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| Wood and Sterling Silver Earrings, 2004 |
When I
started making jewelry I did so out of necessity. Our home had been burglarized
and the thieves made off with just about everything.
The hardest part was losing the jewelry and trinkets I had inherited. The monetary value was
insignificant but I would have labeled these items priceless. I was most sad over losing
a trinket box from the “Mohawk Trail” that my great-grandmother had given me as
a young girl. Broken-hearted, I mourned my losses for months.
With very
little to adorn myself with, and no money to buy new things (sadly I wasn’t
insured), I decided to make myself a pair of earrings. I have always considered
myself a creative person and having recently graduated from USC’s architecture
program I convinced myself that I could make whatever I needed to get by.
And so, a
very rudimentary process began. I bought a pamphlet. Just one. I first taught
myself how to wire wrap. I bought one pair of ear wires and a few feet of wire.
I picked up beads here and there. I eventually took a two hour class, which
lead to a semester long class and before I knew it, I was completely hooked.
The burglars may have taken my jewelry, but they couldn’t have my spirit!
