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POLYPHEMUS MOTH #2

12/23/2020

Custom order inspired by the clients Polyphemus Moth visit on her doorstep.
I think I like this one even more that the first one.
I changed the proportions of this moth to closely match her actual sighting,
and I combined warm tones of gold, bronze, amber and fire.

Sterling silver, anodized titanium, anodized niobium, amber, fire citrine.
Oxidized silver wheat chain. 18 inches.

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Polyphemus Moth Necklace - new SK ARTS Acquisition

12/6/2020

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I am please to announce that my recent submission to the SK ARTS call out for their Permanent Collection has been accepted!
This is my second piece of jewellery that has been selected for the collection,
as well as the two Saskatchewan Arts Award Prototypes I submitted and was short listed for.

"2019 Saskatchewan Arts Award" Prototype Submission
https://www.melodyarmstrong.com/blog/saskatchewan-art-award-one-of-two-designs-that-were-short-listed
"THE SKY IS LIMITLESS" Arts Award Prototype
https://www.melodyarmstrong.com/blog/the-sky-is-limitless9123397
CITRON NECKPIECE
https://www.melodyarmstrong.com/store/p7/CITRON_NECKPIECE.html

Polyphemus Moth Necklace
Sterling silver, anodized titanium, anodized niobium, opal, garnet, 1.7mm sterling silver snake chain, 18 inches.
$650.00

My newest addition to my "MOTH" series is the Polyphemus Moth inspired necklace. The Polyphemus Moth is a rare sighting in Saskatchewan, a nice surprise when discovered one evening at Lake Diefenbaker by myself and a previous find in the rhubarb patch by my father.
I have taken this organic theme and provided it with an industrial aesthetic by creating it out of a combination of three metals, adding colour with the surface treatments of anodizing the reactive metals, titanium and niobium and oxidizing the sterling silver, giving it a richness and enhancing the textures. The metallic tones compliment the flashes of greens and reds in the opals and the cherry reds in the tiny garnets.

In progress shots:

https://sk-arts.ca/menu/art-collection/permanent-collection.html

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SILVER LININGS - Outside The Box Exhibition

12/4/2020

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Art Gallery of Regina.
https://www.artgalleryofregina.ca/
OUTSIDE THE BOX GROUP EXHIBITION
Jewellery Artists Guild of Regina group exhibition.
December 4th 2020 to February 25th 2021

Exhibition name: Silver Linings

Just before the lock-down I was exploring a new jewellery technique fusing. This freed up time period allowed me to experiment and have fun with this new skill, which is a more spontaneous approach and constitutes a more organic unplanned outcome compared to my traditional way of making jewellery.
I thoroughly enjoyed this reprieve from normalcy and took full advantage of it by playing, relaxing and enjoying nature and that is my SILVER LINING!

SILVER LINING FUSE RING
Sterling silver, bronze.
2020
Size 7
2x2x1.1 cm
$200

SILVER LINING FUSE EARRINGS
Sterling silver, bronze.
2020
5.5x1.2x1.1 cm
$200

SILVER LINING FUSE NECKLACE
Sterling silver, bronze.
2020
3.8x2.4x.8cm
18” - 2.2mm dapped cable chain
$185

Not included in this exhibition were other creative endeavours.
STATEMENT:
Being on the lock-down was like being on a sabbatical which allowed me to have lots of free time to pursue my other passion, painting on canvas. Something I don’t usually have time for when running my jewellery business and instructing jewellery classes. While enjoying the fabulous summer weather, I set up my easel outside and spent many creative days painting in the fresh air. Painting taps into a different area of my brain from that which I would use for jewellery making, a more spontaneous momentum compared to the more methodical approach to creating jewellery.
I chose the bicycle as my subject matter because it signified the freedom I experience while riding, to compensate for other freedoms that were taken away by the lockdown and the forced isolation. Bike riding allowed me the oportunity to commune with nature, enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.

BICYCLE ABSTRACTION #1 - BLUE SKY
Acrylic on canvas.
2020
61x91.4x1.7 cm
$650