nature – Shine & Starfire

Something a little different for this post.
I wanted to share an artist (Felicia Chiao) whose work I greatly admire and find universally relatable.

Quick Link to her instagram account https://www.instagram.com/feliciachiao/

With recent worldly events like COVID, politics, BLM, global warming etc etc I find browsing art and seeing artists create work that express how they feel really refreshing.

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Most of her illustrations include a genderless/ raceless subject in a background of florals/ nature and simple lines (elements that stem from the artists’ industrial engineering background).
Color scheme of most all backgrounds is on a pale yellow/ tan background. Subduing all the colors she uses in each illustration. The subject (usually singular) portrays simple facial features that give light and breathe meaning to each illustration.

I could stare for hours at each image and give a nod to the message each one strikes to convey. Almost always a most definite ‘yea man. I totally feel you.’

There are a lot of copycats out there. Felicia Chiao is most definitely an original.

Show some love and support here:
https://society6.com/feliciachiao

Here’s a post on something a little less well known.
First let’s introduce you all to a type of jewelry called ‘kinetic jewelry‘. To my understanding, kinetic jewelry is mostly artisan and hand made. Kinetic jewelry utilizes the kinetic movement of the wearer to transform or add some spice to the jewelry piece in different ways.
One common example of kinetic jewelry are spinner rings. These are rings that have rotating gears in which the user is able to move 2 connected pieces together.

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I’ve been eying this jeweler for about a couple of years now and am super happy to introduce you all to her pieces!

Victoria Walker takes kinetic jewelry to a very refined and yet elegant level. Her pieces revolves around nature’s flowers and the little happinesses the result from blooming flowers. Each piece is thoughtfully hand crafted and uses a twisting movement of the base to unfurl metal petals. Made from a variety of metals, her collection has slowly been growing to incorporate increasing varieties of blooming flowers.

From sterling silver, rose gold, yellow gold, white gold and simple diamonds. Victoria Walker makes use of everything her admirers may wish for in her studio in Cornwall, UK.

I absolutely adore her peony locket pendant necklace. The details in the petals are just gorgeous.
Can’t wait to see what next pieces she has in store for us!

Current Craving:
Chicken Tikka Masala