Elaine Unzicker | Ojai Studio Artists

Elaine Unzicker Fiber Artist, Jewelry

Coral & Pearl Necklace

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E. Unzicker Blossom Scarf

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Elaine Unzicker Bracelet

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Unzicker Designs

Our beautiful and dear friend (and model!) Katherine McClelland

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Unzicker Design Armored Dreams Chain Mail Dress

Elaine Unzicker_Gloves

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I create seductive, wearable objects combining jewelry techniques with chain mail to caress the female body. As a child, I was taught to be quiet and not express myself even though I noticed creativity flowing through my grandmothers fingers in the form of quilt-making.

I find my voice when I create art through the meditative state of linking one ring at a time. When knitted with small rings of thin metal wire, this masculine, war-like material becomes extremely soft and flowing. The ritual of laying the transparent veil of chain mail on a woman invokes a sense of security and a feeling of empowerment.

My creations are a merging of art and history in the intimate setting of a woman’s body.

www.theunzicker.com
(805) 646-4877