zippers and bubbles

Vanessa Yanow “…experiments with many materials, pushing the boundaries of traditional techniques by claiming the preeminence of playfulness as intrinsic to her process.”
I saw Vanessa’s zipper necklaces and bubble earings at cut+paste, there they are described thus … “made from high quality, Swiss-made aluminum (rust-proof, no-scratch, hypo-allergenic, and nickel-free!) zippers which have been altered to transform them into wearable pieces. Each necklace has a hand blown, one-of-a-kind, borosilicate (pyrex) charm that hangs off of the zipper pull. Borosilicate glass is the most resilient glass on the market. It can withstand heat and everyday use. All of the charms are like capsules that contain different objects. A wearable treasure!”
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May 12th, 2006 at 6:22 pm
i was just checking her site out yesterday — love her concept! i’m so looking forward to seeing her at renegade…
May 13th, 2006 at 8:31 am
these are so creative and fantastic. i just love the mixture of textile and glass. the containerised concept is marvelous. beautiful!
May 15th, 2006 at 10:04 pm
these are fabulous!
May 15th, 2006 at 10:20 pm
I’m wearing mine right now - they’re really marvelous pieces! Mine is a lime green feather on a black zipper, but I was tempted the other day by another piece of hers - a miniature pair of stork scissors on a black and red zipper. Outstanding!