Alison Antelman

Ideas blossom, like opportunities of adventure on the open road. 

It is impossible to discover all roads at once, so Alison takes notes and draw maps for future exploration. She jots down line drawings on hot pink post-it notes, and the surge of new ideas germinates. Exploration and puzzle solving are part of her process, as she reaches her design goals. 
Her work is inspired by the canyons and peaks of cityscapes, geologic rock formations, and observations of both human-made and natural structures that reveal layers of history and time. Her jewelry is fabricated and forged by hand, like the structures that are its inspiration, viewed as silhouettes on the horizon. 

The pieces consist of fold-formed hollow pods that are hinged, soldered, and joined in varied configurations. Utilizing hammers, she sinks and forms the metal, creating arrangements that are light and comfortable to wear. Her materials are 18k and 22k gold, oxidized sterling silver, stainless steel wire, and unusual stones in raw, faceted, and smooth surfaces. Hinges, settings, and clasps are handmade. Throughout the many phases of construction are a lot of sawing, sanding, filing, and soldering. 
She tends to work in stages to implement her vision and using her own blueprints to guide the way.
The open road leads everywhere…

From Alison:
My hand fabricated jewelry consists of fold-formed hollow pods that are hinged, soldered and joined in varied configurations. Utilizing hammers, I sink and form the metal, creating arrangements that are light and comfortable to wear. I use 18k and 22k gold, oxidized sterling silver, stainless steel wire and unusual stones in raw, faceted and smooth surfaces. Hinges, Settings and clasps are handmade. Throughout the many phases of the construction there is a lot of sawing, sanding, filing and soldering. I tend to work in stages to implement my vision using my own blueprints to guide the way.