Artwork Sold as Jewelry

Marilyn Machado is a friend of mine who designs jewelry and runs a web based business called Shaped By Hand. She made me an awesome fish hook pendant for me the other day so I figured I would share a few photos of the piece. Marilyn runs this jewelry business online and custom makes all of her own creations, some of which are made in advance for stock, but some are requested, such as my hook pendant. I am thoroughly impressed with her work, as I consider it more art than jewelry.

Currently Marilyn Designs most of her pieces with sterling silver and copper wire, semi precious stones, Swarovski crystal beads, Czech glass, craft wire, standard metals and leathers.

Marilyn's thoughts on her work and style:

“My jewelry is made with a love and addiction for creativity. Wire is my first love and a majority of my pieces are made of sterling silver, gold filled and copper wire. Wire is my favorite medium to work with because it is so malleable but also stubborn and lends itself to endless possibilities. Without soldering you have to adapt and create solid pieces from a single piece of wire which is wonderfully challenging and allows my skills to grow each day.”

“I am partial to semi-precious stones Swarovski crystal and Czech glass beads. I hammer a majority of my pieces because I enjoy the contrasting texture it provides and the rigidity that it adds to a design. “

Marilyn is very good with photography, as these are her photos, so if the jewelry business ends up to become more of a hobby later on in life, she could always pursue photography.

See more of Marilyn’s artwork at:

www.etsy.com/people/ShapedByHand#