LAURA BETH LOVE

jewelry design

My name is Laura Beth Love and I design jewelry.

My designs incorporate a variety of unique, unusual and recycled materials.

I am most known for my jewelry made from broken vintage china, which I have been creating since the late 1980's. My jewelry is recognizable by my signature style of soft soldering and beaded solder details, a technique which takes years to master. Each bezel that I create for my china jewelry is custom crafted with a special silver alloy solder, which is a mix of silver, copper and tin and is lead free and non-toxic. All of the china that I use for this jewelry is previously damaged, either from age, use, or both. My broken china jewelry can be found at my website www.dishfunctionaldesigns.com

I also create historical and reproduction period jewelry, a line that I've named Muse. These special designs are inspired by ancient eras and cultures from across the globe, as well as the mythical lore of ages past. I am currently designing some very special jewelry as seen in famous classic works of art....coming soon.

My third line of jewelry is Edge, which is musically inspired, and what I like to call  "my rock n roll stuff"

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