Couture & Editions
Contemporary, fresh design describes the jewelry of award winning artist, Deborrah Daher.
Each neckpiece, brooch or pair of earrings is an individual piece of wearable artwork, a portable sculpture. Daher uses a variety of precious *metals incorporating unique hand selected *gemstones from around the world, also making use of alternate materials that catch her interest. Her refreshingly direct approach uses techniques and tools continuing a tradition of thousands of years, employing hammers, saws, files and flame. Folding, wrapping and layering the metal emphasize its organic nature, creating a sensuous surface. Read what Deborrah has to say about caring for her pieces in The Artful Home's Newsletter.
*The metals and gemstones used in Daher's pieces are responsibly sourced recycled and Fair Trade materials from reputable vendors.
Follow the links below to explore the collections..
Couture - Brooches Neckpieces Earrings
Editions - Landscapes Blossoms Pebbles
Art Review - Deborrah Daher
Posted on April 14, 2008 by lovekillmonster
Deborrah
Daher is doing something very interesting. She approaches fine jewelry with an
artist’s sensibility, creating handmade, rough-hewn pieces balanced with
fluidity of form in traditional jewelry categories like cuff links, earrings,
brooches, and tuxedo pins. Fine jewelry, mass produced by machines, has the
advantages of perfection and ubiquity. But Daher’s human touch, with its
appealing irregularities bestowed on those same traditional jewelry categories,
is comparatively compelling.
Daher’s appreciation for nature and dissipative structure result in textures reminiscent of strange, archaeological finds. The artist acknowledges how her background as a painter and ceramicist enables her to create unique jewelry forms, “I am caught by the idea that transcendence can be found in what’s common and small, awareness and appreciation can create a mysterious and strange beauty.” Daher’s aesthetic sensibility and her eye for fashion converge in a way that is unsettling—and this is what an artist needs to stand out. You don’t quite know where to categorize her work. Is it art jewelry, fashion jewelry, or fine craft? The ambiguity is what makes Daher’s work so exciting.
Love Kill Monster is the fine art studio of Alexis Pierre-Louis.