About My Creations...My work is a love letter to the jewels cherished by many of our mothers and grandmothers... It is a modern translation, incorporating vintage materials in modern settings for a look thats all you.Various forms of plastics (now considered vintage) were once used to replicate rare and exotic natural elements in costume jewelry.Today, I use vintage plastics (typically Bakelite/Catalin and Lucite) and vintage (and occasionally antique) glass combined with hand-wrought sterling and fine silver settings to create heirloom pieces with a modern edge.I am most drawn to designing pieces that embrace contrast. Most of the pieces in my line combine a natural and a man-made material (silver and Lucite, example). I love playing with light, and framing it with dark. Many of my pieces with translucent components are created to reflect light in a captivating, playful, ethereal, and warm glow. All settings are handmade from raw materials by me with the assistance of a saw, flame, and various other hand tools.All of my pieces are either extremely limited edition or one of a kind... CleverIndie.com is an invitation to my art and my world... Welcome!xoBek
About My Creations...
My work is a love letter to the jewels cherished by many of our mothers and grandmothers... It is a modern translation, incorporating vintage materials in modern settings for a look thats all you.
Various forms of plastics (now considered vintage) were once used to replicate rare and exotic natural elements in costume jewelry.
Today, I use vintage plastics (typically Bakelite/Catalin and Lucite) and vintage (and occasionally antique) glass combined with hand-wrought sterling and fine silver settings to create heirloom pieces with a modern edge.
I am most drawn to designing pieces that embrace contrast. Most of the pieces in my line combine a natural and a man-made material (silver and Lucite, example). I love playing with light, and framing it with dark. Many of my pieces with translucent components are created to reflect light in a captivating, playful, ethereal, and warm glow.
All settings are handmade from raw materials by me with the assistance of a saw, flame, and various other hand tools.
All of my pieces are either extremely limited edition or one of a kind...
CleverIndie.com is an invitation to my art and my world... Welcome!
xo
Bek
About my art and CleverIndie.com....
My work is a love letter to the jewels cherished by many of our mothers and grandmothers... It is a modern translation, incorporating vintage materials in modern settings for a look that is as unique as you are.
Various forms of plastics (now considered vintage) were once used to replicate rare and exotic natural elements in costume jewelry. Today, I use vintage plastics (typically Bakelite/Catalin and Lucite) and vintage (and occasionally antique) glass combined with hand-wrought sterling and fine silver settings to create heirloom pieces with a modern edge.
CleverIndie.com is an invitation to explore my world...
Always Be Clever...
About me:
I am completely self taught in silversmithing and jewelry design and wish I had found my passion for this art form sooner in life! I am "Mama" to an amazing little boy and started making and selling my work to show him that roadblocks are not permanent, and with practice and a whole bucket of elbow grease you can leap over anything.
