"My work background is chemical and mechanical engineering, but I've always had an artistic side to balance my engineering - whether it was sewing, smocking, painting porcelain dolls, watercolors, or designing jewelry. With my jewelry, I started working mainly with pearls. I love the organic look and feel of different types of pearls mixed with just about any stone. I branched out to working with copper, brass and sterling after taking a metal-smithing class - cold working metal -- bending, hammering, cutting, rolling (I have this very cool rolling mill!) - I find that metal work is a good blend of art and engineering."
--Joyce Densmore
--Joyce Densmore
"Tiger's Eye" - by Joyce Densmore
Even though Joyce has a rigid scientific background, her engineering abilities have created jewelry that is elegant yet precise, has an air of sophistication yet methodical, and can be casual yet orderly. You can see her mind working as you put on the strand of pearls, or the "waves" she creates out of copper and sterling silver using iridescent iris tube beads accenting the piece. Her choice of hand carved bone designs add that exquisite oriental flavor to some of her works.
"Sign of the Winter Palace" - by Joyce Densmore
"Gold Reflections" -by Joyce Densmore
As she chooses what beads, whether faceted tiger eye or faceted onyx, she wants to use her analytical minds eye begins to flow from a mathematical formulae to the fluidness of design. Methodically placing each bead on the wire, without thought, creating a piece of jewelry that catches your eye. Some balance equally, some balance asymmetrically all on purpose but yet without thought as the analytical envelopes the flow converging to form on unique yet sublime piece.
"Gia's Gold" - by Joyce Densmore
Joyce has an old world stature about her, with that she carries a sophisticated air that flows when she enters a room. It is that sophistication which is seen in her work, the impeccable, precise tooling that completes each piece.
Joyce Densmore is exhibiting her work at SoBoBo until the end of November. If you truly don't know what gift to get someone, perhaps you should stop in, see her work. You will know her unique, yet sublime designs and it is guaranteed you will not know which one to choose.
SoBoBo located at 42 Naugatuck Avenue, Milford is opened Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from Noon to 6 pm.
Join us on Thursday, November 10th as we celebrate the last Art Stroll of 2011. The opening reception at Firehouse Gallery begins at 6:00 pm.
