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Friday Favorite: Lisa York

6/29/2012

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This Friday's Feature artist is Lisa York of Fugudesigns!

Lisa works out of her Chicago studio and creates amazing photo and acid etched bracelets using vintage maps as inspiration! Some of the maps she incorporates into her art are more than 100 years old!
Chicago Map Cuff Bracelet, Humboldt Park, copper
Chicago Map Cuff Bracelet, Humboldt Park, copper
Etched Chicago River West Cuff Bracelet, brass
Etched Chicago River West Cuff Bracelet, brass
Chicago Wicker Park Map Cuff Bracelet, silver
Chicago Wicker Park Map Cuff Bracelet, silver
Lower Manhattan Map Cuff Bracelet, copper
Lower Manhattan Map Cuff Bracelet, copper
Detroit Map Cuff Bracelet, brass
Detroit Map Cuff Bracelet, brass
Lisa started studying metalsmithing a few years ago and fell in love with the process from the first class.

To find out more about Lisa York and her metal map art, visit her Etsy Shop!
TGIF!

Mary^
14 Comments
LeAnn link
6/29/2012 12:26:09 am

Love Lisa's work! Especially the copper.

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Iveth link
6/29/2012 12:41:05 am

I have never seen anything quite like this, love this cuffs!

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liz link
6/29/2012 12:52:14 am

Very unique!

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Kimberly Jones link
6/29/2012 02:32:27 am

Stunning work! I love the idea of incorporating maps into jewelry. Lisa is very talented. Thanks for sharing her work with us!

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Lisa Isabella Russo link
6/29/2012 05:53:10 pm

These are fantastic! I keep scrolling back up to see them. Another excellent find...

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viola link
6/29/2012 10:33:11 pm

Interesting! :) and beautiful! :)

Lovely day 2u!

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Minnemie
6/30/2012 12:05:11 am

This is so amazing - very unique!

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Rhonda link
6/30/2012 02:22:52 am

These bracelets are so very cool!!!!! I'm headed over to her Etsy shop now to peruse. Thank you Mary for introducing us to Lisa :-)

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giggles link
6/30/2012 08:10:41 am

These are so fabulous! If I was a bracelet person I'd want one!!
Very cool!

Hugs Giggles

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Nora MacPhail link
6/30/2012 08:48:33 am

What a cool and innovative idea. Lovely.

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Carolyn Dube link
6/30/2012 10:33:31 am

How perfect that she uses so many great maps in her jewelry!! These are wonderful!

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Lindsay link
6/30/2012 06:41:29 pm

Dear God..; how did you find all those inspiring artists? I remember you have shared another artist before, working with (travel) maps. Love this one too! :)

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Kat link
7/1/2012 05:47:28 am

Mary these bracelets are very beautiful, thanks for sharing this artist with us. xx

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annie! link
7/9/2012 09:16:02 am

Now how cool is that?!?

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