These were some of the very first pieces I made in the late 80's. I found a secret bead store in North Beach called Yone . The owner was an eccentric and artistic soul who had wonderful objet d'art in his window along with a Ruth Asawa sculpture.
I was wearing a pair of these earrings when I went into the very first store I ever sold to, Teliao, on Brady Street. It was next to Bell'ochio where I bought hand dyed ribbons and vintage millinery supplies. The materials inspired me to make these miniature assemblages...not sure what to call them...but the are HUGE. They sold for $80 a pair at retail and each one took a zillion hours to make.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
1989
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how sweet that you have these...20 years seems so long ago in a way.
ReplyDeleteyes, it seems like ages ago. My cat,Nipsy Russell, who has long since passed away has his paws in one of the shots.
ReplyDeleteand actually we don't have many of these anymore...but we do have these old pictures thank goodness!
ReplyDeleteI'm lucky enough to own a pair of the earings with a matching pin. Purchased them at Wallis many years ago. Treasures!
ReplyDeleteMaureen, would you allow us to borrow your pieces to photograph them? We only have a few pictures of the old pieces. I forgot about Wallis! what a great little place that was.
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