Victoria Lansford

To Save or Not to Save: The Question of Rubber Bands and Shimmer Inks

Behind the Scenes· Current Projects· Inspiration· Processes

8 Apr

I could never turn the doorknobs in my grandmother’s house when I was a child. My great-grandmother, who had lived through two World Wars and The Great Depression saved every single rubber band that came into the house. That single rubber band that held together the daily newspaper for a few years…you do the math. Grandma Anne would carefully take…
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Unprecedentedly Imperfect – The 1st Zoom Open Studio During COVID-19

Art Jewelry· Behind the Scenes· Current Projects· Eastern Repousse· Inspiration· Instructional videos· Processes· Russian Filigree· Videos

28 Mar

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 the studio, and I am,…
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Current Creative Online Resources That May Help During Isolation

Inspiration

20 Mar

Thanks to everyone who visited my open studio via Zoom video! It was so great to see all of you!!! Please check back to the blog in the next few days to see the recording. Using 3 cameras means I need to piece everything together. As promised, here are some soon and current resources that I love. Sketchbook Revival by…
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See You in My Studio in an Hour!

Inspiration

20 Mar

A quick reminder that I’m opening the doors of my studio to the world via a Zoom video call. See it like you’ve never seen it before! In this time of unprecedented anxiety and separation it’s vital to offer some worldwide togetherness and help. While I’m on lockdown and healthy, I’m opening up my studio via Zoom on Friday, March 20 at…
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Welcome to My Worldwide Open Studio! – Friday, March 20 from 5:00-6:30pm EDT – Q&A, Demos, and More (Totally free!)

Behind the Scenes· Current Projects· Inspiration· Instructional videos· Processes· Teaching

18 Mar

In this time of unprecedented anxiety and separation, I’d like to offer some worldwide togetherness and help. While I’m on lockdown and healthy, I’m opening up my studio via Zoom on Friday, March 20 at 5pm EDT. There will be time for some tech/design Q&A and a bit of camaraderie. I’ll also take requests for brief demos on demand that…
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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

To Save or Not to Save: The Question of Rubber Bands and Shimmer Inks

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

Current Creative Online Resources That May Help During Isolation

See You in My Studio in an Hour!

Welcome to My Worldwide Open Studio! – Friday, March 20 from 5:00-6:30pm EDT – Q&A, Demos, and More (Totally free!)

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…”