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Step back to a time to when adornment of jewelry was a symbol of social status and wealth. Back to when only royalty could wear silver, pewter, gold, hematite, precious stones and pearl accents. Allow me to indulge you in the "Old World" designs of art wearables and Renaissance/contemporary fashion accessories. The creations are all hand done "Old World" free form Celtic knot work with an added blend of Renaissance styling. This form of knot working was done about thousand years ago and I had to self teach myself through brief explanations in period books. The only tools used in that time were hands, a single rod, metal wiring and fire to allow the metal to bend easier. Creative Renaissance only uses what was prevalent in the time period which was silver, pewter, brass and copper. The use of semi precious pearls, hematite, black onyx and other stones as accents were added later. Why Celtic Renaissance jewelry? I first became fascinated with the time period when I visited a Renaissance festival. This storyteller was talking about the people of the time period and what status was all about. I soon found myself doing extensive research on that time period. With the knowledge, I then made creations that stand out with their own uniqueness. I can truly remember clearly my first reaction when I captured and created my first jewelry creation. It was like riding a roller coaster. I went through many twists, turns and even loops, but when it was finished I felt excited, overwhelmed and wanted more! |