Art Jewelry Archives

Unprecedentedly Imperfect – The 1st Zoom Open Studio During COVID-19

Friday was Day 14 of my family’s self-isolation, and we continue to celebrate that we’re symptom free! We’re also refusing to go anywhere for a long time to be safe and do our part. As promised, here is the recording of last week’s world-wide open studio on Zoom. Also as promised, I didn’t clean up…

Eternal Spring, Eastern repousse necklace

Art Jewelry / Calligraphy / Exhibit / Inspiration / Teaching / Travel / Workshops

Ribbons, Flowers, and Chocolate + 2020 Workshops

What could be more appropriate for Valentine’s Day? Currently, I have artwork inspired by all 3 of those things and more at 3 different exhibits across the USA. CRAFT NOUVEAU: AN INTERNATIONAL FINE CRAFT COMPETITION BLUE LINE ARTS, ROSEVILLE, CA January 3 – March 7 Ribbons: My concept was to form an undulating textile-like structure…

Coronation Ring II, Russian filigree ‘dinner ring’ by Victoria Lansford; photo by Pat Vasquez-Cunningham

Art Jewelry / Behind the Scenes / Current Projects / Inspiration / Processes

Firing My Boss

Me: I’ve fired my boss. My son Skyler: “Uh…but don’t you work for yourself?” Me: “Yes, as I have done all your life and for many years before that.” Skyler: “So you’re firing yourself?” Me: “Yes.” Skyler: “So you’re quitting working?” Me: “Hell no. You like going to college don’t you? And living indoors? With…

Storms of Juno, Russian filigree cuff bracelet by Victoria Lansford

Art Jewelry / Behind the Scenes / Exhibit / New Work / Processes / Russian Filigree / Travel

Wearing the Universe on Your Wrist

Like the line, “The galaxy is on Orion’s Belt” from the movie Men in Black, it is, in fact, possible to wear the universe on your wrist. “Like wearing the universe on your wrist” is how Jane Milosch, founder and Director of the Provenance Research Initiative and juror for CraftForms 2019 described my Russian filigree…

Egyptian Lily, Encompass, and three Ariadne’s Thread; photo by Pat Vasquez-Cunningham

Art Jewelry / Eastern Repousse / New Work / Russian Filigree / Sale / Tools & Supplies

The One and Only Big Sale Ends Monday Night, Dec 2, 2019

15% off Everything at VictoriaLansford.com Enter the code SILVERANDGOLD in the cart to see the discount applied to your total. (It won’t show up otherwise!) Peacock Splendor II Sale Price $323 Still in love with hand engraving and in defiance of what I had drilled out of me in art school over three decades ago,…

Soul Cloud; photo by Pat Vasquez-Cunningham

Art Jewelry / Behind the Scenes / Books / Eastern Repousse / Inspiration / Instructional videos / Miniatures / Processes / Rings / Russian Filigree

“I Never Could Get the Hang of Thursdays”*

Read to the end for some very good news! With half my readers being in the US, I feel the need, or perhaps the pressure, to say Happy Thanksgiving. While there are many things I am deeply grateful for, such as all of you very dear followers of my work(!), I have to admit this…

Art Jewelry / Behind the Scenes / drawing / earrings / Inspiration / Miniatures / New Work / Travel

Peacock Splendor

I have an all out obsession with peacock feathers. Their rich hues and exotic feel first captured my attention in the mall store World Bazar when I was a child in the 70’s. For decades I never did anything about this obsession mostly because “serious art students” should never take inspiration in anything so cliche….