Joan Michlin & Skip Ennis
| ARTIST STATEMENT When Joan Michlin and Skip Ennis met 46 years ago, they clicked as two Yankees in the deep South. They were students at Memphis Academy of Art, both serious about their craft. She was a Michigander, who, at 16, had a booth showcasing her Sterling Silver rings at the Ann Arbor Art Fair. He hailed from Cape Cod, rejected an Ivy League path and had recently returned from a life-altering BFA program in Florence, Italy. The sculpture and metalsmithing major Joan formed an instant friendship with painting and printmaking major Skip in 1976. That morphed into a 40-year marriage and an even longer business relationship that dates back 44 years. “We moved to New York after art school with $100 in our pockets, a beat-up Volkswagen and a dream,” the couple recounts. These designs reflect their fascination with light, energy and powerful form by using nature’s finest elements and forging them into their unique iconography. The Collection decades been referred to as “Wearable Sculpture.” …Handcrafted pieces that make for timeless wearability, each “dedicated to the people that matter to us — our Collectors. |
Spellbound Brooch
14K , Sterling, Dendritic Opal, black & white Sapphires
Goddess Earrings
114K, Pyrite Druzy, Rutilated Quartz, white Sapphires
Empress Art Box with Bracelet and Brooch
14K, Sterling , Onyx, Diamonds
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