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Recycled Plastic in jewelry?  A new direction in my art jewelry. A throw away made beautiful!!!!!

     I have been working double time over this past year. I've been keeping up with new work for each season for this website, for Artful Home, and for American Craft Council Pop-Ups. In addition diving into the recycle bin and coming up with beautiful colors of plastic. That's right I'm using single use plastic in my jewelry.

     I'm aware that many will think through away plastic doesn't belong in jewelry. You could be right, but then we would be missing out on brilliant, flexible material that all of us are surrounded with. At first, I was attracted to the colors. As time has gone by and I've worked with the single-use plastic I've realized it can also support beads, be manipulated with heat, and cut into any shape to represent natural or manmade objects. As you will see below this new endeavor is getting some favorable attention.

NYCJW

Just over the Scrumptious: Jewelry as Nourishment is a SNAG Member Exhibition. The live exhibit ran the entire week, November 18 to the 24th, in the Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Juried by Biba Schutz and Edward Cabral. I am honored to be among the 41 jewelry artist in the live exhibit. The exhibit now moves to the SNAG website. Go have a look at the amazing jewelry North American jewelry artists are making.

Recent exhibits: Missouri Fiber Arts Exhibit - Fiber Connections

Exhibit: August 2 through October 18, 2024

Fall Brooch
Fearless Magenta Upcycled Brooch
Tres Petals Upcycled Brooch

Also Recently Exhibited: Craft Alliance, Craft Futures

Exhibit: August 30 through November 8, 2024

Magnificence Brooch

Magnificence Brooch

The tree in all its majesty created with sterling silver trunk and branches, single-use plastic leaves in three shades of green, and bead embellishment giving the sparkle of a breeze ruffling the leaves.

H: 3.5”  W: 3.25” D:  .5”

Celebrate Brooch

Celebrate Brooch

A perky flower brooch created with a sterling silver back supporting petals created from a single-use shampoo bottle. The flower is embellished with beads to give it it’s presence and a spark of color.
H: 3”  W: 2” D:  .5”

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Kathryn Bowman Studio

2025 Zumbehl Road #60

St. Charles, Missouri  63303

email: 1kathrynbowman@gmail.com

© 2024 by Kathryn Bowman. All artwork, text, and photos represented in this web site are original and copyrighted to Kathryn Bowman. 

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