Jewelry
Metal
| Aug. 12, 2011 |
1 Comment
It's show time! As I write this, I'm sitting in a room with a view of the people flooding in for the opening day of the ACC Show in San Francisco at Fort Mason Center. And as soon as I'm done, I'm going to head down to the show floor myself. Among my first stops? Booth 406, where Birgit Kupke-Peyla has set up shop.
Everything about Kupke-Peyla's jewelry gets a huge "heck yes" from me. I love her creative use of texture and pattern, lending depth to her gold and sterling designs. Her pieces have presence, oomph, and pop, and yet - for works of jewelry with such substance - they're not too heavy at all. It's this sort-of perfectly balanced wearable weight. I covet (yes, covet) a pair of medium-sized hoops my sister purchased from Kupke-Peyla at ACC St. Paul in April.
And the Salinas-based metalsmith uses certified green suppliers for her gold and silver, in addition to other ecofriendly practices in her studio and life. To sum up my feelings in a word? Sold.
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Comments
August 16th, 2011
Thank you Julie for the sweet endorsement and for now also wearing my work!!!
It was great to see both of your smiling faces at the show.
Posted By Birgit Kupke-Peyla
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