Official Jewelry by Tara Blog: Double Feature Friday!

Friday, February 26, 2010

Double Feature Friday!

Hey all! I've been really busy and I am so sorry but the features have suffered for it. I do have a fabulous line up coming up and I will try to stick w/the program next week. In order to catch up and give you more of what you ask for, double feature Friday!

Jen O'Connell Paintings and Original Artwork

My name is Jen O'Connell. I live in Cincinnati, Ohio with my husband, two kids, two dogs, and two cats. I love to paint and draw. I get my inspiration from nature. Anything can be a trigger for my creativity. Sometimes I like to paint exactly what I see and sometimes I am just inspired to create a composition with colors I see together (an orange leaf against a dark purple one or golden grass against a grayish purple sky). My family and I love to take walks in the woods. We're all inspired by nature's beauty.

Please visit here;

www.jensartshop.com
www.jenoconnell.etsy.com

Brick Bracelets

The obsession with these brightly colored plastic pieces began as a child
at home in New Jersey. I did not touch them again until about two years ago,
at the age of 33, when I transitioned from creating paper mosaic pieces into
LEGO. I was really attracted to the pure, consistent color of each LEGO
brick and how it would translate to my graphic style. What makes these
pieces unique is the fact that they are all created by hand by myself, a
LEGO artist. I use my knowledge and experience as a designer to
conceptualize and plan out my works and have displayed many of my LEGO
mosaic and sculpture pieces throughout New York. In the end I wanted to
create a jewelry and gift line that was fun and affordable for people that
enjoy my work and of course LEGO. I thought many people could relate to
these designs and get a similar taste of childhood with its simplicity,
innocence and fun. I think many of us would love to have a piece of that
back.