{"product_id":"2iphxo7z4pd4vam6w46bxxji-deitra-blackwell-ginkgo-earrings-gold-filled","title":"Deitra Blackwell: Ginkgo Earrings, Gold-Filled","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeitra Blackwell\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ginkgo Earrings, Gold-Filled\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e.7 in. x 1 in.  Hand-Fabricated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Twelve years ago, after a career as a professional musician, I started exploring visual art in metalsmithing.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI loved studying stylistic periods in visual arts just as I had earlier studied these periods in music.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMuch of my work is botanical and organic in subject with more recent abstract explorations.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eStudies in metalsmithing at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock have provided a foundation for developing a body of work and establishing my jewelry business, Berkshire Creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI’ve come to think that making and selling a piece of jewelry creates a collaboration with the person who wears it, because the symbolism and context of any piece of jewelry ultimately lies with that person.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA ginkgo, for example, can mean long life to some people, strength and persistence to others, grace and elegance to still others.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe wearer has the unique opportunity to choose their own meaning - and I have the pleasure of contributing to that process!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eDeitra Blackwell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deitra Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397696995564,"sku":"consignor_244816","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/3539\/7356\/files\/Photoroom_20260816_104030.jpg?v=1787248565","url":"https:\/\/shop.metalmuseum.org\/products\/2iphxo7z4pd4vam6w46bxxji-deitra-blackwell-ginkgo-earrings-gold-filled","provider":"Metal Museum Retail Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}