jill-i designs
It's really not that often I look at another designer's stuff and am so blown away I want to cry. But sometimes I see the kind of stuff I dream of making if only I had the know-how and the money for the stones, and it just makes me feel like even if I did, I'd never be able to turn out jewelry that beautiful.
Jill Italiano is one such designer.
Seriously insane. Go. Look. Dream. It's just that gorgeous.
I especially like the wire-wrapped sort of floral vine jewelry she makes, like this cuff bracelet and this pendant. And I think they're even more beautiful in sterling silver. Those make me weep for my complete and utter lack of talent or imagination. But I'm also really jealous over the stones she uses. They're the kinds of stones I dream of using. The ones I can't yet buy but am constantly on the look out for, ooing and ahing over them at gem shows, fingering them with such avarice I never knew I could feel, and the sharp, sharp pang of regret when I must turn my back on them and move on.
I can see someone driving down the street in a newer, nicer car, or watch someone buying the expensive gadgets and toys I only wish I could afford, and experience nothing more than the tiniest twitch of envy. But seeing the stones other people can afford to play with and not being able to buy them myself? That is an agony that prompts brutal jealousy. So go take a look at Jill's stuff. Such art should not go unseen.
Jenie
Jill Italiano is one such designer.
Seriously insane. Go. Look. Dream. It's just that gorgeous.
I especially like the wire-wrapped sort of floral vine jewelry she makes, like this cuff bracelet and this pendant. And I think they're even more beautiful in sterling silver. Those make me weep for my complete and utter lack of talent or imagination. But I'm also really jealous over the stones she uses. They're the kinds of stones I dream of using. The ones I can't yet buy but am constantly on the look out for, ooing and ahing over them at gem shows, fingering them with such avarice I never knew I could feel, and the sharp, sharp pang of regret when I must turn my back on them and move on.
I can see someone driving down the street in a newer, nicer car, or watch someone buying the expensive gadgets and toys I only wish I could afford, and experience nothing more than the tiniest twitch of envy. But seeing the stones other people can afford to play with and not being able to buy them myself? That is an agony that prompts brutal jealousy. So go take a look at Jill's stuff. Such art should not go unseen.
Jenie
posted by Jenie at 12:57 AM
3 Comments:
Dear Jenie,
I can’t thank you enough for all of your kind words. It’s very reassuring and encouraging to know that people other than myself have an appreciation for my designs, even more so when it comes from your peers.
I am very fortunate to be able to do something that I love and am very passionate about. I am also very thankful to have the support I need which allows me the time to devote to designing and creating my pieces.
It’s people like you who put a smile on my face and further encourage me to continue in a highly competitive business that at times seems to be going nowhere. But when the will is strengthened by such positive influences it makes you even more determined to push yourself to boundaries that you never thought were even possible.
Best regards,
Jill
Jill.i Designs
Gee...thanks a lot for posting this. Now I'm just depressed. And envious (and green is sooo not my color).
Sigh.
KJ
that's weird...my comment disappeared. i know, kj. i know.
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