PEGGY PETREY

Texture, color and story fascinate me most; when these three come together, they become the fertile ground of my imagination. This is where I leap into the miracle of creation, adding elements throughout the process that feed the narration of a great adventure. My Abstract Wares jewelry begins as a license plate, no longer useable. After preparing its surface, I paint layers of vivid enamel color; once the layers are built, the fun begins. Exposing through segments of each layer, an abstract painting emerges. Through cutting and shaping, I give the metal new life as a cuff, a necklace or a pair of earrings, useable once more. Each piece has unique characteristics, whether it’s a hole that once held a screw or a dent created by an airborne object—these are not imperfections but a textural history embedded in each piece. Even the color palette varies in each piece as it comes to life through process. One might appear as lichen found on a mossy tree, while others are reminiscent of candy from my childhood As the artist, I have a connection with each piece and the person who will one day possess it. I never assume I am complete; this is also true for each of my pieces, be they abstract, wearable art or mixed media, they engage both the past and the future as they nd their way into what they will become...and who will choose them.

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Thin Double Cuff

Medium Cuff

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Kaleidoscope Necklace

Sm. Double Heart Necklace

Double Decoration Bracelet

Single Stick Earrings

Geometric Pendant

Geometric Pendant

Geometric Pendant

Geometric Pendant

Double-sided Orbit Pendant

Small Stick Earrings

Phi Earrings

Small Stick Earrings

Small Stick Earrings

Small Stick Earrings

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