 American Jewelry Design Council (www.ajdc.org) Gallery of Items:
WHEEL 1997Title of piece: “WHEEL” Type: Brooch Materials: Platinum, rubber & diamonds (C.Z.) Dimensions: 1 3/4 in. length Poem: Wheel (Click to Read) Artist Explaination: "The explanation of my quest to build non-circular wheel, and at what cost." 
KEY 1998Title of piece: “UNLOCKING THE KEY” Type: Necklace Materials: Sterling silver, rubber with stainless mesh, Hematite, encapsulated mercury, Antique glass bulb Dimensions: 5 in. x 8 in. Poem: Ode to a test tube baby (Click to Read) Artist Explaination: "Multiple symbolisms referring to the frustrations, mystery and science surrounding a difficult in vitro conception." 
PUZZLE 1999Title of piece: 1. “ANDREA’S MIRACLE” 2. “BALANCE” Type: 3-dimensional art Materials: Plexi-glass, copper, nickel silver, plastic, wood Dimensions: 4 in. x 4 in. Poem: Andrea’s Miracle (Click to Read) Artist Explaination: "My real life story about love, marriage and trust in context of the successful birth of our son Andrea after a long and arduous process, and it’s effect on my wife." Poem: Balance. (Click to Read) Artist Explaination: "A paragraph about the new mom’s tranquility despite the pandemonium surrounding the child birthing process." 
WATER 2000Title of piece: “MISCONCEPTION” Type: Ring & Earrings Materials: Platinum, 18karat pink gold, Chinese pink pearl, black cultured pearl Dimensions: N/A Poem: Misconception (Click to Read) Artist Explaination: "I employed another meaning of the “many fish in the sea” metaphor while writing this empowering poem about transcending prejudice." 
FLIGHT 2001Title of piece: “DOUBLE ENTENDRE” Type: Sculpture Materials: Copper/Sterling Silver/paper/red epoxy Dimensions: 6 ½ in. x 4 in. x 3 in. Poem: "I Quit" (Click to Read) Artist Explaination: "This is my succinct, even laconic statement regarding my feelings about my involvement in today’s jewelry marketplace." 
PEEKABOO 2002Title of piece: “PEEKABOO” Type: 3-Dimensional Sculpture Materials: 18K. gold, sterling silver, enamel, multi-colored fresh water pearls, etched river rock, feathers, threads Dimensions: 11 in. Height Poem: The “Take” (Click to Read) Artist Explaination: "This is a romantic, verbal rendering describing the precise moment that a fish rises to the surface to inhale it’s prey. This is known in fly fisher’s nomenclature as the “take”. In this case, the Trout is unaware that the newly hatched insect is actually the fisherman’s lure and is duped into being hooked. Fly fishing is a personal passion." 
FOLD 2003Title of piece: “THE BARTER” Type: Pendant/Brooch Materials: Hand carved 18K Gold angel. Rutilated Quartz- tongue shape and beads. Button shaped Ruby beads. Type: Ring Materials: Hand carved 18K Gold angel ring with tongue shaped quartz. Dimensions: N/A Poem: The Barter (Click to Read) Artist Explaination: "This poem is centered around the mysterious rutilated quartz utilized for the project. It is desperate tale of an attempt by an unsavory and corrupt individual bartering for forgiveness with impossible promises and flattery." 
SPHERE 2004Title of piece: “WORDS” Type: Sculpture Materials: Sterling, rubber, plastic, paint Dimensions: 5 in. Poem: Words (Click to Read) Artist Explaination: "My philosophical statement of the shortcomings concerning the use of language to express love. The object (project) portrays this by showing a jumble of letters encompassing an idea or emotion. One can note the reflected and distorted effect that the middle tier has on those letters or words. There is a cohesive duplication of round shapes throughout the piece." 
METALMORPHOSIS Title of piece: “Caterpillar” Type: Object Materials: Sterling, glass, fiber, feathers. Dimensions: 5 ½ in. long Poem: Summer's dance (Click to Read) Artist Explaination: "A story about the insecure, ugly “moth” who, at the moment of his impending transformation, questions whether or not the change will be to his benefit."
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