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Entries in wire wrapping (2)

Tuesday
Feb122013

Jewelry Inspiration: Chicago Designer Loves Massive Scale Necklaces

 


Klimt02 is a website that provides an international forum for contemporary jewelry in a creative space that offers knowledge, information, debates, and exchanges - all within the artistic realm of jewelry. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Kilmt02 inspires everyone interested in the selection, quality, art, technology, and creation of art jewelry. Sheffield School has kindly been given permission to share works of global designers here on our website. Today's post focuses on a jewelry designer from Chicago, IL, Heejin Hwang, who crafts very large-scale necklaces that will surprise, intrigue, and inspire you. So often, we stick with the scale of most jewelry pieces - but why? Why not shift into a larger scale?

 

Heejin Hwang

 


Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Connection 2010
Steel, enamel, ground rock
93 x 45 x 10 cm



Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Connection 2010
Steel, enamel, ground rock
93 x 45 x 10 cm
Photograph: Jim Escalante


Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Connection 2010
Steel, enamel, ground rock
18 x 18 x 4 cm
Photograph: Jim Escalante



Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Sensation 2012
Steel wire
30 x 120 x 30 cm

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Friday
Dec142012

Inspiring Wire Work

 

(NuNu Designs marquis wire wrapped earrings)

WARNING: Wire wrapping can become an infectious hobby. That is, once you get past the frustration of realizing it's not as easy as it looks. I give huge credit to these artists who have successfully and skillfully perfected these small pieces of art. 

My introduction to wire wrapping came when attempting to make my first wire wrapped ring. The desire to move on to other wire wrapped projects had been sparked, but what to create next? I was hesitant to start on anything without a plan of action, so I began my search for wire wrapped jewelry images. I was so inspired by what I found that I have to share these spectacular pieces with you. 

These wire wrapped gemstone earrings by NuNu Designs had me wanting to sit down and get to work.

(Sekhmet cuff by Keren Jewelry)

 

These metal cuffs are so great to look at. One is crocheted with wire, the other is a combination of glass beads and crisscrossed wire. Not sure which I love more.

(Fair Trade brass cuff with glass stones.)

(Dana Kellin Berry Mix earrings)

Dana Kellin may just be the reigning queen of wire wrapping. Whether she's wrapping stones or just weaving solid wire, her work is absolutely perfect.

(Gold wire earrings Dana Kellin. Pink earrings unknown, repinned from Pinterest.)

These simple yet complex pink crochet earrings were found on Pinterest, the designer is unknown. I had not even thought of crocheting with wire like this before seeing these. I don't know if I will be attempting something like this anytime soon, or ever actually, but I do like to admire them.

 

(bangle by Saressa Designs)

This clean and beautifully simple bangle is more my speed right now. However, I am sure this too will be more difficult than it looks. 

 (River Song jewelry)

Hopefully these designs will have you thinking about wire wrapping in a whole new light; they certainly pushed me to think beyond my basic knowledge of wire wrapping. There are many directions wire wrapping can take you. Of course this will lead to the need for different sizes and colors of wire, types of beads... hence the warning. 

 

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