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Mother's Day for Peace, Mothering Day,
Mother's
Day. These occasions have something in
common:
respect for our mothers, sisters, daughters, aunts,
grandmothers and nieces and the hope for peace.
Today, in honor of
this celebration, we feature
the wonderful work of four talented women jewelers
as part of New Mexico Creates.
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Wanda Lobito
Even as a child, Wanda Lobito felt a deep
connection to New
Mexico on her travels here. She
eventually moved to this state and to the craft of
jewelry making in
a rather indirect way. On her arrival in New Mexico,
she says, , "I had no idea what I was going to do. I
never knew that I would make a living making jewelry.
I'm so grateful that people respond to it. It's seems to
touch something deep within them."
For the past eight years, Wanda has been working full
time creating unique pieces such as this beautiful
rose and antique faceted red glass bead necklace. It
is
elegant and classic in design; what a beautiful gift for
any woman in your life---even yourself!
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Kristin Lora
Kristin Lora has been designing and creating jewelry
and art objects for over 35 years. She works in many
different types of metal, creating beautiful wearable art
that is contemporary, yet hand-made. She uses
inspiration from found objects in the creation of some
of her designs. With a degree in zoology and an MBA
from Cornell University, Kristin worked for years in the
corporate world. In the past decade she moved to
Santa Fe, where she has concentrated solely on her
jewelry designs, such as these wonderful silver
dotted hoop earrings
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Aleta Ford Baker
There is a wonderful sense of beauty and fine
craftsmanship in the jewelry of Aleta Ford Baker. A
self-taught jeweler, she began studying the craft in
high school, as she says, "I got one of the best
silversmithing books and learned how to do it." Baker
then focused on beadwork, which is evident in her
pieces, where she often strings beads along the
chain of necklaces. She uses a dazzling array of
stones, such as in this splendid cluster
necklace, which features moonstone, pearls,
turquoise, amazonite, chrysophase and peridot. As
she says, "I
consider myself a beadweaving artist rather than a
silversmith."
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Jolene Eustace |
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From a large, artistic family, Jolene grew up in
Albuquerque, watching her parents Ben and Felicita
Eustace make jewelry at home. She studied in New
Mexico at both the Institute of American Indian Arts
and University of New Mexico and for a time in
Germany. For the past 25 years, Jolene's work has
continued to evolve, but it is distinctive for her creative
use of gold on silver, and her varied rain cloud,
lightning and leaf designs, as in these
gorgeous suglite, moonstone and silver earrings.
See More Jewelry by Jolene Eustace
Mother's Day- What's it All About?
Events celebrating the Mother, first in
goddess form, have roots back to ancient Egypt,
Greece and Rome. In England in medieval times, a
celebration
called Mothering Day was begun. At
different junctures, both Julia Ward Howe (of Battle
Hymn of the Republic fame) and Ann Marie
Reeves
Jarvis promoted a "Mother's Day for Peace" - a
campaign to rise up against war and to promote
women's rights. It was through Jarvis' daughter's
efforts that Mother's Day as we know it was officially
proclaimed a national holiday in the United States in
1914. It is meant to be a time of honor and
rememberance as well as an enduring hope for
peace.
More Ideas!
Here are some other wonderful gift ideas for the
celebration: How about luscious Bath and
Body
Products, or a scrumptious Silk
Scarf or Wrap. Mom
would also appreciate beautiful hand made Ceramic Dinnerware, Tiles or
Vases for the occasion. All
made in New Mexico, by artisans that live in the state.
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Mexico Creates!
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