GRETCHEN SCHIELDS FINE ART JEWELRY
Sharing the Rituals of Adornment with unique and creative women
Sharing the Rituals of Adornment with unique and creative women
Jewelry designer Gretchen Schields draws onher passion for the decorative arts and her travels to the romantic kingdomswhere they flourished as inspiration for her exotic jewelry collections. Gretchen's fantasy-filled designs chronicle her journey from a fairy-tale childhood in Asia, Africa and Australia to becoming an artist of compelling scope and expressiveness. Her designs speak to the woman who, like the artist herself, is possessed of enviable grace and sophistication, with a flair for making an unequivocal statement. The ideal wearer is a muse envisioned first in Gretchens minds eye. "When I see the delight of the person wearing the piece, how she recognizes her true self in the work, we have shared the Rituals of Adornment and the creative process is complete "says the artist.
Gretchens necklaces range from tribal finery to winsome pearl ephemera. Her styles are versatileand unique. In Japanese costume one does not see much jewelry. The textiles are the jewels, Gretchen treasures fabric as much as her beads and pearls and has created a separate and featherweight jewelry line fittingly called Silk Road to embrace her stunning mixed-media, featherweight designs ofAsian silks and Indonesian ikats.
Gretchen Schields is a graduate of ArtCenter College of Design and has been featured in Ornament magazine, variousbooks, TV interviews and articles, She works in her Laguna Niguel CA studio, a Cabinet of Curiousities that is home to her treasured collection of Asian and African art, sculpture and antiquities. Her jewelry designs can be found on her Website www.gretchen-schields.com listing current galleries, stores and upcoming shows.
