Some of Lisa Lynn’s biggest influences on her technique come from
basketry and natural stones. “My sister did some beautiful basketry years
ago and the weaving involved there
really intrigued me. I am quite tailored and tucked in with my style and
the skill involved in basket making fit
what I thought was beautiful.”
“I am definitely influenced by nature,
the God given beauty inherent in
the stones I use. After all, God made
those stones. I just wrap them up
and present them to the world. I truly
wanted to develop a way of framing
a focal stone that did not intrude on
the beauty of that stone. I learned
how to do the Flame Stitch weave,
which is a derivative of the Bargello
Needlepoint which has been around
for centuries, figured out a way of
finishing off all those wires with the
crisscross technique, and tucked it
all in with a bail bead at the top. This
just made sense to me; it was what I
thought worked.”
My last question for Lisa Lynn was
to ask if she could send herself a
note ten years back, what advice
would she have? True to form, she
said “There are a few things I would
definitely tell myself, the first of which
being to never let the nay-sayers get
to me. When I was first starting out, I
received severe criticism from another artist, one I really looked up to and
this nearly drove me away from wire
work altogether. I have vowed never
to do that because I know how fragile
a young artist can be. I would also
tell myself to learn from all criticism
and forgive quickly. We are all flawed
human beings; we all need forgiveness at one point or another. How
we encourage and treat each other
is far more important than the work
we create with our hands. Value the
person first, and then appreciate the
work they do.”
Lisa Lynn barth ~ lisabarthjewelry
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