Artistic Hiatus

I made up my mind to launch a new line. That was the easy decision. The difficulty lies in trying to focus on one idea and translate that into a work that is both pleasing to the buyer and fulfills my need to present an artistic design that is original and easily duplicated. For now I am gathering inspiration and taking a break from production so as not to surrender to the ease of creating the mundane. I also have given myself a time limit to avoid the inevitable procrastination. Below are some of the images I am using for inspiration for shape and color. Wish me luck!

Love of beauty is taste. The... at BrainyQuote

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Noble Jewels

I love these jewels that speak of another time and place. Here are two of my favorites from the Sotheby's Auction.

A Magnificent and Extremely Rare Emerald and Diamond Tiara...

formerly in the Collection of Princess Katharina Henckel von Donnersmarck Achieves

$12,736,927 (Est. $5-10 million)

...also Represents a World Auction Record for a Piece of Emerald Jewelery

Among other highlights of the Noble Jewels section were jewels from the Collection of the Excelentísima Sra. Condesa vda. de Romanones, a Grande de España who was recruited to become an OSS agent in Madrid during World War II before marrying Don Luis de Figueroa y Perez de Guzmán el Bueno, Count of Quintanilla in 1947. From the Countess of Romanones collection was an emerald and diamond demi-parure from the 1960s, which was competed for by six bidders and sold for $409,230 (lot 407, est. $103,000-147,000), a ruby and diamond necklace/brooch combination from the 1970s, which sold for $192,479 (lot 409, est. $81,500-147,000)