Motivation

"Motivation — what’s inspiring to you about designing and working with jewelry? What excites you enough to create a new item?"

Two words: sparkly. shiny.

I love making beautiful things, and seeing them adorn and be enjoyed by people. My love of shiny metals and sparkling or colorful gem material constantly kindles the desire to create new works. The inspiration is already there, all around me: colors, surfaces and shapes in history, nature, architecture, animals, machinery. 

What motivates me to actually sit down and begin working on a new design, is the feeling that I’ve spent enough time thinking through the details about how a piece should be executed — how I should construct it, how parts will fit together, exactly what materials will be used — and whether or not I have what I need on hand in order to make it happen. 

The real excitement occurs when a piece is complete. The desired result motivates the beginning of the creation. 

What motivates other jewelry artists? Find out what these have to say:

Angela Baduel-Crispin

Tonya Davidson

Lorrene Davis

Tamra Gentry

Lora Hart

Elaine Luther