Category Archives: Plastic

seulgi kwon’s silicone and silver

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Susan Lomuto • 1 Comment

Korea’s Seulgi Kwon has created a collection of jewelry from silicone and silver that defies description. The work is bold and daring – a cross between organic and other-worldly. Kwon holds a Master of Fine Art, Metalwork and Jewelry from Kookmin University in Korea. She’s one to watch.

Cell 12
necklace, silicone, pigment, sterling silver, ceramic color, thread

Cell 1-2
brooch, silicone, pigment, sterling silver, thread, stainless steel

Hidden Instinct – Fragile Dream
brooch, silicone, pigment, plastic, thread, pearl, stainless steel

A Forest Of Phantasm Ⅰ
brooch, silicone, pigment, plastic, thread, pearl, stainless steel

Bloom Of Youth Ⅳ
brooch, silicone, pigment, glass bead, thread, stainless steel

Untitled
brooch, silicone, pigment thread, plastic, glass bead, stainless steel

Cell 16
brooch, silicone, pigment, feather, stainless steel

Seulgi Kwon’s website

Filed Under: Featured, Metal, Plastic

małgorzata kalińska repurposes plastic bags

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Susan Lomuto • 4 Comments

Małgorzata Kalińska’s jewelry collection makes use of plastic bags. The artist, who transforms the bags and sets them in silver, works to tame the disposable items, describing them as “an unwanted powerful force.” More for us to think about regarding our consumer habits. . .

Małgorzata Kalińska’s website

Filed Under: Featured, Plastic, Recycled

jessica drenk explores simple materials

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Susan Lomuto • 5 Comments

You’ve heard me say it many times – it doesn’t matter what materials you use to make art, what matters is that you make something that compels people to come closer or repels them or gets them talking or makes them question. Make art that moves people. The materials are secondary.

Silence and Centriole, toilet paper, wax
part of the Soft Cells Series

Jessica Drenk illustrates this by making art with toilet paper, wax, books, q-tips, pencils, mop heads, gauze and other everyday objects.

Swirl, books, wax

Experimentation is a large part of her process and she moves easily between materials, creating sculptures that are intriguing; that pull me in; that make me want to know more. . .