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Charles
Pinckney
I
create my jewelry primarily in sterling silver. Because
I love the effect that contrasting metals and
textures impart on a piece, I often include
other materials like titanium, gold, copper,
bronze, bone, wood, steel, iron, glass,
semiprecious and precious stones,
plastic and objects that I stumble across
in my journeys. I will consider using
any material that is not hazardous.
In recommending what jewelry one
should wear, my suggestions to
men and women are the same. If,
for instance, you are not by nature a
bold individual, then you might consider
wearing a piece of jewelry that makes you
feel bold. It will enhance an attribute that
you feel is not your strong point.
We are always discussing equality
between men and women as if women are the
only ones in need of liberation. So, men hear this:
There is nothing wrong with a man who wants to wear a
brooch on a jacket, dress shirt, T-shirt or hat. The time has
come for “us” to relax and feel free to express ourselves with the
things that we choose to wear. Personally,I like wearing hand-fabricated
bracelets, brooches, chains and pendants.
To develop design concepts for myself and others,I draw from my past.
My parents brought me into this world in Sumter, South Carolina. While
an infant, my family moved to Williston, South Carolina where I spent my
childhood and grew into manhood, before moving to study at Clemson
University. By putting the experiences of my youth and my ideas about
the lives of my ancestors into my work, I am honoring them.
My work is available at The Georgia Museum of Art gift store,
my website, www.charlespinckney.com, my studio in Athens, GA.,
and at art festivals around the country.
Sapelo Found. Brooch made of fabricated, fused, pierced and textured sterling with
titanium secured by a bronze moon rivet to the sterling back. The shell that I found
on Sapelo Island, GA is secured through a natural opening in the shell.
The piece is about a journey I took with my sons to Sapelo Island, an island inhabited by
freed persons. The piece represents the past and present. The shell at the bottom of the
piece represents the past. It gives life to the upper portion, the family tree, that represents
the present and exists because of the past.
Jewelry Designer
In Fashion
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