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Ann Webster-Lang designs unique,
wearable jewelry art sculpture that celebrates the individual.

Her wearable sculpture is inspired by natural forms. Ann is drawn to the simplification of these forms – the bare bones of their structure. She finds that when you pare something down to the root of its form, you see the interconnectedness of everything.  Relatedly, she gets excited and motivated by the symbolism commonly found in all that surrounds us.  Familiar shapes and simplistic forms – the circle, square, triangle and spiral – have multi-layered meanings that inspire her current jewelry creations.

Ann works in mixed media: primarily sterling and fine silver, precious metal clay (PMC)
and polymer clay.  She adds to this base a variety of other media: glass beads, precious and semi-precious stones, fibers, images, wire, wood and much more.  She is inspired by the way these different mediums interact
with each other.

Ann loves how each piece of her jewelry “speaks” to individuals in a unique way. "Jewelry should be reflective of an individual’s personality and taste.  It should compliment– not dominate the wearer.  Ideally, my wearable art jewelry should be able to be worn on any occasion – not kept in the box in a dresser drawer."

Ann will teach an all-day workshop, "Introduction to Precious Metal Clay" (PMC) on October 4th, 2008, Saturday. Go to classes section for more information.

Contact Ann
by email: acwlang@comcast.net