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Wire Art Jewelry
In its simplest definition, wire jewelry is jewelry handcrafted from wire. It can be any kind of wire. It is made primarily by hand and the use of pliers, although solder, other traditional metalsmithing techniques, and small, incidental findings are sometimes combined with wire. Cabochons and/or beads are often used as focal points.
Wire art jewelry shows the individual personality of the artist. When a wire jeweler goes beyond mastering basic techniques and begins to innovate and create unique designs that express their personal vision, they begin to create art jewelry.
What makes art jewelry art? The same things that make other media art. It is an internal response from the person looking at it. It speaks to them, it makes them happy, or it brings them peace. It is not mass produced, but rather created as original or limited edition work by a jewelry artist.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so please feel free to explore the juried gallery and/or JewelryArtistDirect to see art jewelry.
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