Talin Keyfer*
Anderson, SC | Provisional Member
The jewelry I make is art. Some pieces might take a few months to complete and some might pour out like water from a pitcher. Some ideas or feelings are difficult to express and involve many sketches and paper mock-ups. While other ideas and feelings are more playful and easy and my mind and hands flow in the making.
One is not better or more important than the other. They both come from the same place. That “place” is my heart and soul place that is connected to God, to you, and to all things in this universe.
Art gives form to the imagination, for the creator, the voyeur and in the case of jewelry, the wearer. My imagination is intrigued by the process of fusing and forming an idea into a piece of wearable art. I use a variety of Enamels and techniques to explore and express an idea in the physical.
My greatest teacher and inspiration comes from the natural world.
I love that my work is worn. It goes out into the world and adds beauty and interest to the person who wears it.
And the wearer becomes the Gallery for my art.