i am a (very) proud member of the earthenwood studio design team... the talented melanie brooks sends us beautiful pieces to work with each month... i get ideas, and then want to alter them - and as anything with metal requires patina and sealing, i sometimes end up adding days to a project...
so here is my february project - 'liebe ist für alle da'... i have been using this phrase for a number of reasons... but it has to do with love being available to everyone...
her very dark brown metallic-y finished pieces are really incredible... and the delicacy on the ivory link with the heart is a great contrast...
i used old padre beads from the 1800s... they have a history and life of their own... like our hearts - touched by many... i wanted to pick up on the linear pattern of the link on the right by wrapping suede with silk fiber... still rustic and 'rugged', but feminine...
if you would like to see more of melanie's work, please follow this link ...
and thank you melanie, for sharing your beautiful work and for your patience!
