Jordan's Treasures by Michelle Davis Petelinz (camida)
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Welcome to Jordan's Treasures!
My inspiration comes from many sources, including African tribal motifs, masks, colors, patterns and symbols, contemporary art forms as well as objects in nature. I use these to turn everyday functional objects into objects of art. I use acrylic paint, pigment inks, rubber stamps, hand painted paste papers, decoupage, polymer clay and metallic ink embossing.
The design process involves exploring and researching textiles, African masks, Ghanaian Adinkra symbols, flower and leaf forms, as well as colors and patterns typical of African design. I then incorporate what I’ve observed by planning the design on paper, sometimes completing full color sketches, then drawing the selected motifs onto the object. I also use the centuries-old technique of paste paper making, and I recycle ordinary paper to create hand made papers to further embellish my work. Metallic, textured effects and embossing also add depth and interest to my versions of contemporary, multicultural home furnishings. I paint each piece by hand and I custom sculpt each mask in shadow box or wall hanging.
My "Ancestress Series" of shadow boxes are inspired by the women of Africa, and each bears an African name which represents an aspect of the mask and embellishments.
Each piece is completed with either a matte or semi gloss acrylic finish, to ensure durability. Every ‘Jordan’s Treasure’ is the resulting transformation from a plain, unadorned object to a unique, beautiful, and still functional art object; a fusion of art, spirit and culture for the home.
Enjoy.
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