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What is art jewelry?
Art jewelry is often constructed of materials that were not necessarily intended for wear as decoration.
I am careful to put some sort of barrier sealant, on found-item metals; However, these are not “air-sealed.” Excessive, or harsh wear, or wearing in a way unintended, can lead to oxidation and damage to the piece.
What is found item art?
A found object (a loan translation from the French objet trouvé), or found art, is art created from undisguised, but often modified, items or products that are not normally considered materials from which art is made, often because they already have a non-art function.
When you purchase art jewelry, you are buying the art.
The materials are secondary.
Please do not sleep, swim, or bathe in art jewelry.
Up-cycled, repurposed or recycled?
These terms can vary but generally accepted is that recycled means that something has been removed from the waste stream.
Repurposing, and up-cycling are similar. Both are reinventing how an item is used.