Friday, April 4, 2008

Modern Metal Masterpieces!



Having decided as a child that she would be an artist, Danielle Miller took metal as her medium of choice after discovering her passion for metals in high school. Her passion for the material led her to study metalsmithing/jewelry at Tyler School of Art at Temple University.



She has been actively selling her jewelry since 1994, adding motherhood to her list of accomplishments along the way. Danielle has had an online shop on Etsy.com since 2007, as well as participating in shows.

Her clean, simple geometric forms create elegant and comfortable jewelry with a modern, playful twist.
Many of my pieces have kinetic elements designed to attract and engage the wearer. The kinetic elements that I incorporate into these structured pieces add unexpected fluidity and movement. Pearls or stone settings may spin like a propeller, slide freely across wires like an abacus, or rock to and fro like a see-saw. These articulated parts rely on the wearer for motion, which can be a simple turn of the body or a deliberate manipulation of the movable parts. This dynamic aspect of the work creates an intimate and unique relationship between jewelry and wearer.

These concepts are easily seen in her work, such as the Bubble Charm Necklace, shown at the top of this post, which has matching earrings, the Baby Bubble Earrings and the Cascading Bubble Earrings.

Danielle Miller's work is meticulously handcrafted using traditional jewelry making techniques: hand-fabricating, soldering, casting, forging, etc. in her home studio, which she is justly proud of.

Check her website and blog to keep up with Danielle's work and activities.
And don't forget to check out her wonderful shop on Etsy, DanielleMillerJewelry.

7 comments:

Unknown said...

Beautiful pieces!

Anonymous said...

Wow! Truly a work of art.

Danielle Miller-Gilliam said...

Thanks for the wonderful write up Stephanie!

Lady Apple said...

Her pieces are amazing!

Athena's Armoury said...

Amazing work and such a well done feature! By the way, thanks for the link.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful work!!

all the best

pedro da fonseca

www.pedros-shop.com

Anonymous said...

Yes I knew who you were talking about before I even read that name. I could tell by that first picture that the post was about Danielle. She does amazing work!