Okay, first my apology for posting late, I’ve been a bit under the weather and my brain doesn’t seem to function quite so well then…

Today I’m interviewing the Red Bracelet. She creates wonderfully unique bracelets. As for the artist, her favorite color is red, and on the weekend you’ll find her eating peanut butter, coffee and salad for breakfast followed by many hours of making jewelry. Her dream vacation is to be at home relaxing or to travel to Thailand, LA, NYC or Canada.
She works on a lean table from wood with high chair and lots of colored and clear plastic boxes to organize all small components inside and craft tools and materials. The room has lots of windows and air. She states “I think that what make it easy for me to sit for hours and work. I have a place in the corner of my table for a laptop, but I try not to touch it with dirty hands.”


She is a mother for 2 children: Shelly (11.5) and Alon (6). They live in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is 38 and well educated with a MA is in political sciences and communication. She is also a co-manager in PR firm. Her husband works in a family business now, after 10 years of managing in Adidas Israel.
ART BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
What started you in your art/craft?
As all good things in life are accidental, I designed and created a unique turquoise hamsa-hand necklaces. One pair, for myself. For years I think that turquoise is a vital color, I have design lots of jewelery from metal and sometimes combined turquoise components. My love to this color is mostly in the jewelery field, not connected to folklore believes, but to fashion taste. I think this powerful color is well with almost every color. I had all materials [already] because I needed to add some products in a shop [to] get to a certain sum for [a] credit card transaction. I took calcium, polymer clay etc. I had some stones I bought 3 years ago during a vacation abroad and used only few of them since. Crafting tools I had already. It all combined together to a wonderful strong and unique look.
Many people were asking me to make for them. I was use to such requests since I craft[ed] jewelery as a hobby for over 10 years. But this was different. It looks like no other thing…I decided to respond and accept the orders. After few month of marketing to shops I started to get the interest of on-line marketing. This format was really cool because it suits my life-style as a career PR woman.
What are your favorite materials/tools?
I LOVE TO KNIT!
Who’s your biggest inspiration?
When I got married my grand mother, which came long-long time ago from Bulgria to Israel, put in side my bra, at the morning of the wedding day, a [clove of] GARLIC! She said that it will protect me from evil-eye and will assure that only good energies are around me. That strong memory was on my top of mind when I first created this turquoise-turquoise… which is another belief of my grandmother. This family tradition gives the concept a real meaning.
Who has been your closest supporter?
My DH… my husband helps whenever he is able and willing to fill my requests for buying materials or send something when I cant. My kids are wonderful too and tells me all the time how talented I am and how they adore my collections. Since my daughter is a trend setter&leader at school – all the girls bought necklaces.
How long have you being producing your work/How did you get started in it?
[I have been crafting jewelery for 10 years], but the LuckXury collection for more than a year. It is a unique developement of usual jewelery I use to make.
A fashion design[er] look and a marketing concept – An interesting combination between something an eye haven’t seen, believe, spirituality, fashion, material and design innovation and true wishes.
Where do you hope your art will take you in the next year?
Etsy front page
Developing continuity for LuckXury collection… The main idea is running in my head but I need some time for creating it.
Is there anything you want people to get/take away from your work?
Yes, optimistic, believing in the good, hoping for the best, feeling the
Joy of color and remembering good energies each time the eyes looks on LuckXury jewellery
What advice would you give to an artist just starting out?
To find a category and have friends connected to it
To be real lightened and friendly
To be a giving person – customers will be back!!
Oh, and Good pictures
Check out Red Bracelet on Etsy, through her website, and facebook page!



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