masaoms
Masaoms
26/05/09 18:53
While developing this blog and all along the way, we have made many friends and meet tons of interesting/talented/genius minded people-Masaoms is one of these people. A naturally talented jewelry maker, she is able to mix the metallic aspect of nature together with the duality (roughness+color) of stone. This is a marriage that takes a very aesthetic eye, for while these materials are both natural, nature has not paired them thus. Above, we see work from Masaoms's new series, "Ofelia" which she describes as, "Inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The flowers are the river where Ofelia died. These pieces are unique and each flower is diferent. Made from silver and amethysts."
Masaoms's previous collection was entitled, "Isis Rings" and samples of this collection can be seen above and bellow. Look how the color pops out from the stone and the silver ring base. The silver acts as a mantel for the stone and the eye completely forgets about the metal-it is the color that transfixes. This is the true test of a silversmith, not just the cutting and the soldering but the marriage of materials, the pairing of ingredients-the placing of a soul inside each of these once cold shapes.
I wish all of you to go and see Masaoms's site and blog, as she is a truly amazing artist-plus you get to practice your Spanish. I would also like to point out that all the pictures of Masaoms's jewelry were taken by Dario Rumbo and the modeling was by Masaoms's sister, Gemma Sanchez. Design assistance was by Oriol Nicolas and I am glad Masaoms pointed out this fact because we all need help creating and exposing our work. Photographers and models are part of the equation, especially as your work becomes more and more known. Go and check out Masaoms and explore the colorful world she has created.
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