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Instore Magazine: Opening Lines - Forces of Nature
$395 FORCE OF NATURE Dianna B Designs uses classical metalsmithing techniques to transform recycled gold, silver and ethically sourced stones into nature-inspired jewelry. These bold designs embrace rugged textures and scientific rhythms in unexpected ways: for example, the focal point of these earrings is a pair of shark's teeth embelished at the tip with 24k gold, applied using the ancient keum boo process. 18k yellow gold, 24k yellow gold and sterling silver earrings with sterling shark teeth. diannabdesigns.com
Planting the Seeds of Hope Through Jewelry
By Erin Hunt Moore Planting the Seeds of Hope Through Jewelry Dianna Badalament’s jewelry is a seamless fusion of the organic and rustic elements of nature and urban grit and industrial aesthetics, reflecting her own history and winding journey to Sonoma wine country. A native of New York state, Dianna’s love for jewelry began as a child on the shores of Long Island, combing the beaches and pulling together shells and bits of treasures into necklaces and adornments. An elective jewelry making class in high school introduced her to work with a jeweler’s torch and the challenge of molding metals into objects of...
Gallery Lulo - A SERIES OF ARTISTS PORTRAITS
A SERIES OF ARTISTS PORTRAITS "If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change." Miles Davis. The drastic and sudden change we all have had to endure inspires collaboration, creativity, community, and vulnerability. For us at Lulo, the temporary closure allows us more time to go behind the scenes of the work we represent and highlight a group of artists, beginning with people living in our immediate community of Healdsburg. The individuals are captured by Sonoma County based artist Alice Warnecke Sutro, who through choreographed and collaborative images sent to her by the individuals - sketches and represents...
Humanity First: Jewelry to help victims of human trafficking
Humanity First: Jewelry to help victims of human trafficking By Matt Villano There are more than 7,750 air miles between Healdsburg and Kolkata, India, but that hasn’t stopped local resident and goldsmith Dianna Badalament from changing the lives of people in the cultural capital of East India every day. Through her work with a nonprofit organization named Her Future Coalition, Badalament helps victims of human trafficking get on track with new lives as salaried jewelry designers and jewelry makers. Most of Badalament’s work has occurred at shelter homes, safe houses for young women who have been victimized by human...
Causes to Celebrate: Her Future Coalition
Media: Healdsburg Tribune Article Title: Indian Notion A NorCal jewelry maker helps gender violence victims in India how to start anew. November 27, 2018 by MATT VILLANO Kolkata, India, is more than 7,000 miles away from the Bay Area, but that hasn’t stopped Northern California resident and goldsmith Dianna Badalament from changing the lives of people in the cultural capital of East India every day. In conjunction with a Florida-based nonprofit, Her Future Coalition, Badalament trains victims of severe gender violence to become salaried jewelry-makers and designers. The goals: to help these women get on track with new lives and to empower them to create...
