Handcrafted Art Jewelry
Jan Geisen has a BA degree in Art "from a long time ago and originally worked as a photographer and printmaker." Eighteen years ago, she discovered polymer clay and fell in love with its versatility. She creates beautiful abstract designs by manipulating and baking small pieces of polymer clay. The first process she mastered was the millefiori cane making technique. Millefiori canes always have distorted ends where the cane pattern doesn't match the rest of the cane, and Jan discovered from her very first cane that she would rather play with the leftover scraps.
Pastels & Silver Convertible Brooch
This polymer clay piece can be worn as a brooch or a pendant. It is made entirely of polymer clay with a partial surface treatment of metallic silver paint. A soft pastel watercolor effect is the result of controlled blending of scraps of clay. The pendant measures 2" x 2". It comes with a 20" cable choker.
$30
Red Crackle & Ghost Pendant
A mix of polymer clay pieces were combined to create an abstract collage. The pendant measures 1 3/8" wide by 1 5/8" long. It is strung on 20" of high quality rubber cord (Buna-V).
$30
Purple Eddies Earrings
Eddies and swirls in shades of purple with touches of black and white. These are made of polymer clay with silver plated accent beads. Polymer clay is a very lightweight material, so even larger earrings aren't heavy. The earrings measure 3/4" wide by 3" long from the top of the earwire to the bottom of the dangle.
$18
Jan Geisen enjoys making wearable pieces of abstract art and polymer clay is the perfect medium. In her skilled hands, it can look like like metal, turquoise, or anything else she sets her mind to. She has even made pieces that look like water color paintings by controlling the way she blends and rolls the clay. Her work is striking because of the patterns and textures she is able to create. Now retired, she supplements her income with her art.
