R&R Legacy News and Musings
Why I use repurposed and salvaged materials
Posted by Jarrett Leone on
Whether it is jewelry or sculpture, I love using recycled and salvaged materials, and found or repurposed objects in my work.
For one thing, I love the process of finding the materials. It's like a treasure hunt. I might be sifting through the piles of metal and strange objects at the scrap yard, digging through a chest full of random world coins at an antique store or randomly finding something really cool on a walk around town or hike through the woods. Either way, It's really fun for me.
I Love Using Coins to Make Jewelry
Posted by Jarrett Leone on
I love using circulated currency as an artistic medium. Each coin has its own story to tell. As I am working, I wonder-- where has this coin traveled? What was traded for it? How many lives has it connected before finding its way to my workbench to be transformed into a unique piece of jewelry?