Victoria Lansford

Arrows of Outrageousness

4 Jun

Just when I thought the world couldn’t be more upside down, violence in the USA gave it another summersault. I’d given myself a break from news for a couple of days and spent Friday evening reading with my husband and dogs in the backyard for which I’m so grateful. Shortly after coming inside I received a text from a concerned…
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Museday

Behind the Scenes· Current Projects· Inspiration· New Work· Processes

22 May

There is much talk among creatives about the concept of the muse, how, if, and when she visits, what to do when she doesn’t, and how to be creative on demand anyway…because it’s our job. Anyone who ever went to art school or has worked in a creative job for someone else knows that waiting around for the muse to…
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Victoria Lansford’s 2nd Studio Tour – The Metal Part

Inspiration

9 May

Every wondered how I juggle so many different art and fine craft mediums in one small space? After the success of my World-wide Open Studio on Zoom at the beginning of COVID-19, I thought it might be fun to show you how I functionally cram so much equipment around a ‘command central’ style workbench for jewelry and metalsmithing. Enjoy this…
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Zoom-a-zoom-a-zoom-a-zoom

Behind the Scenes· Inspiration· Instructional videos· Workshops

6 May

After I emailed to set up a Zoom call with a friend, we both got the theme to the PBS Kid’s show stuck in our heads (the one from the 70’s not the reboot). That theme is a helluva earworm* as songs go. With it going round and round in my brain off and on for the last two weeks,…
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Schedule – What’s That?!?

Behind the Scenes· Current Projects· Inspiration

22 Apr

Last week I was on a Zoom social hour with members of SNAG. When E.D. Gwynne Ruckenbrod-Smith asked how I was doing amidst this current situation of low artwork sales and canceled workshops, I fessed up that I was just as fried as everyone else. I briefly shared about my ongoing projects on which I should be making progress with…
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Praise for Giving Voice: “Remarkable Work”

I love Giving Voice. This remarkable, inspiring and unique book is a magical journey unlike any other and is beautifully done. Rich colors and patterns metamorphise into stunnning images created by reknown artist Victoria Lansford. Her words dance and flow across the pages filled with insightful thoughts and expressions. The music is contemplative, sophistocated and lovely. I would highly recommend this book as a gift to others or for one’s self.

RogueJoan via Apple Books

Praise for Giving Voice: “Amazing”

Giving Voice is what ‘multimedia’ is supposed to be! Visual art, music, and spoken word brought together in a complementary manner. Whether you're checking out a few pages to get a quick pick-me-up of pen, ink, and piano, or parking yourself in one spot to lose yourself in the gestalt, or doing something in between, you’ll find something new inside to keep coming back to.

Anonymous via Apple Books

“Victoria is a true artist and shares her gift teaching with patience, passion, good humor, and enthusiasm…”

I just spent the most wonderful week-end with one of the best teachers that I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. Victoria is a true artist and shares her gift teaching with patience, passion, good humor, and enthusiasm...she has an infectious laugh, and you can't help laughing with her while she encourages you to achieve levels of skill that you didn't know you had. 11 other jewelry students and myself came into her workshop on Saturday having never picked up a hammer to do repousse ever before and all learned more from her in this one weekend than we thought possible. She spent time with each of us, pointing out better ways to solve whatever problems that we were having pushing the metal around to make it do our bidding. Victoria, I can't wait until you come back to us!

Patti D'Arbanville
Artist, Actress

“It’s beyond beautiful…”

No painting, song, or sculpture had ever moved me like your art did. It's beyond beautiful, I cannot describe my feelings. Each piece is so organic, they look alive. Each one left me with different feelings, mostly: wonder, amazement, happiness, and curiosity. Some even a soft anger or loss. But each one left me emotionally rolled. You're work is....life changing. I've finally heard the thundering beacon of what I want for my future. And that is to someday be as an amazing of an artist as you.

I thank you so much for what you do.

Alexandria Reyes
Phoenix, AZ

“I wish to compliment you on the wonderful DVD you and your production crew produced to introduce your method, knowledge, and vision for Russian Filigree…”

I wish to compliment you on the wonderful DVD you and your production crew produced to introduce your method, knowledge, and vision for Russian Filigree. The DVD demonstrates, so honestly, your dedication, skill and techniques that you have given to master this artful jewelry. You hold back nothing and give so much. This is the best teaching DVD that I have purchased in a long time. Thank you once more for the opportunity to learn from you.
Cordially,

Dolores Lewis
Dean Emeritus Moore College of Art

“In Japan, Victoria would be considered a national treasure…”

Victoria teaches techniques used for millennia to create many of the great works of art one can see in museums. Though these techniques had fallen into disuse due to their labor intensive nature, Victoria has found many tricks that streamline and improve the processes, and she uses them to make strikingly contemporary pieces rooted in the ancient world.

One will never go into a hardware store with the same mind set again. Students are given a series of challenges and opportunities to grow their own inner voices and are encouraged to create works unique to them, at their levels of ability.

The number of places one can learn these skills in the US can be counted conveniently on one's thumbs. In Japan, Victoria would be considered a national treasure, and she would be funded to pass these skills on to the next generation.

Al Boyers, Metalsmith

Arrows of Outrageousness

Museday

Victoria Lansford’s 2nd Studio Tour – The Metal Part

Zoom-a-zoom-a-zoom-a-zoom

Schedule – What’s That?!?

What others have to say about Victoria’s artwork and products for artists.

Praise for “Storms of Juno” Victoria’s Russian filigree cuff bracelet inspired by NASA images of Jupiter

A self-contained, big city, symphony orchestra

Praise for Giving Voice: “Remarkable Work”

Praise for Giving Voice: “Amazing”

“Victoria is a true artist and shares her gift teaching with patience, passion, good humor, and enthusiasm…”

“It’s beyond beautiful…”

“I wish to compliment you on the wonderful DVD you and your production crew produced to introduce your method, knowledge, and vision for Russian Filigree…”

“In Japan, Victoria would be considered a national treasure…”

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What others have to say about Victoria’s artwork and products for artists.

Praise for “Storms of Juno” Victoria’s Russian filigree cuff bracelet inspired by NASA images of Jupiter

A self-contained, big city, symphony orchestra

Praise for Giving Voice: “Remarkable Work”

Praise for Giving Voice: “Amazing”

“Victoria is a true artist and shares her gift teaching with patience, passion, good humor, and enthusiasm…”

“It’s beyond beautiful…”

“I wish to compliment you on the wonderful DVD you and your production crew produced to introduce your method, knowledge, and vision for Russian Filigree…”

“In Japan, Victoria would be considered a national treasure…”