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an-interview-with-amber-artist-dorota-kos

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:44:35 -0800

Fantastic interview by Andzia with Dorota Kos, an award-winning Polish artist who works with amber, wood & multi media.

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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:15:29 -0800

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Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:53:36 -0700

nice prizing from Stylit.tv - they could be more generous with their bonus codes, though! :D

& "Starry Nights" Amber Necklace Giveaway from Andzia's Amber Jewelry - 3 Winners!

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:29:43 -0700

Three lucky winners can get ready for the meteor shower in style!

Check out our Vincent van Gogh inspired Starry Nights amber pendant giveaway from Amberjewelry.com is on now. Hosted by a great green, eco-friendly blog you should know about anyway- DKMommySpot!

Ends Wednesday, August 19, 2009.

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Welcome - Jooled Jewelry Giveaways Yours to Discover

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:39:49 -0700

Enter to win Amber Rainbow Dangle earrings from Amberjewelry.com - Handmade Contemporary European jewelry design in sterling silver using gem-quality Baltic amber. Jooled is not an ecommerce site- But it will be developed as a site for jewelry fans. I hope to use Jooled.com to showcase the talents of all kinds of jewelry artists...

Jooled will also feature interviews with designers & spotlight companies using promotional giveaways as a method to find new jewelry enthusiasts.

Feel free to contact me through the forms at Jooled if you would like to learn more about sponsoring a giveaway. This is a DIY, if you build it they will come project! :D

DK Amber Mosaic Series No. 37 amber pendant

Tue, 05 May 2009 23:12:52 -0700

DK Amber Mosaic Series No. 37 - Rich, golden amber in transclucent & opaque shades, swirled & lightly tangled with drifts of milky ambers, cut by hand into highly polished thick, dimensional planes. The lighter color, called "mat" is the hallmark of succinic acid, the signature of Baltic amber. Handmade mosaic created using small squares & rectangles of exotic woods mixed together with windows of amber.

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Andzia's Amber is absolutely delighted to present the newest collection from Dorota Kos-- The DK Amber Mosaic Collection.

Kos says, about this special issue collection, "the mosaic I use in the jewelry is hand made, nothing pressed. Maybe it is crazy, but I really put together every small piece-- using glue, polishing again, cutting, assembling, measuring, polishing again... For this collection, I used many really different kinds of wood-- black oak, ebony, plum, cherry, apple tree, birch, walnut & padouk (red). Woods that I found, woods that I kept, woods that were given to me. So the wood is a mosaic in the same way the amber is a mosaic. It is fair to say that I am fascinated by the micro world. I hope you will enjoy that every small piece is unique & that, through my work as an artist, I respect every small piece of the amber & the wood."

The purity & integrity of Dorota's work & her materials, the quizzical combination of precisely organized chaos & her fidelity to process truly sets her work apart among contemporary amber jewelry designers. Amber & wood create small objects that are complete, whole & quite singular in their ability to amaze. Each is like an intense little fruit. Portable art. Lines are clean, even hard, with a modernist edge, yet it is here that the pieces confuse, because they are so very, very warm. Certain edges are left completely raw, like the snaggle tooth of an ancient cat.

This is inventive amber jewelry that pleases eye, spirit & hand. Yet is is somehow elusive, even sitting in the palm of the hand. It gestures towards our human past with remarkable fidelity to the long traditions of amber craftsmanship found in Gdansk, World Capital of Amber. Yet they also gesture towards an even older world, a lush, ancient one filled with exotic & rare materials, to which we cannot return & of which it is an artifact. Then again, these small, precious pieces point us towards the future, as if they are blueprints of what we may become.

Ultimately, the world the DK Amber Mosaics come from is our world, newly imagined...

Luck Ladybug Amber Stud Earrings

Sun, 03 May 2009 12:29:43 -0700

Lucky Ladybug Amber Stud Earrings- delight, to go! Playful sterling silver winged ladybugs light up with the warm glow of Baltic amber bodies. Ladybugs are generally loved by gardeners for their help in feeding on garden pests. They seem to be universally adored, especially by children, who cherish them for their iconic bright color & instantly recognizable spots. Spotting a ladybug, or having one land on the body, is regarded as a sign of good luck. About twice the size of "real" ladybugs... and this one won't fly away or disappear when the seasons change!

Polish American Journal Feature

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:35:48 -0700

A round up of the current state of the Polish amber mining industry written by the knowledgeable proprietor of Amberjewelry.com- me own mum! <

Mogulette-in-the-making: Social Media Tools Add Zing to Bling

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:26:24 -0700

Woot! Lucky (Ladybug!) us!!! Amberjewelry.com got a mention in the one, the only Mogulette blog by Carmina P�rez!

Andzia attended the Women's Jewelry Association event in New York about a week ago and had a fantastic time. Jewelry is so laden with personal meaning and symbolism. I just moved, myself- and late last fall, I was at a women's luncheon, meeting about 50 women of all kinds of different backgrounds.

As I was looking around, I realized that every woman I laid eyes on was wearing a piece of jewelry, a piece of jewelry that tells a story. Guess what I used as an icebreaker????!!! Wearing personal ornaments is something that is embedded in us very deeply, it helps tell the world what "tribe" we are in.

Classic Amber Heart Pendant

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:12:19 -0800

happy valentine's day!

why can't I get the actual image to show...