Joyas que Cuentan - Jewels that Tell

Exposición de Joyería Contemporánea Graciela Lescano y Fabiana Gadano tenemos el agrado de invitarlos a compartir la muestra de Joyería de Autor - Segunda edición, titulada "Joyas que cuentan", que realizaremos junto a los integrantes de nuestros talleres en el Museo Casa de Yrurtia. Este año la muestra expone trabajos elaborados a partir de textos literarios. La inauguración será el domingo 9 de agosto a las 18:00 hs, y permanecerá abierta al público hasta el 2 de septiembre. Museo Casa de Yrurtia, O'Higgins 2390, CABA, 4781 0385 Martes a viernes de 13 a 19 hs Domingos de 15 a 19 hs

Contemporary Jewelry Exhibit

Next Sunday, August 9, I will be part of a collective exhibit on art jewelry in the museum "Casa de Yrurtia" in Downtown Buenos Aires. The proposal is to create jewelry pieces which have been inspired by a literary text of our choice. I have chosen a book written by Sergio Bulat a Spanish author, journalist, and environmental lawyer titled "Planeta Frito" (Fried Planet).

Bulat wrote this book in conjunction with Greenpeace about simple ideas for everyone to better the quality of life and stop climate change. I chose this book as I am an environmentalist and recycling person. I am presenting two of my fused plastic pieces for this exhibit. A large neck piece and a ring. These pieces incorporate recycled plastic bags which have been fused to create organic shapes which I then assembled using sterling silver rivets and handmade links of substantial size.

I am very excited to be participating in this exhibit. The creativeness, originality, and quality of work of every participant has surpassed my expectations. Be sure to visit if you happen to be in Buenos Aires during this event:
Opening will be on Sunday August 9 at 6:00pm. The exhibit will run until September 2, 7:00pm.

Museo Casa de Yrurtia, O'Higgins 2390, CABA, 4781 0385



Lectura trabajada: Planeta Frito, de Sergio Bulat

"Es lógico que la gente al no saber lo que pasa opte por creer aquello que mas le conviene, o mejor dicho, que parece convenirle, lo que parece convenir a corto plazo normalmente no conviene a largo plazo. En temas de medio ambiente, el desconocimiento no evita el daño, sino al contrario, lo promueve."

Sergio Bulat

Multi use Fused plastic Necklace

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Multi use Fused plastic Necklace
Originally uploaded by Cynthia Del Giudice

This necklace is a custom order for a bride-to-be. She wanted a necklace she could also wear after the wedding as a casual accessory. She said she liked the handmade organic links, but also loved my fused plastic pieces, and thought pearls were a nice touch for a bride.

With all this information I started drawing ideas, and decided to make a multi-function necklace with the option of taking the fused plastic pieces if desired. This necklace may be worn long, double as a choker, with the fused plastic pieces, without them, and the extension chain can even be worn as a bracelet with the plastic pieces.

Now available at my shop!

Fused plastic Lariat - A new design

Part of my Fused Plastic Jewelry Collection. Made with fused plastic grocery bags and sterling silver.

I love lariats. They are such beautiful necklaces. I designed one a while back using my fused plastic flowers, but was not completely satisfied with the results because necklaces, and especially lariats need to have a certain weight to them in order to feel right. Since fused plastic is very light, I was not getting the results I was looking for. I finally decided to add a few quartz beads, and I am quite pleased with the results. They not only give a little extra weight to the lariat, but also add sparkle and interest to the gaps in between the fused plastic flowers, and since they are transparent, they don't take attention away from the piece itself, but enhance it instead. You can find this lariat along with many other of my handmade jewelry pieces available for purchasing here.

More Fused Plastic

I found this really cool place in Buenos Aires that sold vintage and antique ribbons and buttons and bought some velvet ribbon. I love the color and texture. I think it is made out of rayon and not polyester as it is nowadays. I was stuck for some time on the kind of closure I should make for it. I wanted something adjustable and easy to put on and take off. I finally designed a simple closure that works really well and does not have the two ends hanging to the side as you can see on the first photo. I've just uploaded it to my Etsy shop.



I sold these earrings almost immediately. I will be making more soon.

Eco Necklace

More fused plastic! I really like how this necklace turned out. It is the same fused plastic method I was experimenting before, but with a different design idea. This one is now available for sale at my Etsy shop. I will soon be making matching earrings.

Fused plastic, vintage velvet, cultured pearl and sterling silver.