Marida Blue IV
$840.00Eastern repousse and hand engraved pendant on a Roman chain
22k Gold, Sterling, fine silver, Iolite
2.5 x 1.313 x .5 in, on a 20 in Roman chain (chain can be shortened at no additional charge)
The Transformation Art Jewelry Collection
The sacred arch that links one space to the next.
I have long had a fascination with sacred architecture. I see the endless mystery of creation in spaces as varied as the Lascaux caves, ancient Egyptian temples, high Gothic cathedrals, the Hagia Sophia, and the erotic temples of India. Archways and domes exist as transformational symbols of renewal, rebirth, reflection, and reunion — and they are undeniably feminine. In the Transformation Collection, I abstract these archways and architectural forms into small scale objects that can be worn or held close to the heart.
Each piece is a hand-wrought threshold — a one-of-a-kind invitation to step through into your next chapter.
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Get the Book! – Radiant Echoes: The Metal Mastery of Victoria Lansford
$65.00Radiant Echoes: The Metal Mastery of Victoria Lansford showcases the artist’s journey through over three decades of ground-breaking applications of historical metalsmithing techniques. This retrospective publication comprehensively not only explores Lansford’s endless ability with complex metalsmithing techniques including filigree, Eastern repoussé, and granulation, but also speaks to how her skill and vision marry in the creation of objects that filters tradition through a contemporary lens. Simultaneously an artist, alchemist, and shaman, Lansford brings together the familiar with the unexpected through creative work that rethinks the millennia-old practice of turning raw materials into precious objects.
The book features over 150 images of art jewelry, art objects, and large-scale metalwork drawn from across Lansford’s career as well as a comprehensive glossary of her techniques used, offering a unique opportunity for readers to explore the evolution of Lansford’s creativity and craftsmanship. Radiant Echoes will make a fantastic addition to the library of anyone who loves jewelry, sculpture, metalsmithing, or simply contemplating beautiful objects.
Radiant Echoes includes new essays by curators, scholars, and artists including Kate Bonansinga, Cynthia Eid, Rauni Higson, Elyse Zorn Karlin, Victoria Lansford, and Jane Milosch, with consulting editor Emily Zilber.
Full color, casebound, 186 pages
ISBN 978-0-9821833-6-6
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Avalon XV
$430.00Experience the versatile elegance and lightness of Russian filigree that goes from evening wear to street wear. This pendant from the series, Avalon is completely handmade in sterling and fine (pure) silver from its delicately sculptured, tiny wires to its individually fused and woven chain links. Together they form a unique shape reminiscent of arabesques and Arabic calligraphy. Each pendant in the series is completely one-of-a-kind.
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Avalon XVIII
$430.00Experience the versatile elegance and lightness of Russian filigree that goes from evening wear to street wear. This pendant from the series, Avalon is completely handmade in sterling and fine (pure) silver from its delicately sculptured, tiny wires to its individually fused and woven chain links. Together they form a unique shape reminiscent of arabesques and Arabic calligraphy. Each pendant in the series is completely one-of-a-kind.
Chain is 20” long. 22” chain may be substituted at no additional charge (Please specify in the ‘special instructions’ at checkout.)
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Allahoudine II
Original pattern Vertebrate chain bracelet with a clasp of Eastern repoussé from dimensionally patterned mokume gane
fine silver, sterling, copper, shibuichi -
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Rumi’s Luminous Confections
$21,600.00Each Eastern repousse segment was freehand forged individually, framed in planished round wire, and highlighted with 24k gold keum boo. Each rainbow hematite was set in a 22k gold bezel with sterling, scroll-worked wire to add space and light for contrast. The repousse shapes are inspired by ‘rumi’ designs in Islamic art. Like an ‘arabesque’ is an abstracted leaf, a ‘rumi’ is an abstracted bird or insect wing, and also the name of a 13th cent., Persian, mystic poet, Jalaluddin Rumi. As the necklace came together, my further abstracted and three-dimensional forms reminded me of chocolate confections, sprinkled in with gold and colored sugars – a tribute to a poet who wrote of light and love.
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Casablanca IX
Russian filigree earrings (French hooks)
18k, 22k gold, sterling, fine silver, rainbow hematiteThese earrings are currently part of the Wear/Ware exhibit at Pocosin Arts.
