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A Design a Day – Day 196
I recently designed this Lucite flower ring… …liked the design so much that I went to the bench and made the ring. “Ring around the Rosy Pocket full of Posy Ashes, Ashes, We all Fall Down” (Not the innocent nursery … Continue reading
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A Design a Day – Day 174
Another Lucite lovely… A wise jewelry designer told me once to focus on designing what I love and want to wear. Somewhere between fine and costume jewelry is where I keep finding myself. Now if only I could find myself … Continue reading
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A Design a Day – Day 172
I’ve been fussing over some Lucite leaf pendants I created a few months ago. Product development is certainly first and foremost in my mind these days and I think I’m making some good progress on that front. Here is the … Continue reading
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A Design a Day – Day 169
In today’s consumer-driven economy, customer service is becoming an art in and of itself. Several of my suppliers go the extra mile and even include “freebies” with my order. One such company based out of Freeport, Maine sent me a … Continue reading
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A Design a Day – Day 166
I did today’s design while on lunch break from rehearsal at the symphony. This is a development of a Lucite flower earring prototype that I created a few weeks ago. This variation features a dangling briolette: Robert M. Persig, an … Continue reading
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A Design a Day – Day 153
And, here is yet another Lucite design (a variation on yesterday’s theme): Now I’m off to photograph a pair of earrings that I finished tonight and am mailing out to a client tomorrow…
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New Work From Joana Miranda Studio
As promised, here is a preview of some of my newest pieces featuring Lucite: Demure but still a little edgy, these hand-pierced Argentium Sterling Silver earrings have been given a patina for a blackened finish. The Lucite flower is attached … Continue reading
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A Design a Day – Day 151
Here is another Lucite flower design…soon to be emerging from my bench: I did this rendering with watercolor and gouache as well as colored pencil. I find the soft transparent quality of the colored pencils very useful for rendering transparent … Continue reading
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A Design a Day – Day 150
Here is another design inspired by Lucite components – leaves, in this case: I’ve been experimenting with different metal finishes combined with Lucite components in my work at the bench. I particularly like the look of blackened silver with frosted … Continue reading
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A Design a Day – Day 148
I’ve been working at the bench on a bunch of new pieces which will soon be posted on my Etsy and home websites. My fascination with Lucite continues, and the new pieces all utilize Lucite elements. Here is a design … Continue reading
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