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Where do you live: REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA

Place of Work (Firm, Studio, Institute, Gallery...): Professional Artist, Jeweller and Jewellery Instructor

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Website:: http://www.melodyarmstrong.com

Tags (How we can find you on crafthaus): JEWELLERY, JEWELRY, CANADA, CANADIAN, METAL ARTIST, JEWELLERY DESIGN, JEWELRY DESIGN, TITANIUM, FOLD FORM, SILVERSMITH, METALSMITH, ARTIST, PAINTER, OIL PAINT, ANODIZING, STONE SETTING, INSTRUCTOR, VISUAL ARTIST, ETSY, SNAG

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BIO
I am a Canadian metal artist who designs and creates precious art to adorn the body. I graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 1999 with Honors, majoring in Jewellery and Metal. Working with sterling silver, anodized titanium, patinas, semiprecious and precious stones, and gold, I create jewellery that is influenced by nature, architecture, and fashion. My Design philosophy of organic infused with industrial is demonstrated through a mix of natural shapes and geometric structures, with great attention to detail and quality of workmanship. I now reside in Regina, Saskatchewan where I maintain a wonderful studio and am a part time Jewellery Instructor at the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre.

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"ADORN" - show of paintings and sculptural jewelry objects by
Melody Armstrong

ADORN is my journey of capturing the essence and sensuality of organic forms, botanical subjects, reproductive parts of plants and human physiology and then using my own interpretations to bring that aesthetic to life using illustration, metal, photography, and paint.

One medium influences the next step in my creative process of repetitive succession of this form. In observing the reflections, sparkle, glint, preciousness, colors, contrasts and textures in the photograph of the jewellery object and experimenting with light and shadow, I am then inspired to paint these wonderful forms, giving them a dynamic perspective of a much larger scale than the original version.

My intentions for these forms are to ADORN the body, to display their attractiveness, to make ourselves more attractive and more sensual.
These paintings ADORN our personal spaces and evoke emotion and stimulate our environments.

The exquisiteness of these jewellery objects inspire me to explore these stages of transformation, giving birth to my artistic expression to arrive at these awe-inspiring images. Thereby challenging what is art and what is craft, and connecting functional and non-functional art.

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At 6:44pm on May 26, 2009, Brigitte Martin said…: Thank you for putting up a new group here. Work it, girl, I like it :-)) Brigitte

At 11:21pm on May 5, 2009, Roger Rimel said…: Nice work. I particularly like your surface treatment and patinas!

At 10:51am on April 1, 2009, Brigitte Martin said…: Melody:

Thank you very much for your membership payment and generous support of the crafthaus community. Your membership is good through 4-15-2010. Be well and let me know your comments and suggestions for future improvements of the site.

Thank you !

Brigitte

At 1:21pm on February 21, 2009, Kelly Robinson said…: I like the confetti textures on some of your rings on your website, nice.

At 11:13am on October 30, 2008, Wally Asselberghs said…: great website, very inspirational forms !
so different in forms, but very recognisable in personal style.
and so inspiring as well.
kind regards from freezin' flanders
wally
www.wallyasselberghs.be

At 11:14am on July 22, 2008, Brigitte Martin said…: Melody;
Thanks for your comments on the influences blog !

For your personal amusement/inspiration mainly, I put up a video I found on youtube about the Toronto Alternative Fashion week. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do. Every now and then I check out these fashion shows and the results are sometimes helpful in giving me new ideas.

Brigitte

At 8:29am on July 20, 2008, Brigitte Martin said…: Melody:

I really like that your work is so diverse both in material and in design. You posess a great width of expression and the term you coined "Industrial-Organic" to describe your style is very fitting. I certainly see from your photos the "nature influence" in your work.

If you don't mind, would you tell me what type of architecture inspires you and where you draw from fashion ? I am so interested in this because I feel "drawn" to the same sources but with different results of course :-).

There is a blog on the site about "Influences/ Inspirations to do creative work" which you will find at the "bottom" of the page, so if you would consider posting your response there, that would be great and we could start an interesting exchange that will hopefully draw some of the other artist in as well.

I am looking much forward to your comments !!

Brigitte

At 6:18pm on July 18, 2008, Brigitte Martin said…: Dear Melody:

Welcome to crafthaus ! I am very glad you joined us.

At the moment, there is a lot of activity on the site, so it is really great that you added images of your work so quickly as many people will be getting to see your pieces.

Also, please feel free to add your comments to the discussion topics that are already posted. Of course, if there is something else you'd much rather talk about, please add that to the site so that the rest of us can chime in.

I really hope you will enjoy being with this network and find the exchanges interesting and fun. The more you put into it, the more you will get out of it, for sure.

If there are ever any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me anytime. I will do my best to be of help.

Again: Welcome !

Brigitte Martin
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