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Three Ariadne’s Thread bracelets with natural peach, white or purplish blue pearls; photo by Pat Vasquez-Cunningham

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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….

Ribbon Lace, Juno's Storms, Glistening Flame, and Majestic by Victoria Lansford

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Beauty, A Force for Good

I’ve been reading Alain de Botton and John Artmstrong’s book Art As Therapy, literally outlining how we could experience art to help us navigate life’s challenges and how we deal with them. Talk about revolutionary…The book’s basic idea is that, instead of museums offering sterile galleries organized as “French Impressionists” or “Italian Landscapes before 1600,”…

Starlit Nights, Russian filigree earrings by Victoria Lansford; photo by Pat Vasquez-Cunningham

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Earrings – Never Fear!

I hear so many women say they love beautiful earrings but think can’t wear them because of the weight. I purposely make earrings as light as possible even when they make a statement. People area always delightfully surprised when they pick up any of my earrings, expecting them to be heavy only to find they…