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 Midnight with Dr. CorneliusButterscotch amber cabochon, yellow jade beads, Japanese delicas and seed beads, nylon cording. $175 US |
Macramé is an elegant, flowing artform sinuously shifting from knot to knot, creating waves of thread and stone. I use semi-precious stones, glass beads, Austrian and Czech crystals and found objects in many of my designs because I am continually mesmerized by the look of these materials. My inspiration comes from children's books, second-hand stores, textiles, overheard conversations and imaginative what-ifs. My jewelry designs are meditations in color and texture. I often fall into an altered state as I work my way through a knotted piece. Some of my macramé pieces reflect the intricate meanderings that encompass my everyday life. Other pieces, like my openwork macramé bracelets and chokers, are floaty little snippets of shimmery stained glass made to frame your wrist or neck. |
| Popularized by the flower children in the 60's, macramé is actually a centuries-old artform. Knotting has been used for creative as well as utilitarian purposes since unrecorded time. The earliest form of macramé possibly originated in Arabia in the 13th century. By the 14th century it was a well-established art in Europe, flourishing in France, Italy and Spain. A century later European sailors were using the knotted works they produced at sea to barter for goods in the Far East. Macramé lace was introduced to England in the late 1600's. Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III, kept busy by making macramé at court in the 1780's. It remained popular into the Victorian era, when knotted fringe items were all the rage. However, by the Art Deco period of the early 20th century it had become a forgotten art. Click here to see more of my macramé jewelry. If you are interested in purchasing any of my pieces, please contact me. | 
Purple Mermaid NecklaceSwarovski crystals, fire-polished Czech glass beads, seed beads, paua shell mosaic beads, nylon cording. $210 US |