VI Headliner – FEATURED SPONSOR Precious Objects
Vintage Indie is proud to bring you a special interview from our Featured Sponsor Precious Objects. Gorgeous jewelery fit for a Queen, you fall in love with the details in each piece of Wendy’s artwork.
This piece from her collection is one of my favorites. The Vintage Czech Luster Necklace with Gilded Teardrop Focal features a pendant from the 1920S.
Q&A with designer Wendy Humphreys of Precious Objects:
Q. What inspires your work?
A. I love ther thrill of the hunt ,looking for that treasure someone had
no use for and taking it to recreate a new beautiful piece of jewerly
and bring it back to life.
Q.How does vintage play a role in your designs?
A. I love to surround myself with beautiful things- Things that inspire me
could be a color an old button, becomes a focal pendant for a necklace,
I love soft colors, pinks, peach, and blues.
Q.Can you tell me a little more about your gemstone knowledge. What are your favorites?
A. I adore gemstones they facinate me. When a gemstone come straight
from the ground in rough for then is trasfered into something that’s
faceted and shines it pure magic. My favorite gemstone is
Tanzanite from Africa, it is no longer being mined today. The mine are
closed down. A company has taken over the stone like DeBeers has taken
over the diamond industry. Tanzanites are graded just like a diamond
for color. The color is dark blue with flashes of red. Tanzanite were
indtroduced by Tiffany and Co. in the 1960’s.My other favorite is a Morganite named after J.P. Morgan. It is a soft pink to soft peach in color.
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