Riverstone Bangle - Silver Bracelet - by Kathy Frey


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"Riverstone Bangle"

Silver Bracelet

Created by Kathy Frey
These highly structured bangles are one of the artist's signature pieces. The underlying armature is substantial, and the wrapping wire is hardened so it can look delicate yet stand up to everyday wear. The smooth forms are comfortable and fun to wear. One bracelet makes a beautiful sculptural statement, and they are simply stunning when stacked together.

These bracelets are available in three different sizes. Please enter your size in the box below.

Small: 7.75'' - 8''
Medium: 8.5'' - 8.75''
Large: 9.25'' - 9.5''
Oxidized, Round (right)
Dimensions: 0.75in H x 3.5in W x 1.0in D
This piece ships on or before: Sat, Jun 15, 2013
Shipping charge (based on items in My Basket): $15.00
$650.00  
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Oxidized, Triangular
Dimensions: 0.75in H x 3.5in W x 1.0in D
This piece ships on or before: Sat, Jun 15, 2013
Shipping charge (based on items in My Basket): $15.00
$650.00  
Enter your size: 
Bright Silver, Round
Dimensions: 0.75in H x 3.5in W x 1.0in D
This piece ships on or before: Sat, Jun 15, 2013
Shipping charge (based on items in My Basket): $15.00
$650.00  
Enter your size: 
Bright Silver, Triangular (left)
Dimensions: 0.75in H x 3.5in W x 1.0in D
This piece ships on or before: Sat, Jun 15, 2013
Shipping charge (based on items in My Basket): $15.00
$650.00  
Enter your size: 


About this Artist

Kathy Frey

"Even though I have finally learned to tame the tangle, every time I pick up a piece of wire I get inspired. I never know what it's going to do next. Forms, shapes, and ideas that I never dreamed of take shape before my eyes."

As a graphic designer, Kathy Frey worked in the abstract concepts of usability, flow, white space, and message. While it is easy to see the influences of graphic design in Frey's linear wire jewelry, the wire has expanded the dimensions to become a sculptural outlet--blank pages have been replaced by ears, wrists, necks, and fingers. Her restrained use of color flows from her emphasis on contrast, structure, and balance--positive and negative space, tension and kineticism--all expressed in handcrafted constructions.

Each piece of Frey's jewelry is made by hand without the use of forms. What does this mean? The underlying skeletal shapes are made freehand by bending wire with pliers. Once the frame is established, a thinner wire is attached to the frame and hand-wrapped around each rib. This time-consuming process has a relaxing rhythm, but the shapes are unstable until enclosed. She works to have structural integrity with a delicate aesthetic in her pieces, so she plays a lot with open wrapping to achieve an airy elegance.

In the idyllic folk art haven of North Carolina where she grew up, Frey explored many handcrafts. Her talents in school were far more mathematical, though. This discrepancy led her to a liberal arts college, where she experimented with life directions and found graphic design, a balance between technology and art. Ultimately, she received her B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. Because her wire work is self-taught, Frey continues to take workshops to expand her technical jewelry-making skills.

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