Extra Large Swirl Earrings of electroformed and oxidized copper, 2009 - 2012 (production). Elegant Gesture Necklace of electroformed copper with enamel, twenty-four karat gold, silver, and onyx, 2009. Corinthian Bracelet of cast oxidized sterling silver and eighteen karat gold, 2009. Model: Mary-Margaret Anozie. Photograph by Chris Hartlove.
The Artist in Her Studio.
Shana Kroiz
CONTEMPORARY SEMIPRECIOUS
Baltimore, MD
Shana Kroiz has taken enamel in a decidely new direction for decades. Her strong organic forms, bold colors and shapes, rough textures and sensual curves blend feminine and masculine qualities. They draw inspiration from the deep sea, with anemone-like forms, and soft lines reminiscent of ocean mammals like porpoises and whales. Sometimes her work hints of danger, of coiled power ready to spring, in the rattle forms that loop around one’s wrist.
Appeared in: Ornament Volume 35, No. 4
Floral Crown of enamel on electroformed copper, 2008. Photograph by Ralph Gabriner. Right: Regal Wind Brooch of enamel, twenty-four karat gold leaf, electroformed copper, eighteen karat vermeil over sterling, magnets, 2011. Photograph by Hap Sakwa.
