Booth 904-905
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About the Artist
All designs shown are collaboratively created by Joan Michlin and Skip Ennis, a husband-wife team working together since Art School in 1976. Working in precious metals since 1980, they have been on the cutting edge of the Art Jewelry scene ever since, with work in several museum collections as well as numerous galleries and private collections. All aspects of the design and execution are done as a team.
As artists, we channel our experiences and interaction with our environment into our own iconography and jewelry. We try to express our fascination with light, energy, and powerful form by using natures finest elements to produce a collection of jewelry that sings with the same excitement we feel.
Such diverse themes as architecture, the Art Deco movement, Nature in her myriad forms , and flight are continually explored on the sketchbook page. Study models are developed , gemstones are selected, and after much thought and care, the final design is created. The utmost care is employed in every phase of the jewelry making process , and is reflected in the workmanship and materials of each piece.
The Art Boxes depicted are Sterling silver boxes between 3 and 4 inches tall , and feature our jewelry designs which wrap around and embellish the tops. Top elements are generally stickpins, and the wraparound elements are bracelets or necklaces. On some designs, a single earring will appear as a decorative element on the exterior of the box, with the other earring hiding inside. Collectors are encouraged to "think outside the Box" , and enjoy wearing the pieces out, then hanging them back up for display as an art object.
The jewelry elements consist of 14K and 22K gold, diamonds, Boulder Opals, Lapis, numerous colored semi precious and exotic gems, and pearls. Some boxes also feature hand-carved onyx, lapis, lazuli sugilite, and other carved stone as architectural elements . The techniques include casting , construction, fabrication, and carving.
Based in Sarasota, FL.
