©2019 Color by Design Studio
Artisanal Designer Jewelry
Upcoming Fall 2019 events and designs
Charlotte Art Collective
Saturday, November 16, 10-4PM
2821 Park Road, Charlotte
(Life Center Avondale Presbyterian Church)
Come enjoy a local, well curated fabulous fine art and craft show.
Local artisans will be showcasing their crafts for purchase. I will be there with my artisanal Jewelry.
Click HERE to get above Postcard Invitation for the Charlotte Art Collective event
Merry Market Mount Holly
Saturday, November 2, 10-4PM
Gran Hall Municipal Complex
400 East Central Ave, Mount Holly NC
Local artisans will be showcasing their crafts for purchase. I will be there with my artisanal Jewelry. Go HERE for info about my Arrtisanal craft I do on the side.
About my Jewelry
Inca Quipu on display at The CLT Mint Museum
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Alberni is a mixed media artist, constantly exploring material and elemental relationships, and responding instinctively. As a full time visual artist, she works in her art studio by day and makes artisan jewelry on the side, by night. Her mixed media paintings and installations take her on a journey where she joins her past with her future and reconciles with her present. Her jewelry combines all sorts of natural materials, sustainable woods, recycled glass, metals, gemstones and other exotics, many of which are bought through fair trade practices. My knotted jewelry designs are inspired by the Inca culture and the metal, charm and chained jewelry combines some contemporary approaches. Both approaches combine unlikely materials into one, harmonious art piece to wear. The idea of using knots came from my desire to communicate as the Incas did more than 1000 years ago. They created a sophisticated language device of colorful clusters of knots called “Quipu”. A quipu is a cluster of knotted fibers which, back then, communicated statistics and ideas. It was the equivalent to our writing." |
Each nut looks like this
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Each knotted necklace is inspired by unique intentions and has its own title. Ultimately, she strives to connect people, thoughts and inspirations through this work.
Depending on style, necklaces can be worn in a variety of ways and several can be adjusted to desired length. Beads I use include: African metal, bone, clay, coconut, copper, crystal, fiber, gemstone, glass, recycled/repurposed material, horn, sustainable tagua and sibucau nuts, paper, pewter, porcelain, resin, cai, sustainable congolo and pachaca seeds, shell, sustainable wood, & many other exotics! 
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ORNAMENTS
For December holidays, I create hand painted & signed glass ornaments.
Each year, shapes and sizes vary so stay tuned!
Each year, shapes and sizes vary so stay tuned!
Hand painted glass ornaments by Tina Alberni.
©2019 Color by Design Studio
Hand painted glass ornaments by Tina Alberni
©2019 Color by Design Studio
