The Path Necklace - copper, etched, hydraulic pressed, metal paint, liver of sulfur patina

Orly Ruaimi

San Francisco, Ca
www.orlyruaimi.com

My work is inspired by the eternal life and beauty of the spirit. To accentuate the different stages/aspects of the spirit – I like to use mixed media for my art. For paintings I use charcoal, pastel, acrylics and oil colors, and for my jewelry pieces I use found objects, organic materials, gemstones and metal mainly copper. When I start creating I imagine the finished piece, I try not to surrender my creativity to any boundaries; therefore I always look for the organic and natural way to resolve my piece, hence letting my subconscious bring my jewelry/painting to life. For my jewelry – the reason why I like to use copper and not silver or gold, is because copper has healing properties and so as the gemstones I use. I would like to think that by someone wearing a piece I made, some kind of natural healing will happen to them. The same thing goes for my paintings, even though I am not using any healing materials per say, I do think about how can I create a painting what will inspire and create healing.

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