Karen Ottenbreit
Eagle River, Alaska
 

 

Wearable Jewelry |   Sculpture  |  Wall Hangings
FROM THE UNIQUELY ELEGANT TO THE FUNCTIONALLY FOOLISH


 

Fantastic Fauna and Minerals

Introducing Faux Rocks!
I was one of those kids who loved picking up pretty and interesting pebbles wherever I went. (I'm sure it taxed my mother's patience, especially when she had to fish them out of my pockets on laundry day.) Today, I still admire all those pretty pebbles, but now I leave them on the ground. Some of my replicas are modeled after the tumbled granite schist that receding glaciers have left behind complete with quartz veining). Others are of sandstone and, my very favorite ...jade. These are much nicer to wear than the real McCoys because they are super light and will never be cold and clammy against the skin. The bracelets are strung on super strong 1 mm power cord. In addition to the faux stones they are embellished with copper spacers, real fish vertebra, and a faux twig.