Beaded Desert Studios/ Bolas de CasaDallasa
Dallas Josephy
Custom Jewelry Design
- Tucson, AZ
- 520-907-1068
- dallas.85701@gmail.com
- BeadedDesert.com
BOLA - TRIPTYCH
WHITE BUFFALO TURQUOISE (Nevada)
MALACHITE/AZURITE (Mexico)
ROCKY BUTTE JASPER (Oregon)
SONORAN SUNRISE
Inspiration: The sunrise looking east from Sentinel Peak.
Multi-strand necklace with 10 graduated strands in gold, brass, and amber beads.Total length of longest strand is 30" finished with cones and lobster clasp.
Materials include bicone, diamond- and round-cut crystals, opaque gold and crystal cubes, Miyuki and Spectra glass beads,filigree spacers,and fire-polish crystals. Earrings are designed using gold-filled earwiresn styles.
RAINBOW REFLECTION
Glass, crystal and sterling necklace in a bola tie style.
The concho is crafted by Contreras Fine Arts
GHOST DANCER
White Buffalo bola set in sterling with shell heishe, faceted crystal,jasper, white jade and jet.
COPPER QUEEN
Inspiration: The Copper Queen Mine in Bisbee,Arizona.
This patterned necklace consists of ten graduated strands of copper beads, Japanese Delicas, native American heishe, and 35 matched freshwater pearls,with strands from 20"-25" long.
The work is finished with pure copper cones.
The earrings are made up of copper and brass beads, bugles,and pearls.
Artist Statement
As the daughter and sister of succesful graphic artists/designers, my earliest memories are of exposure to art, color and form.
As a student, I took every art course offered, and have sampled many different mediums of expression as my senses and skills matured.
Although I grew up in New England, I have had a lifelong love affair with the Southwest. My interest in Hispanic culture and traditions led to a year's residency in San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico , studying jewelry design and mural painting.
I moved to Tucson following that immersion, and found both the surroundings and the community that were then, and are now, the ideal place for me.
My appreciation for the light, color and physical characteristics of the southwest desert has inspired me to manifest art in my daily life.
Many of my creations have origins in my nature photographs.... even after more than forty years within Tucson, I still discover new visual images that spark my creativity as a craftsman.
Events
Oro Valley Arts & Crafts Festival,Oro Valley Marketplace December 2020 |
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Reid Park Holiday FiestasReid Park Thanksgiving , 2019, 2020, 2022 |
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SAACA Holiday EventSAACA Catalyst Space, Tucson,AZ December 2019 |
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Tucson Museum of Art / Artisans' MarketTucson Museum of Art Courtyard March and December, 2013 -2018 |
Galleries
Tohono Chul |
Tucson,Az 2010-2012 |
Tucson Museum of Art |
Tucson, AZ 2012 - 2017 |