Suzy Louise - Wild Thistle Jewelry
Suzy Louise - Jewelry
http://wildthistlejewelry.com
I design and fabricate art jewelry by hand from metal sheet and wire. I texture the metal to create a tactile feel to my designs, and use stones that blaze with color from minerals in the earth.
My designs are usually built around special stones that have a history of place or time. Whenever possible I use recycled silver, copper, brass, and gold metals. I cut flat back cabochon shapes from my collection of rough and slabbed stone and, also, find cut stone and beads from folks in the lapidary trade. Much of my art jewelry is one of a kind, and I fall for each piece as it’s being created.
In a previous life I was a farmer and a seed saver. Similar to the color and texture of the stones I both collect and cut, I'm smitten with the color and texture of seeds, and their potential for providing food and beauty. When not in my studio creating with my torch and jeweler’s saw, I'm out in my garden growing food and contending with the omnipresent weeds, including my favorite, thistle.
I design and fabricate art jewelry by hand from metal sheet and wire. I texture the metal to create a tactile feel to my designs, and use stones that blaze with color from minerals in the earth.
My designs are usually built around special stones that have a history of place or time. Whenever possible I use recycled silver, copper, brass, and gold metals. I cut flat back cabochon shapes from my collection of rough and slabbed stone and, also, find cut stone and beads from folks in the lapidary trade. Much of my art jewelry is one of a kind, and I fall for each piece as it’s being created.
In a previous life I was a farmer and a seed saver. Similar to the color and texture of the stones I both collect and cut, I'm smitten with the color and texture of seeds, and their potential for providing food and beauty. When not in my studio creating with my torch and jeweler’s saw, I'm out in my garden growing food and contending with the omnipresent weeds, including my favorite, thistle.
