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When people first examine
the lightweight, colorful jewelry from Singerman & Post the
first question is always What are they made of ?.
The colors have an unusual saturation and people swear they are
made of metal, but the pieces are too lightweight to be titanium,
the usual best guess. The jewelry is actually made by laminating
together very thin layers of different types of brushed aluminum
and gold finish plastic materials (films, mylar, vinyl). Patterned
top layers,designed by Leni Singerman, are film photo transfers
of her artwork: watercolors, collages,pastels, drawings and photographs.
Individual pieces are hand cut, beaded and twisted in the
studio to form sculptural shapes
that are feather light and comfortable to wear.
Leni loves color, texture,
and patterns from many cultures, drawing on surface design, particularly
textiles, for inspiration. Her other great pleasure is found
in natural form. The collections feature photographs of leaves
and flowers taken in her garden in the Berkshire foothills of
NY, where she lives with her husband and partner, Terry Post.
The process Leni uses today has evolved and developed over the
22 years that she has designed and produced jewelry. She graduated
in 1976 from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in textile
design. Terry has an AAS in Advertising Design from the Fashion
Institute of Technology and worked as an Art Director in New
York.
Collections feature hanging
earrings, post earrings, and pendant necklaces. Ear wires
and posts are made of silver and gold plate over surgical steel,
or are available in sterling silver.
The post earrings are all jackets (the post is removable to change
if desired). All necklaces have
18 inch sterling silver snake chain and coordinate with earrings.
The colorful finishes are durable and now waterproof! Clean
by using a moist soft cloth.
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