Imagine a land, not very far away. The sky is painted a reddish orange as the sun sets. There are tents pitched at a grassland marketplace, around which a crowd gathers. Laughter bubbles up in the air as beautiful gypsies trade beads, baubles and interesting stories with one another. Fires are lit as the camp prepares for the night, children run around playing around the musical tableau set by some old wise men. As the music strums through, these bewitching Romani gypsies wearing beads, cords and hand forged metal dance, twirling their underskirts, completely enchanting the crowd.
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| Photos from Svenko |
Inspired by each one of these gypsies (and their names) I present a collection of beautiful jewelry made of hand forged metal components, braided cords and beads that are bohemian, with a deep rooted ethnic flavour. I present “Romani” designed as ever to please your soul. Here are the first five pieces from Romani.
* Update: There are many comments on this post where people have talked about the “Magical power” symbolised by the Zeita necklace. To be frank, I felt it too while making it and hunted a while for the perfect name for this piece. This necklace originally started off as a contemporary piece made of cord and a hammered pendant, but it felt deeply lacking and somehow adding The eye with the yellow stone, seemed to breathe life into the piece. May be I have read too many Nora Roberts’ books or I was a mystical Gypsy in my past birth, but Zeita speaks to me. I am glad that it speaks to you too
Mirela – Mirela means to admire. This Mixed metal bohemian necklace has been made using handmade, textured and oxidised copper and brass components stacked on top of one another and riveted. The handmade beaded cords and rustic clasp adds to its charm
Mirosi – means to savour . Savour the delights of this mixed media beaded necklace created using handcut metal, specially made shimmering enamel resin focal, braided cord and looped beads. The gold flecks in the cab along with the crystal beads and dichroic resin drop makes this a sparkling addition to your wardrobe. The necklace is slightly asymmetrical with opening in the front. Expect a tutorial for this necklace soon, on the IceResin blog
These were the first few pieces from Romani; More are yet to come. How do you like them and which one is your favourite? Would you wear metal and thread together in such a bohemian style?
Stay tuned to read more about them piece by piece in the upcoming posts or hop to my facebook page Sayuri to see the entire collection together
I hope you found it interesting
Cheers
20 responses to “Romani Gypsy inspired mixed media Jewelry”
Beautiful!
What a marvelous collection! It definitely pleases and enchants my soul. My favorites are Zeita, because it is so powerful, and Mirosi because it is so eclectic and playful. I can't wait to see the rest of your collection.
Thank you! When I made Zeita, I could sense power channeling through it, which made the name feel appropriate. Mirosi is a gypsy piece in the true sense, it was made separately in pieces (UFOs) and then put together in a whimsy
Thank you
These are stellar!!! Love the use of the lava bead, what an original and bold piece. Really they are all wonderful, Divya! You have the most creative ideas for collections!
I am completely smitten away by both your story and the unique and breath taking jewelry Divya! Zeita has that magic power quality around itself – a kind the emerald possesses. My other favourite is the Mirosi with its vivacity and playfulness .
Ah, Divya, I like this inspired line! Have always been enchanted with "rom" lore myself. Well done.
Me too! I consider myself a free spirited Gypsy
Thank you so much Maya. Through this entire line, I wanted to explore difference aspects of a free spirited Gypsy, her lifestyle, her band, caravan and the impact it/they have on the people they meet. Magic, mysticism, playfulness, serenity are some of the aspects
Thank you, thats so kind of you to say. Actually I made andree a while ago based on a trend report for 2015, and it didnt fit with my previous collections but was a great match for Romani
I see the free spirit of the Romani people in your designs, so impressive!
Love the gypsy effect Divya, especially Mirosi and Zeita, great going
I think you've captured the essence of the Romanies really well. My favourite is Lumina – the woven copper intrigues me!
Thanks, I read Mary (Hettsmansperger) books on weaving metal and was smitten buy it. Lumina is just an experiment to test it out
Thanks Neena
Fantastic collection! Love the stories! And I love metal and fiber together. I too am very much inspired by the Romani people.
These are wonderful pictures! I particularly love the first one.
Very interesting jewelry pieces here! I like the creativity! Thank you so much for linking up to Merry Monday this week! I am sharing your post tomorrow on my Twitter. We hope to see you next week for another great party! Have a great week!
Best,
Kim
Thank you for visiting and leaving a sweet comment. I will look up your Twitter feed tomorrow
Very pretty. Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned to the Bloggers Brags Broad.