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Marion Berry: Handcrafted Jewelry Beautiful Beads are my Passion as a jewelry artist and the inspiration for all of the handcrafted jewelry designs you will find in my gallery. I use only visualization in designing my art, therefore my imagination is really where all of the designs are created. Then I use the beautiful beads to transform the designs into very wearable handcrafted jewelry art for men and women. Which comes first, the jewelry or the beads? In my case, inspiration always comes from the beads first. Then with the right beads the design naturally flows into place. Sometimes I contemplate a bead for weeks and even months before I actually use it or a grouping of beads in a design. As an Artist, My desire is to feature handcrafted jewelry designs that show off the true beauty of the beads used. Almost all of my handcrafted jewelry designs will have a pattern throughout the design. The focal part of the necklace or bracelet is always the center of my attention in designing. Once the focal or main element is complete, the others flow into place. My goal is total
customer satisfaction! I have been designing jewelry designs since 1999
and look forward to working with beads for many more. |
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Exploring and creating with my sizeable collection of beads feels like a private indulgence. Each time I design, different beads, stones and findings reach out to me and show me what they were meant to become. I put together unexpected combinations
of colors, textures and rhythms in my designs, redesigning a piece as many as a
dozen times until it feels right to me. My work incorporates vintage glass
beads, vintage Swarovski crystals, one-of-a-kind lampwork and fused glass
components, especially those including dichroic glass, and semiprecious stones
and beads. These materials are rare or one-of-a-kind, like my jewelry designs. |
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I use many different techniques and
materials in my jewelry production. Most of my designs use precious metals, but
I will use the material that is best for the design. All of my jewelry is
hand-made. My jewelry pieces are of high quality
and durability. Creating beautiful, hand-made, wearable rings, earrings,
pendants, talismans and bracelets is a labor-intensive process. It is a moment
of great satisfaction to hold a newly finished piece of jewelry in my hands. The
joy and satisfaction that I see reflected on people's faces when they acquire
their piece of unique, hand-made jewelry renews my desire to continue creating
pieces. |
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