Materials: Fine Silver
Dimensions: H: 4 1/2"; Diam. at widest point: 5 3/8"
Hollow Form Vessel in Two Parts. I made this piece as a memorial vessel for my mother, my best friend and motivator. The sealed top half holds some of her ashes. It lifts off and sits on its recessed base, while the bottom "rooted" half becomes a holder for lighting a candle in rememberance.
Photo credit: Marsha Thomas
Marcia Colquhoun
Skyeheart Art
El Segundo, CA. USA
I like to make things and I like to make them beautiful. I don't have a philosophy or a manifest that I'm following. But there is something important to me about making things that are beautiful, and I think it has something to do with looking for a slice of the sublime.
I spent a long time as a painter, most of my life, and never gave a thought to doing anything else. It was quite by accident that I stumbled into making jewelry and I feel like I've found my "real" medium in metal clay and the array of other mediums that can be combined with it. I joined guilds, took classes, got certifications and continue to expand my repetoire.
Inspiration comes from colors; from the amazing diversity of "nature" in all it's forms, be they animal, vegetable, mineral or marine; from pattern and visual "collections" of images; and from the desire to capture a mood or experience.
Materials: Fine Silver
Dimensions: H: 4 1/2"; Diam. at widest point: 5 3/8"
Hollow Form Vessel in Two Parts. I made this piece as a memorial vessel for my mother, my best friend and motivator. The sealed top half holds some of her ashes. It lifts off and sits on its recessed base, while the bottom "rooted" half becomes a holder for lighting a candle in rememberance.
Photo credit: Marsha Thomas
Marcia Colquhoun
Skyeheart Art
El Segundo, CA. USA
I like to make things and I like to make them beautiful. I don't have a philosophy or a manifest that I'm following. But there is something important to me about making things that are beautiful, and I think it has something to do with looking for a slice of the sublime.
I spent a long time as a painter, most of my life, and never gave a thought to doing anything else. It was quite by accident that I stumbled into making jewelry and I feel like I've found my "real" medium in metal clay and the array of other mediums that can be combined with it. I joined guilds, took classes, got certifications and continue to expand my repetoire.
Inspiration comes from colors; from the amazing diversity of "nature" in all it's forms, be they animal, vegetable, mineral or marine; from pattern and visual "collections" of images; and from the desire to capture a mood or experience.