tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692792497949474552011-07-30T22:13:00.482-07:00L. Renee Nuneznoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69279249794947455.post-26726584899726643732010-03-15T13:44:00.000-07:002010-03-15T13:58:50.645-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PEJbOG8lBBM/S56e93rPibI/AAAAAAAAALc/sg-H0wbe12I/s1600-h/DSC_6543.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PEJbOG8lBBM/S56e93rPibI/AAAAAAAAALc/sg-H0wbe12I/s320/DSC_6543.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448967384919411122" border="0" /></a>black hearts recycled plastic<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PEJbOG8lBBM/S56cgvH-dgI/AAAAAAAAAKc/FOuqyUrNO0k/s1600-h/rec_purple_dangle2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PEJbOG8lBBM/S56cgvH-dgI/AAAAAAAAAKc/FOuqyUrNO0k/s320/rec_purple_dangle2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448964685384545794" border="0" /></a>purple yogurt recycled plastic<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PEJbOG8lBBM/S56cgTlLYBI/AAAAAAAAAKU/ijTDud7BSso/s1600-h/3swirls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PEJbOG8lBBM/S56cgTlLYBI/AAAAAAAAAKU/ijTDud7BSso/s320/3swirls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448964677990834194" border="0" /></a>hand formed sterling silver with garnets<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/69279249794947455-2672658489972664373?l=jewelryfromthegrotto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L. Renee Nuneznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69279249794947455.post-82079014506128728832009-08-28T18:16:00.000-07:002009-08-28T20:20:20.028-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PEJbOG8lBBM/SpiGN70Z04I/AAAAAAAAAIg/lmu9fhpxJBQ/s1600-h/2004_january_24.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375193729220596610" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PEJbOG8lBBM/SpiGN70Z04I/AAAAAAAAAIg/lmu9fhpxJBQ/s320/2004_january_24.jpg" /></a> For as long as I have been familiar with the word I have been fascinated by grottos. Words I associate with grottos: primordial, dark, quiet, secret, pregnant, mysterious, haunted.<br /><br />They became a mood source when I started reading H.P. Lovecraft. I don't aim to make scary jewelry or scary art for that matter, what interests me about his stories is the very ancient and secret places that inspire them - places and things unseen and little understood. For those familiar with my art you might be surprised to hear this considering how light and airy my works are. I feel that it is this darkness which gives life to my art - that the lines and forms I use are illuminated writhing arabesques from the grotto.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PEJbOG8lBBM/SpiE5RJ6nUI/AAAAAAAAAIY/qxOlUbWsaE0/s1600-h/silver_swans_VII.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375192274659089730" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PEJbOG8lBBM/SpiE5RJ6nUI/AAAAAAAAAIY/qxOlUbWsaE0/s320/silver_swans_VII.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/69279249794947455-8207901450612872883?l=jewelryfromthegrotto.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L. Renee Nuneznoreply@blogger.com1