Long Distance Friendship Lamp
$150.00
In Betsy's words, "I can't be sure how it all started. Maybe it was the summers spent
rifling through my grandmother's attic, or the piles of floral bedsheets
in my mother's linen closet, begging to be cut apart and made into
something new. That, or my father's habit of finding clever uses for
things otherwise meant for the trash. Something from my past stirred up a
fondness for rescuing old things and prompted an avocation.
I'm in love with the idea that these bits of paper and scraps of fabric
had stories of their own before reaching my hands. And it tickles me to
imagine that people who wear my work are reminded of events from their own
storied pasts.
I began using these materials in my artwork as a studio arts student at
the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. Several years after
finishing my degree I began studying silversmithing at Arrowmont School of
Craft in Gatlinburg, TN. The jewelry I make now draws from both of these
experiences.
My jewelry line, foundling, incorporates pages from old books, vintage
patterned fabrics, timeworn beads, illustrations and recycled silver.
Silver mining takes a sad toll on the environment. I'm happy to have a
source for silver recycled from the world's existing supply and I use it
as much as possible.
In addition to limited edition work, I produce a wholesale line of vintage
papers and fabrics set in oxidized silver bezels. The graphic text,
softly colored maps and sweet vintage florals combine vintage goodness
with modern sensibility in necklaces, earrings and bracelets that are
wearable conversation pieces."
Merchant response:We're happy every time we hear that a recipient loves one of our gifts. Thanks for letting us know!