Materials: Brass, Powder Coat, Colored Copper Wire, Silicone, Swarovski Crystals
Dimensions: 3"x.75"x3"
Fabricated silver ring with crocheted and silicone dipped components
Photo credit: Kee-ho Yuen
Stephanie Brohman
Iowa City, Iowa. USA
My hands, my tools, link me to these materials and what I create, textures which awaken the senses. My jewelry is meant to be worn and explored, played with and handled; an interaction is necessary between the piece and the wearer. Reaction, surprise and excitement are the wearer's rewards. The viewer is drawn to the wearer's interaction with the piece, invoking thought.
The wearer is adorned in bright splashes of color juxtaposed by the cool or warm tones of metal. Color, from fiber, silicone or plastic, seems to find its marriage with metal, a unity that brings tradition into the non-traditional realm. The interaction between these materials pushes boundaries, guiding my hands to explore new avenues, while creating unique forms, often inspired by creatures from bodies of water. Color, material and form create a defense mechanism for the wearer, giving the wearer a sense of contentment and safety from the trials of everyday life. These sea/plant/foreign creatures are made with materials that appear tough, but in fact are rather resilient, the vibrant colors and soft material provides comfort and reassurance to the wearer with forms that either hug the wrist or creating formations lying over chest or fingers, with the creatures and the wearer benefiting or protecting each other.
Materials: Brass, Powder Coat, Colored Copper Wire, Silicone, Swarovski Crystals
Dimensions: 3"x.75"x3"
Fabricated silver ring with crocheted and silicone dipped components
Photo credit: Kee-ho Yuen
Stephanie Brohman
Iowa City, Iowa. USA
My hands, my tools, link me to these materials and what I create, textures which awaken the senses. My jewelry is meant to be worn and explored, played with and handled; an interaction is necessary between the piece and the wearer. Reaction, surprise and excitement are the wearer's rewards. The viewer is drawn to the wearer's interaction with the piece, invoking thought.
The wearer is adorned in bright splashes of color juxtaposed by the cool or warm tones of metal. Color, from fiber, silicone or plastic, seems to find its marriage with metal, a unity that brings tradition into the non-traditional realm. The interaction between these materials pushes boundaries, guiding my hands to explore new avenues, while creating unique forms, often inspired by creatures from bodies of water. Color, material and form create a defense mechanism for the wearer, giving the wearer a sense of contentment and safety from the trials of everyday life. These sea/plant/foreign creatures are made with materials that appear tough, but in fact are rather resilient, the vibrant colors and soft material provides comfort and reassurance to the wearer with forms that either hug the wrist or creating formations lying over chest or fingers, with the creatures and the wearer benefiting or protecting each other.