About Warren F.
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Oct, 2013 - PresentCraftArt Edu
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Jan, 2000 - PresentCenter for Beadwork & Jewelry Arts / Be Dazzled Beads
In 2000, Warren founded The Center For Beadwork & Jewelry Arts (CBJA), an educational program in Nashville, TN. The program, and its 12 instructors, approach education from the Design Perspective – a teaching focus on how to make functional, material, and aesthetic choices.
Designer
Jan, 1990 - PresentWarren F. Jewelry
Custom Jewelry Designer. My Personal Style: I like to organize my pieces into Series I call "Collections." For each Collection, I study a particular culture or technique or design theory, and play with what I've learned. How can I adopt what I've learned to my individual style and approach? Each Collection, then, is a personal challenge of expression and expressiveness. My personal style centers on a few key elements: I like to... - Mix colors in unexpected ways, particularly colors you would not ordinarily assume would complement one another - Use a lot of what are called "grays", such as black diamond, montana blue, colorado topaz, alexandrite, and other "simultaneity effects" - Combine both bead weaving, bead stringing, and wire-working techniques within the same piece. - Modify traditional weaving and stringing techniques - Define and play with forms and themes, and thresholds, frames and transititions from one form to the next - Have pieces that emphasize the sensual and sexual - Create unusual, unexpected placement of shapes, such as using curved tubes where you might expect a straight tube instead, or using a cube where you would expect a flat rondelle - Add dimensionality, curvature, and interlocking forms, where I can, to make my pieces both fashionable and contemporary - Add a sense of movement and move-ability, whereever possible, and likewise, anticipate the aesthetic and functional impacts and effects of that come from movement when worn - Push the limits of, and experiment with, the materials and techniques I am using
Owner
Jan, 1990 - PresentBe Dazzled Beads / Land of Odds
Own and manage bead store -- Be Dazzled Beads in Nashville and Land of Odds online. Buy and sell beads and other jewelry components. Organize classes.
Awards
Finalist, 4th Place, Swarovski Be Naturally Inspired Design Contest
Sep, 2008Swarovski
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English
Native Proficiency
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