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ABOUT
THE ARTIST
For
Canadian Artisan Raquel (Cheli) Chelouche, everything starts with
shapes and colors. She loves painting nature and read a lot
about history art. When she's painting a tray, she chooses shades she
wants to use together, then thinks about the pattern. She
combined her art studies and inner feelings to paint abstract designs
or nature's beauty. The Douglas Fir trays are made by her
husband Amir.
In
addition to painting she expresses her artistic abilities creating
exquisite jewelry pieces. Her interest in history in general
and jewelry history in particular awaken the dormant jewelry artist
in her. While reading about ancient jewelry techniques she stumbled
upon the Maile art, which is knitting with metal rings using 2 pliers
she was fascinated. The idea that people used the same technique
centuries ago gave her the inspiration for her jewelry pieces.
Weaving ancient and contemporary eras together.
She
starts with a tiny ring and proceed to the final design during her
weaving, using different metals like. Silver, 14k Gold Fill, Brass,
Stainless steel and more. She incorporate only Genuine Gemstone,
Semi-Precious and original Swarovski crystal. Her jewelry is
meticulously handcrafted and time consuming but, for her it is a
labor of love and she would love to share them with you.
We
started to make our crafts in 1999 in Vancouver
B.C. Canada. After receiving so much of a good feedback and
encouragements, we have decided to go public.
We
invite you to take some time and browse our products.
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