WORKS IN COLOR
When Robin Keyser from Project Artisan came to us and suggested that 2ETN design a few pieces of jewelry to be featured in Louis Verdad’s re-launch show in Los Angeles, we were honored and also a bit curious on how we would work in such vibrant COLOR.
After receiving colors watches from Louis Verdad’s studio, the inspiration unveiled itself immediately: nature. It is no mystery that the main inspiration in 2ETN’s work is nature, however, traditionally we have leaned towards the more subtle colors in nature. And have executed those images in silhouettes and in black and white etchings, graphite drawing or acrylic paintings.
What unfolded in the studio for the next two months was exciting for us. We embarked on a new journey, sourcing reclaimed beads and semi-precious stones in the deepest and brightest hues of blue, green, yellow, pink, orange, red, purple. We created an inspiration board and tacked various vintage color wheels, Louis Verdad’s luscious fabric swatches, and images from nature in those hues: hummingbirds, moths, butterflies and to capture a certain blue: Joseph Cornell’s Medici Princess.
We then created large reclaimed sterling frames to house the images we were about to create. We oxidized the frames in a dark black patina and choose to use blacked steel in the beading of the necklaces, chokers and cuffs (thanks to Fiori). And then the painting began.
Goethe Farbkreis Color Wheel
Working in COLOR is now a permanent thought in 2ETN’s future work. With gratitude.