About the Artist
Lynda Harper lives in Tacoma Washington, where she creates jewelry and paintings to fulfill her creative passion. Her artistic endeavors started with drawing, moved to photography and painting, then jewelry. Lynda attended the Art Institute Seattle completing a degree in Visual Communication in 2001. She discovered her passion in making jewelry shortly after graduating. Her jewelry designs have evolved over time following her ever changing inspirations.
My Inspiration
Nature is a universal inspiration for us as it has been throughout all time. Watching the transformation of light and its effect through continuous cycles each day creates ongoing new perspectives. Seasons add another layer to the spectrum. Beauty expressed in colors, rhythms and patterns can appear anywhere, including places and objects that are breaking down. I always loved stones and shells for their beauty. I also love the patterns of sand on the beach, the pebble pattern in asphalt on the sidewalk and so many simple things that surround us each day. There is so much beauty in our world if we are open to seeing it.
My Process
It all starts with inspiration! Going through my collection of stones results in selecting some that appeal to me the most, at the time. I group stones and components testing what works together and how to best present them, so each piece compliments the others.
Sometimes ideas occur to me for a design that may be a smooth refined look or a rough organic look, so I search for pieces that fit that vision.
Once a design is decided I set up the selected stones on a jewelry board to produce the piece. Improvements and changes of the design are made during the process.
When I finish a piece, I work with the same stones to create some matching pieces; earrings, necklaces and/or bracelets.
While I’m working with this collection of components, I experiment with different designs resulting in new unique creations.
Designing jewelry is a constant process of exploration. Some of the best results come from trying something new and different.