This steam bent, handmade necklace is fun and quirky, while also celebrating the pure form of wood.
Approximately 2.5" x 1.25" (pendant)
Made with Maple Wood and Brass.
Bentwood Brooklyn jewelry requires occasional conditioning. For longevity and shine, rub a small amount of conditioner over the surface whenever your jewelry looks or feels dry. Conditioner included.
About the Artist, Rainy Lehrman of Bentwood Brooklyn
"My work explores traditional steam bending methods in non-traditional ways. I have eliminated both the steam box and the jig and am "free-form" bending compressed wood as I pass it through a stream of steam. The wood responds to the heat and moisture, arching and curling as tension is released and lignins soften. I manipulate the wood, pushing it until it wants to give, using my own body to hold it in tension while it cools and sets. I am in an exciting place with my material practice, one where wood no longer feels constrained as I have learned to follow rather than lead with it." -From the Artist
Rainy Lehrman (b.1976) is an American Designer and Sculptor. Her work draws inspiration from traditional crafts techniques to inform the relationship between the human-made and the natural world. Micro-bending, Free-form Bending and Coopered Tapered Stem-Bent Laminations are where her current interests lie. Lehrman received her MFA in Sculpture from Pratt Institute in 2008 and her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2002 where she studied Furniture Design. Lehrman has exhibited bi-coastally and is currently living and working as an artist, educator, fabricator and facilitator in Brooklyn, New York.
