hand formed parts - her sense of combining these leads to such wonderful artistic statements which we can all wear. I just wanted to add that the Easter Island Guys in clay as well as other clay components for jewelry making can be found on my Etsy site, BHClaysmith.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you used my little lampwork beads in these earrings! The design is lovely.
ReplyDeletewww.etsy.com/shop/cherylsart
Thank you Kristi and Heather for featuring my earrings on your blog. It has been a real pleasure. And, thank those of you that commented for your kind words.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I also want to say that without the creative genius of Barbara and Cheryl, these earrings would not have been possible. Thank you two also. (I feel like it is my night at the Oscars or something!)
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous! How creative!!!!
ReplyDeleteEthnic and so Cool!
ReplyDeleteThose masks are just the coolest and Jean did such an amazing job putting it all together, I'm thrilled to share her work and so happy you all enjoyed it!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful earrings :) So unique!
ReplyDeleteThat is the most clever thing ever! I think those would be a great conversation starter. I see these paired with a flowy skirt and a bohemian top. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the day.
Erin