COUP de COEUR ! Jesse Mathes : « Elizabethan » neckpieces

« … An early interest in beaded jewelry led to a focus on Jewelry and Metalwork courses where Jesse Mathes was encouraged to create work outside the realms of traditional body adornment, and to unite craft with fine art. She spent a semester studying abroad at the University of Dundee in Scotland where she became interested in the clothing of Queen Elizabeth I.  Upon returning from this experience she began studying costume design, and started creating work inspired by historical clothing.  She entered the graduate program in Jewelry and Metalsmithing at Indiana University in 2001 where she was encouraged to continue exploring unconventional body adornment.   After completing a Masters of Fine Arts degree in  2004, she opened Gallery Mathes in Terre Haute, Indiana which featured contemporary jewelry and fine craft.« 

Ruff - Copper, Prismacolor

‘Rebato’ - Aluminum

Elizabethan Collar, Two - Copper, Prismacolor

 

Sphere Necklace, silver.-
Crotched green copper wire disk Necklace (both The David Collection)