{"id":2267,"date":"2018-08-17T11:18:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T18:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aprilstardavis.com\/?page_id=2267"},"modified":"2023-03-29T08:49:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T07:49:12","slug":"about-the-designer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aprilstardavis.com\/?page_id=2267","title":{"rendered":"about the designer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>all items that are in films &amp; TV will be sold limited edition all made by me by hand just like the ones you see on the actors &amp; selling at full retail price<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thank you all for decades of love &amp; support! April<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April star Davis &nbsp;is one of the jewelry designers &nbsp;who rebells &nbsp;against frivolity of excess :&nbsp;hand-crafting  and small scale production provided an alternative design movement for  an ideology didn\u2019t align itself with commercialism : using recycled  metals and ethically sourced stones as well old jewelry pieces she finds  on her travels from morocco to Belgium :&nbsp;&nbsp;The &nbsp;look goes from old world charm to contemporary :&nbsp;jewelry perfect for a consumer who wants to look forward, with a nod to the past&nbsp;&nbsp;timeless classics based on her upbringing in California in the 1970s it\u2019s there&nbsp;you  see the influence of the &nbsp;hippy community and her love of &nbsp;Art Smith  beatnik : artist : jewelry designer and eccentric &nbsp;who along with  Alexander &nbsp;Calder made the hammered handmade pieces that are now coveted  by collectors and most in their rightful place on exhibit in museum  collections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to thank everyone that has supported and bought &amp; that so it\u2019s worn my work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>it has been your word of mouth that\u2019s carried me  with the support of costume designers like Denise Wingate who has been  using my work &nbsp;for almost 3 decades now : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>you may see some homeless in  my jewelry as &nbsp;I\u2019ve done wedding rings for a veteran couple forced to  live out of a tent : I give a lot of pieces away as I am no good at the  business side of being an artist : but my own needs are like everyone changing everything cost more to just live so no discounts to anyone unless a PR exchange is made in advance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>my  focus is metal work with wire &amp; always hammered : My old hammer has  wear and tear and imprints almost like leaving a fingerprint on each  piece :adding the occasional antique talisman to create something that feels custom made for the wearer :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>:to  create things that people will keep and pass on : not having &nbsp;family  heirlooms I created my own and they live through each person with each  moment they spend in the jewelry : it\u2019s truly a joy to create something  &nbsp;that can last : sustainability isn\u2019t new if you don\u2019t have much you  learn early on to recycle and to incorporate found objects into your  work : no slave labor as I make each piece myself &amp; have worked  along side artisans in Mexico and Indonesia to create jewelry lines on a  larger scale : however I\u2019m back where I feel myself : alone at my desk  hand making jewelry and art from things I\u2019ve collected bymyself<br>For more information&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:aprilstar2012@gmail.com\">aprilstar2012@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; *IM in the disabled neuro diverse category so yes many grammer &amp; spelling errors on my site &amp;  written communications will be painfully obvious , thank you for understanding ASD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>all items that are in films &amp; TV will be sold limited edition all made by me by hand just like the ones you see on the actors &amp; selling at full retail price thank you all for decades of love &amp; support! 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