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  • About Gallery 23
  • ARTISTS
    • Julianne Baker
    • Vicki Diamond
    • Susan Bogen
    • Annie Graybill
    • Curtis Engesser
    • Jeanine Erickson
    • Sheila Grodsky
    • Karen Klein
    • Barbara Matlaga
    • Leslie Miller
    • Leana MoonSpinner
    • Misty Mott
    • Ellen Mulligan
    • Judith Musicant
    • Sandra Pancrazi
    • Monique Perry
    • Sharon Pontier
    • Diane Pratt
    • Robin Harris Rickard
    • Kathy Riss
    • Beth Rosenberg
    • Yanina Siani
    • Andy Smith
    • Jennifer Stein
    • Jan Swift
    • Marian van Buren
    • Brooke VanDerzee
    • Jane Voorhees
    • Karin White
    • Katherine Yvinskas
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Jewelry

copper cuff made with a vintage tin with an image of an angel. $48

Brooke VanDerzee

I have always been a collector of sorts, from buttons and postage stamps, to old bits of lace and vintage jewelry.  I have a fondness for things forgotten and discarded. Although my style has changed over the years from simple beaded jewelry, to earthy, natural pieces, I continue to work these lost treasures into many of my designs. An old piece of junky costume jewelry can be cast into resin to preserve it and turn it into something beautiful.  An interesting postage stamp or other paper ephemera, can be collaged inside an old watch case to tell an interesting story.  An old tea tin can be combined with hand cut copper using cold connections to create stunning jewelry.  It has been a great privilege to have several of my pieces featured in the Stampington & Co publication Jewelry Affaire since 2012. The designs that have been featured in this magazine reflect my exploration into working these found objects into wearable art. Finding new uses for these things and feeling that “aha” moment when a new design idea takes hold is what inspires me to keep creating.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

  1. UPCYCLED TIN PENDANT WORKSHOP BY BROOKE VANDERZEE -TBD
  2.  CREATE YOUR OWN FOUND OBJECT WIRE WRAPPED PENDANT BY BROOKE VANDERZEE - TBD  

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necklace with an image of an egret from a vintage tin. $50. Can be worn at length of 22" or 26
metal clay with a cubic zirconia piece,  vegan cork cord, bronze clay from an antique button.
necklace made with a vintage tin and brass buckle. Copper chain about 20" and price $50.

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