I cannot wait.

[STERLING SILVER & PEARL]

[HOLLOW FORMED STERLING SILVER & PEACOCK PEARL]

The fact of the matter is:
I like unconventional things.
I had a sister try on a necklace recently, crafted in drop choker style. The chain portion that dropped down from the choker portion of the necklace measured a foot in length. She said that it was a little bit too long. I replied:
BUT IF IT WAS SHORTER IT WOULD BE ORDINARY.
WHAT’S THE POINT OF WEARING ANYTHING ORDINARY.
I’M INTERESTED IN THE EXTRAORDINARY.
I realize that some of you are conventional ladies and I make sure to supply you with designs
that are slightly tamed down but STILL very extraordinary, in my mind at least, whether its
because of the stones used or a small detail that pushes the design out of the norm
and into an extra special space we shall now call THE BLESSED UNIQUE.
I can get itchy when things start to look exactly the same.
TO CLARIFY, I GET THE URGE TO DREAM BIGGER.
I PERUSE MY SOLD SECTION, AT THE NOISY PLUME, AND THINK TO MYSELF,
“IT’S TIME TO GROW A NEW BRANCH. I’M TIRED OF THESE.”
So I push things a little bit further.
I draw a little deeper from my inspirations. I add a wonky twist or two to my ideas. And sometimes I wind up making things like these rings
WHICH I ADORE BY THE WAY
for the following reasons:
1. The shapes of the hollow forms are so aesthetically pleasing to me. When I see angular shapes
I think of saltine crackers, men, Land Rovers, diamonds, mountains, the Northern Great Plains as seen when flying over them in an airplane, beehives and windows
(all these things please me, in case you were wondering).
2. The rough, masculine, irregularly faceted shapes of the hollow forms are
dressed up and softened by pearls. It’s like a girl, with a great case of bed head, wearing her man’s button down dress shirt in the morning while eating
granola at the breakfast table.
Unexpectedly sexy.
Kind of irresistible.
3. I like the juxtaposition of:
fixed, secure, sturdy
AGAINST
precarious, tippy, balancing

I like that a lot. And when I look at these rings, and all of the rings I have made within the context of this design concept, I think those words to myself over and over again.
THIS ALSO PLEASES ME:
The association of verbs, feelings and thoughts with objects.

On an utterly unrelated topic, RW and I were running through the University grounds yesterday evening and as I trotted past the fine arts buildling, I felt a little thrill. I can’t wait for school to begin in January.
I cannot wait.
I cannot wait.

Comments

  1. CarolynArtist says

    Kudos for writing about thinking and creating outside the box Jillian.

    PS i don't know why, but i read this post from bottom to top…

  2. Oh, yeah. YES.

  3. MrsLittleJeans says

    I like that ring too, and I get a little thrill too each time I come to school but I don't let anyone know (hee hee). And I cannot wear that ring though I love it, I may get caught on the president's jacket as he walks through the campus. Tee hee again. But I do wish I was wearing it now.

    xox

  4. gorgeous!
    bold and beautiful.
    a gazillion kudos.

  5. I'm totally with you on the unconventional, Ms. Plume. I love it! As I'm unleashing my art side, I'm tentatively tiptoeing into the unconventional side of things. And my version of unconventional is still pretty tame and conservative. But, even my form of it is still uncomfortable to most. It's kind of fun to push the buttons and zoom way out of the ordinary into the extraordinary like you've done with these monolith rings. You give wind to the wings of my unconventional side. How fun!

  6. I really must know–because your photos are always GORGEOUS–what camera/editing software do you use? Of course this is not to say that that's all it takes–my question is this and aside from you being a great photographer/subject…what are your secrets?

  7. The Noisy Plume: says

    …if I told you my secrets, they wouldn't be secrets anymore:)

  8. The Noisy Plume: says

    Though I will let you know that I took 8 semesters worth of graphic arts/photography in high school…which has helped a bit…

    And thank you for the compliment and thanks everyone else for these lovely comments!!!

  9. Sunny Rising Leather says

    Honey sweet fierce one,

    please take this with all the love it is wrapped in and not as a sassy comment:

    the only realm you need be concerned with is the incredible landscape of your heart and soul.

    The work of others matters not.

    I love you,
    Allison

  10. Nancy*McKay says

    …keep PLEASINg yourSELF…it's tippy…balancing…& EXTRAordinary…to mE…

  11. I love this concept! How wonderful!

  12. Desiree Fawn says

    Oh fun! So much fun ^_^

    Way to rock originality to the core <3

  13. you're the shit, ms jillian. sorry for the curse. but you know that's how i roll 😉

  14. The Noisy Plume: says

    THANKS for these lovely comments ladies and for embracing my rather angular study!

    Jordan, I forgive you for cursing, I know it's how you roll.

    Allison, forgive me for the awkward sentence I have NOW clarified in this blog post. It's MY work that begins to look exactly the same and it's my design concepts that reach a point of combustibility and a fresh little phoenix flies up from the ashes. I wind up pushing myself hard into a new direction. I'm not pushed by anyone else. And it's often VERY rewarding. But, all things said, what you wrote is true! So thanks for the love sweets!

  15. Sunny Rising Leather says

    Clarification noted and completely understood: your constant rebirth is such a joy to behold and the spirit of your surges a beacon for so many 🙂

    It heartens me (punny!) so to know that your journey isn't driven by the rich, varied and sometimes all too human outer Etsy world!
    Love you,
    A

  16. studio.delucca says

    goodness gracious!

    you know what? I really hope you took these fantastic photos of this fantastic piece, in order to submit them for publication. in, um… a book, perhaps.

    I really ,really, REALLY hope that. the pictures & your pieces are certainly worthy.

  17. oh GOD.
    oh DEAR GOD!

    so THAT's the elusive ring in the picture!

    (i'm swooning, can you tell?)

  18. hmm…i'd say ms. studio.deluca is rather astute in her suggestions of publication…

  19. The Noisy Plume: says

    Astute indeed!

    Thank you girls! Thank you for liking this ring and for taking the time to comment on it. I appreciate it so much.

    OH! And GOOD MORNINGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I'm so excited. I have plans for three large designs in the studio today and can hardly wait to get started!!!

  20. My Grama's Soul says

    Your creations are scrumptious. I checked ETSY and no pics yet. How can I order???

    Cheers,

    Jo

  21. I can tell you are excited!!!! tee-hee! I can't wait for you! 😉
    LOOOOOVE that funky yet beautiful tall-drink-of-cool-water ring! With you constantly expanding your horizons, you are also helping me to do the same and admire and embrace different and unique styles! I am loving it and think I look way more stylish now even though I'm HUGE and preggo, lol! The confidence I feel this time around is a breath of fresh air! So THANK YOU for that, J! 😉

  22. The Noisy Plume: says

    Jo,
    I'm afraid it's first come first serve over at the Etsy shop! May your clickity little mouse click with speed!

    Vita: Here's to the expansion of horizions! May they move out in all directions for all of eternity! XO