Valerie states "I come from a declining industrial area, which I believe has colored my influences and attitude. I find beauty in nature and industrial decay." and I can really see it in her work, the colour tones, with browns and greens and rust colours work really well with the natural subject matter.
This juxtaposition shows really well in this piece, imo.
I particularly like her use of texture and mixed media. Some of her descriptions describe her work as rustic and I'd agree with that too.
Who wouldn't want to own such an unusual item as this, imagine the talking point wearing her lovely jewellery would make!
I've had a read back through her blog and it's a great place to read about her polymer clay experiments! I really want to try image transfers now! hehe!
Lastly, my favourite item from her gallery, because I just adore bees!
Thanks for sharing those!
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And I like her approach and commentary as to what has impacted her style -
I love her style. Even her metallics have a soft feminine look to them.
ReplyDeleteooooooooooooh, very pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch
Thank you so much, what a lovely blog post!!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! Love the muted colors and the textures and just everything, but my favorite too, is the last, because of the colors...
ReplyDeleteShe is a fabulous artist :)
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CraftyBabyHope
I love her work!
ReplyDeleteVery styles just suits a city gal like me
ReplyDeleteHer work and talent are amazing. Nice post.
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