Earlier in the summer I found a tiny wasp nest and then a bigger one, and it had seemed that our apartment had a perfect setting for wasps to make their nests. Of course I thought, let me cast this little nest. And I did, then I began to study the nest and noticed it had a five wall pattern, a pentagon.
Then I began to play with the shape in the studio, I initially wanted to incorporate the cast nest into structured pieces but it just didn't go together well. And the further I played the more the pentagon became a shape that I wanted to repeatedly use.
Thus, the Vespa collection, vespa is the latin term for hornets. The name stuck with me and I decided to call my fall/winter collection Vespa. This collection, ironically enough is perfect for the black and gold exhibition/jewelry in motion fashion show I'm co-producing for Art Avenue.
I'm releasing the jewelry on Monday, September 2nd. I don't think I've ever been more excited about a collection, I think it's because it's a bit of a departure for me from my previous collections and barely has cast elements which gives me a break from the process (as much as I love it)!
Here is just a teeny sneak peak of the collection....
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| Vespa ring, faceted citrine and sterling silver. All rights reserved. Photo by Lisette Fee |
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| Vespa ring, faceted citrine and sterling silver. All rights reserved. Photo by Lisette Fee |
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