About EarringArt
What sort of earring art is hanging from
your ears? Earrings are one of the most personal statements one can make.
Earrings can be changed throughout
the day -or-
day to day. They
communicate
moods, activities,
or personality
at any given moment.
And, if you don't feel
some way one minute,
you can change it!
Adornment has always
been used; it can show
social status,
family and faith,
affiliations,
marriage status
and eligibility, or
make a statement
for or against superstition.
Earrings and adornment simply say:
I adore earrings, therefore I like to make them. Earrings talk. I listen. Size is limited by the lobe of the ear, and how much weight it can bear, but the relative extent of the artwork is small. I make earrings out of any number of materials: metal, shells, glass, acrylics, resin, leather, stones, semi-precious stones and wood. I like the challenge that an earring dares me to take: to look at textures, shapes and form, colors and materials, then make the piece within a reasonable range of weight and size.
"This is Who I Am."
Earrings have been worn by men and women over the centuries and have many meanings. People and their earrings have a close relationship; they both endow or are endowed by the power that only personal adornments can offer.
I know I try to engage myself in the communication, but ultimately the earring is waiting for its very own person to arrive.
That's when the person can say "I'm daring. I'm unflinching. I want to make a creative impact!" And the earring says "Yes!" Some say that all art is autobiographical, and I say that I want to convey a sense of sparkly fun and creativity.
Welcome.