Simply Curves and a Free month of Christi
When it comes to simple, I think this necklace is the most breathtaking piece I found this past week, maybe ever. The lines are gentle and subtle, but the way the two elements perfectly curve in on each other like a gentle and caring embrace is just amazing. I don’t even see the unique wire design really, as the slow back and forth winding of the edges are so engrossing. Maybe it’s just me but I find this so masterful, there really isn’t too much else to say but … wow.
This is not polymer, in case you were wondering, but this is the kind of thing polymer could achieve. The piece is bamboo created by Tomomi Matsunaga who was creating jewelry in the 1990s and 2000s in Kyoto, Japan but other than that, I have no information about the artist. This is a bit odd being I can find Tomomi referenced in items on my shelf like Ornament magazine and Lark’s 500 Necklaces. I don’t know what has become of the artist but the work is well appreciated as shown by the many, many Pinterest pins (with links going nowhere unfortunately). To see more, put Tomomi Matsunaga into a Google image search along with ‘bamboo’ or ‘jewelry’ to bring up other simple but intensely graceful pieces, most also created from bamboo.
While you are online looking for more of this masterful work, do take a look at what Christi Friesen is up to. Christi is passionate about art, polymer clay, mixed media, fabulous products, and techniques. She shares her ideas as well as the things she discovers by other artists on her exclusive membership site, “Christi’s Neighborhood” which, for people like you, she is opening up for free for the month of September. You can click here and log in using the following information. It could be the very thing you need to kick off your Fall!
Login: VIP, Password: CLEARLY2016
Inspirational Challenge of the Day: It’s a holiday weekend in the US so the ‘challenge’ is to relax and enjoy friends and family, if you can. Let design ideas marinate while you take in the sunshine and surround yourself with fun and laughter. Then go into the studio next week and see what fresh ideas come out of the time off.
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