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Dovetailed
$840.00Original pattern Vertebrate chain bracelet with a clasp of Eastern repousse with Kum Boo
Sterling silver, fine silver, 22k, 24k gold, chromium diopside
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Marida Blue III
$1,080.00Eastern repousse and kum book earrings, French hooks
22k, 24kK Gold, Sterling Silver, titanium bonded chalcedony drusies -
Allahoudine VII
$1,440.00Eastern repoussé earrings patterned mokume gane
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Allahoudine VI
$850.00Original pattern Vertebrate chain bracelet with a clasp of Eastern repoussé from the Japanese alloy shakudo.
fine silver, sterling, shakudo
8″ long x 7/8″ wide x 3/8″ deep (fits as a 7″ bracelet)Links can be added or subtracted for sizing. The shakudo is flame patinated and sealed to protect the color.
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Turkish Nights IV
$1,760.00Original pattern Vertebrate chain bracelet with a clasp of Eastern repoussé
fine silver, sterling, 22k gold, Koroit opal -
Temple of Love
$2,300.00Chased and kum boo amulet, suspended from a Roman chain
Sterling, fine silver, 24K gold; 1-11/16″ x 7/8″ x 1/4″, 22″ chain
I have long had a fascination with religious architecture and the very human shapes that architects have chosen for the internal and external structures of buildings from every culture. Ever since people crawled through the belly of the earth to paint on cave walls, humans have implicitly venerated stone-formed symbols of the womb. These transformational symbols of form and space are imprinted on our psyches. The towers of Medieval Gothic, Islamic, and Indian architecture are obviously phallic, but the cloisters, naves, archways, and domes of these styles are undeniably feminine.
Much of my work is about this reflection of masculine and feminine form and space, which my Puritan-rooted culture pretends to ignore, even as people worship from within such buildings. The chased eyes on the front of the amulet symbolize the soul, as the stars, crescents, and curves on the back symbolize the cosmos. The outside shape was inspired by the temples of Khajuraho in India. The amulet serves as a gentle reminder that images and shapes repeat throughout art and time, but creativity lies in how one interprets them in one’s own work.
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Amour
$9,100.00Chased , Russian Filigree, and Hollow Constructed Amulet, Suspended from a Roman Chain
18K, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver, Fine Silver, Holly Blue Agate Titanium Bonded Chalcedony Drusy
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Aphrodite’s Rapture
$3,800.00Eastern repousse, kum boo, and Vertebrate chain necklace
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Depth
$1,800.00High relief Eastern repousse, kum boo necklace with Roman chain
22K, 24K gold, sterling, fine silver, Koroit opals, freshwater pearl© 2008, V. Lansford
Learn more about the Techniques and Materials in this one-of-a-kind piece.
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Indira IV
$4,460.00Eastern repousse pendant from dimensionally patterned mokume gane, double weave Roman chain
Sterling, copper, shibuichi, 22k gold, fine silver, Koroit opal; 2 x 1-1/2 x 3/8 in, 18 in chainI created the pendant by combining the techniques of Eastern repoussé and mokume gane, which is a sheet comprised of layers of different metals. When I’ve completed all the free-hand hammering of the shapes (there’s no mold!) then I grind off the surface hammer marks to reveal the cross section off all those displaced layers. It’s really my interpretation of ancient Egypt meeting the Edo period in Japan. The natural patterning of the Koroit opal cut into a 3-sided pyramid and set in 22k gold reflects the significant cultural technologies of past eras. The chain is a 1-Directional Double Weave, an ancient pattern of Roman chain, which creates a square herringbone pattern.
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Allahoudine
$3,460.00Eastern repoussé pendant from dimensionally patterned mokume gane, Roman chain
Sterling, copper, shibuichi, 22k gold, fine silver, Koroit opal -
Turkish Nights III
$8,800.00Eastern repoussé, chased, kum boo, and engraved amulet, Suspended from a Roman Chain
Sterling, fine silver, 24K, 22K Gold, Koroit opal
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Marida Blue II
$1,480.00High relief Eastern repoussé and kum boo pendant on a Roman chain
22K and 24k gold, sterling, fine silver, Koroit opal -
Sila II
$8,100.00Eastern repoussé pendant from dimensionally patterned mokume gane with kum boo, suspended from a Roman chain
fine silver, sterling, copper, shibuichi 22k, 24k gold, Koroit opal
