Attending to Your Back Sides
Let’s start this week with some thoughts about our back sides. (Ok … where did your mind go?!) The back of our art, especially in jewelry, can be too easily ignored or at least is treated with less consideration and attention to detail than the side we consider the front. But if you think about it, the person who owns that piece sees the back all the time. Wouldn’t you want your customers to be just as pleased or awed by what they see on the back as they are by the side that every one else sees? I think it’s such a missed opportunity to leave the back plain. How fun is it to know that the work of art around your neck or on your wrist is hiding a beautiful surprise on the back side.
This is why I so adore the work of Daniela D’Uva. She lives in Italy and works under the name Alkhymeia. All of her pieces have a carefully considered back side, some so detailed as to be more stunning than the front, making them readily reversible. (click on the photo to see the detail here.)
What do you do with your back sides?
Gorgeous back sides 😀 My backsides are at least, nicely textured and usually sport my signature stamp. Sometimes, like Daniela’s, they are totally reversible.
I admire Daniella works. I agree too often the backside is ignored, I like to treat the back as a canvas as well, giving a surprise to anyone who looks at my pieces.
Because many of my pieces are sculptural creatures, the backside is usually not as complete as the front so the piece will hang right. That being said I almost always give each creature two eyes even if only one will be seen. To me it diminishes the expression and attitude of the creature if I do otherwise.
Yes I like my the backsides of my work be nicely because it looks more professional work. Also beautiful work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only a real professional artist will take care the back side of her work.