Montage Muses

Creative people rely on inspiration. No one can create in a vacuum. Artists quite commonly are inspired by nature.... the weather, a sunrise, waves, clouds, even smells. Beauty abounds in many forms and reinterpreting beauty into a new form is what creativity is all about. In today's blog we are going to talk about muses.... people (in this case women)  who are a source of artistic inspiration.

Be sure to check out our Pinterest board called Montage Muses:
http://www.pinterest.com/myrnahalpern/montage-muses/

Here is the exquisite Lana Del Rey. Her beauty alone qualifies her as a Montage Muse. She has a timeless air about her that we try to capture in our designs. We love the classic style of her bracelets and the quirky vintage boomerang fabric on which she is perched. All of it serves as inspiration.

Who doesn't adore the brilliant actress, Jemima Kirke. There is a certain complexity and mystique about her that is fascinating. We try to bring those qualities into our designs through the use of unexpected combinations of textures and colorations. Thanks, Jemima, for your inspiring beauty.

Cara Delevigne reminds us of a flower child of the 60's. Not only do we want to put flowers in her hair, but we want to outfit her with piles of our funky and eclectic statement necklaces. We are channeling the 60's in our Spring/Summer 2014 Collections and she is definitely our muse. Cara reminds us of two 60's standouts, Twiggy and the late Sharon Tate.

Last, but certainly not least is our very own Montage Muse, Stephanie Alabaster, a native of Seattle who works in the corporate offices of Nordstrom. Stephanie is the gorgeous model featured on our website who brings our jewelry alive with her classic beauty and "Alabaster" complexion! Stephanie's charm and good looks is a great source of inspiration in our designs. You can see lots of photos of her on our website www.myrnahalpern.com

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A Girl's Best Friend

No, it's not a dog. That's man's best friend! Diamonds are a girl's best friend. That's why we are delving into diamonds. We at The Montage Collection have created a stunning collection of eye catching pave diamond creations designed to be worn every day with jeans and yoga pants, yet versatile enough to accompany your most alluring cocktail wear. Take a look at this tiny sampling of our new collection.

This "knock your socks off" necklace features a yellow sapphire bezel set in sterling silver with pave diamonds, freshwater pearls, pyrite rondelles, and Swarovski chunks. This Erica necklace is now available at Joseph in Memphis, Tennessee.

These are our Nanda bracelets with pave diamond and sapphire centerpieces on adjustable macrame bracelets. Start collecting... they look great in multiples and come in endless color combinations. The Nanda bracelets are featured in Atlanta at Deka.

Moonstone is a personal favorite of mine. I love its iridescence. Flaunt these on your ears and heads will turn!

If simple and elegant is your look, then the Dakota is your necklace of choice. So far it has been extremely popular because it just works with everything. This necklace features aqua chalcedony and pave diamonds. Mmmmmmm.

More exciting news about the pave diamond collection coming soon!

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Inspiration

I recently toured the new Chihuly Exhibit at the Seattle Space Needle. I'm sure that designers everywhere would find it inspirational in so many ways

Chihuly's use of texture and color is incomparable. Perfect weather added a stunning backdrop.

 

These glass balls we're enthralling and I wished that they were miniature beads for me to utilize in a one of a kind necklace.

I felt like I was making an underwater discovery of an unknown sea urchin when I came upon this masterpiece.

Chihuly's use of interesting textures in juxtaposition is evident here......love this "montage!"

 

Could have stared at this for hours on end as the whole was even greater than the sum of its parts!

When you are in Seattle, put this exhibit on your Must See list!

 

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