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Marci Hirsch
Primary Medium Jewelry
Secondary MediumMixed Media/Other
Description of Work I have been a jewelry artist for many year but have recently started to make mixed media art as well.
Chapter Southwest
Company/Business marciART
Website https://marciart.com/
Artist Statement
I have always been interested in the objects we collect in our lives, thinking about what makes them meaningful. Many times it has little to do with function and much to do with a nostalgic longing. As a studio artist I found myself drawn to the intimate world of jewelry. Jewelry called to me as a way to make personal, portable works of art.
Handmade pieces are especially unique. No two are ever exactly alike and many of my pieces are one of a kind. Willa Cather called this “That irregular and intimate quality of things made entirely by the human hand.”
My work is created from the heart. I hope there is a special connection between my pieces and the people who enjoy them.
Nature has always had a strong influence on my artwork and has been the underlying theme of my work. I am especially drawn to seeds and flowers because of their connection to the lifecycle and the strong symbolism they convey to me in regards to birth, life and a sense of hope, continuance and survival. Equally relevant to me is the fact that in order to appreciate nature, the complexity of a flower, the fragility of a seed, I am forced to stop, slow down, really focus on the details. In today's modern world I find this is something I don't do often enough. I am constantly surprised and awed by the beauty found in the world around me.
My work is a study of nature as well as a study of technique. I hope that the jewelry I create comes to be significant to the person who wears it, and that the wearer enjoys the piece as much as I enjoy creating it.
I have always been interested in the objects we collect in our lives, thinking about what makes them meaningful. Many times it has little to do with function and much to do with a nostalgic longing. As a studio artist I found myself drawn to the intimate world of jewelry. Jewelry called to me as a way to make personal, portable works of art.
Handmade pieces are especially unique. No two are ever exactly alike and many of my pieces are one of a kind. Willa Cather called this “That irregular and intimate quality of things made entirely by the human hand.”
My work is created from the heart. I hope there is a special connection between my pieces and the people who enjoy them.
Nature has always had a strong influence on my artwork and has been the underlying theme of my work. I am especially drawn to seeds and flowers because of their connection to the lifecycle and the strong symbolism they convey to me in regards to birth, life and a sense of hope, continuance and survival. Equally relevant to me is the fact that in order to appreciate nature, the complexity of a flower, the fragility of a seed, I am forced to stop, slow down, really focus on the details. In today's modern world I find this is something I don't do often enough. I am constantly surprised and awed by the beauty found in the world around me.
My work is a study of nature as well as a study of technique. I hope that the jewelry I create comes to be significant to the person who wears it, and that the wearer enjoys the piece as much as I enjoy creating it.
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