Wednesdsay Art Moment

It's Wednesday! Time to look at pretty things to inspire the soul. This Wednesday art moment is all about the talented jewelry artist Marcie Abney Carroll. I first found her work when I was starting out in seed beads and looking for inspiration. I absolutely loved the intricacy and depth in her beaded pieces.

(c) Marcia Abney Carroll Spanish Lace

(c) Marcia Abney Carroll

 
It's been a joy to watch her work evolve over the years. She now mostly works with metals and stones, producing some beautiful pieces.

(c) Marcie Abney Carroll La Paz Series

(c) Marcie Abney Carroll

 What I love most about her work is that there is a story behind every piece. She is as much a poet and as she is a jewelry artist.

Here are her words on making jewelry that may not sell (click here for the full post):
 

I feel like a paperback at the library.

Stuck in those little spinning merry-go-round shelves while the real books get jackets and bookends and, well...dusted.

I feel dusty and my head hurts from spinning. 

Keep writing, I say to myself...

You may be a paperback, but they're lightweight and easy to carry,
and isn't that what you want to be anyway?

Oh, and also, the hardcovers don't get to be you, until they've sold a million copies...

Check out more Marcie Abney Carroll at her blog La Bella Joya or on her pinterest 
And you can buy her work here.