Mar 23, 2013

Focus on Life Week 12: Observe the Curve










Week 12~ Observe the Curve

“In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.”                                                          ~Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

We move, live and love in curves. Arms, legs and bodies curve to propel us into the life around us. Branches of trees curve to embrace the breeze.  Letters curve and form words.  Curves can keep things apart, hold things together or create a path.  This week take a moment to focus on all the different kinds of curves that surround you everyday.




My favorite curves are the ones with infinite possibility: those sweet rings created by my hand.

Spun
brass, copper, silver
wound 
on the tinniest mandrels.

A meditation. 
Precision and imperfection: individual rings 
made to be joined together
interconnected again
in mailleinspiration and art.









Studio Sublime









Toltec Jewels is an author by day, jewelry maker by night. Her literary work is housed by the San Fransisco MOMA and is published internationally in popular magazines, literary quarterlies, and university publications. She has won a number of awards for literary and jewelry arts. She is happiest making handcrafted jewelry with her entire family, snuggling with her doggies and grandkids, sewing, singing, reading, and learning jewelry techniques. She is the host of Jewel School Friends, a community of expert and emerging artisans taking inspiration from each other and Jewel School. Join her on Facebook for networking, fundraising for Beads of Courage, jewelry making challenges, contests, give-a-ways and of course, cool beads and jewelry!

20 comments:

  1. Curve with shine and sparkling with possibility! Love it!

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  2. I love the look of 'springs' I wind all my own silver rings for chainmaille.. but they don't last in the spring form for very long!

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  3. Beautiful, I wish I had patience to make that kind of beauty!

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  4. I have a high regard for rings, jump rings, connector rings, soldered rings...oh where would we be without them?! Great choice!!

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  5. great picture of the curves of the coils and gorgeous piece you made with the jump rings.

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  6. beautiful maille and love how your piece catches the light!

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  7. Beautiful picture. So simple and with so much promise!

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  8. Rings - beautiful! I know you'll make some beauties with them - and I can't wait for you to share :)

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  9. That is a great photo. I love chain maille, but have never made my own rings. I bet it would be even more satisfactory to know that you made the whole thing. :)

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  10. A great pic. Good job finding the curve.

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  11. Those rings are definetely the workhorse in my studio, too!

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  12. Oh, I love the first photo! Perfect curves!

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  13. Really beautiful! Your work is amazing.

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  14. Yes, I would say those curves bring infinate possiblilties. Beautiful piece you made with the jump rings.
    Therese

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  15. What a beautiful poetic post. Your coils are so lovely and what a great photograph!!!

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  16. I can really see where it would be meditative. And such possibilities that they open up.

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  17. Rita you work is always so beautifully procise. Just love it!

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  18. Rita, these are some of my favorite curves, too!! I love to wrap wire, it does quiet the mind. Gorgeous shot!!!

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Namaste --
Rita