RIA CHARISSE
As the daughter of a
geologist, Ria Charisse grew up looking closely at fossils and rock formations.
After years of working as a sculptor and receiving an MFA from Cranbrook Academy
of Art, her aesthetic remains centered on the organic and the precious.
In 2000, she created her jewelry line, casting from nature and crafting
delicate, vine-like necklaces from precious stones. She says, "I begin with
twigs, leaves, buds and seeds - things gathered during walks through trees. I am
curious about the unexpected: iridescence, fragility, decay…I am grafting
together precious materials and organic forms in an attempt to tell a story
about seductive impermanence.” These weighty sculptures are a testament to her
craft - rich in detail but quirky too
Currently we have her wonderful pewter paperweights online, come May we will have her gorgeous necklaces. Please check back!