Artist: Beatrix Bell

Craft Medium:  Metal, Mixed Media Artist's Statement: My jewelry designs are composed of precious metals, gemstones and pearls. I combine a variety of hot and cold connection techniques to achieve different jewelry compositions. Each piece has a feature that has been soldered, filed, polished and hammered. After these pieces are crafted, a cold connection embellishment is added. This could include textured metals, wire woven bezels, wire cocoons, wire encasement, wire wrapped chain or beaded dangles. These aspects are created by manipulating wire with several types of pliers. I enjoy using these techniques to create positive and negative space, visual weights, line, and texture. These techniques create delicate yet sturdy wearable pieces of art.