Introducing Phyllis Woods - The Founder Of TRIBALINKS Jewelry
With her bright smile and infectious laugh, we were enchanted by Phyllis Woods at our very first meeting. Phyllis is the founder and force behind the gorgeous jewelry line: TRIBALINKS, based in Tucson, Arizona.
But Phyllis didn't start out to be a jewelry designer. No, her beginnings were quite different. Phyllis studied Anatomy and Physiology at Indiana University, where she earned both Bachelors and Masters degrees. But her creative urges kept calling; and she wound up studying jewelry design with Joe Harris, Bruce Clark and Robert von Neumann.
And since the 1970s, Phyllis has designed and created her own jewelry; with her work being shown throughout Arizona, and in galleries and museums all over the United States.
A huge influence in her designs has been her travel around the world, and Africa in particular. In 1992 the non-profit group Aid To Artisans sent Phyllis to Mali to work with African jewelry artisans. That experience of working with and researching their traditional adornments had a huge impact on her designs.
TRIBALINKS beautiful pieces are fashioned from a variety of remarkable items, including recycled glass from Java and Ghana, Afghan jade, European glass beads and Swarovski crystals, lost wax elements, ancient Hebron beads, and hand hammered metal pieces that were recycled from old radiators! Stunning and eco-chic - our favorite combination!
Phyllis Woods' Artist's Statement: "As a jewelry designer, I am immersed in a process of the distillation of culturally meaningful symbols, which provide innovation and direction, as well as give personal expression and enhancement to the owner of the work. My design concept is about bringing together the best of historical aesthetics into a contemporary context. A common bond of the human spirit is reflected in adornment. I hope to provide a part of the vehicle for the continuity and strengthening of that bond."
You know how we love jewelry here at Bella Figura USA, and we are very pleased to offer some of TRIBALINKS' splendid, handcrafted necklaces and earrings!
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But Phyllis didn't start out to be a jewelry designer. No, her beginnings were quite different. Phyllis studied Anatomy and Physiology at Indiana University, where she earned both Bachelors and Masters degrees. But her creative urges kept calling; and she wound up studying jewelry design with Joe Harris, Bruce Clark and Robert von Neumann.
And since the 1970s, Phyllis has designed and created her own jewelry; with her work being shown throughout Arizona, and in galleries and museums all over the United States.
A huge influence in her designs has been her travel around the world, and Africa in particular. In 1992 the non-profit group Aid To Artisans sent Phyllis to Mali to work with African jewelry artisans. That experience of working with and researching their traditional adornments had a huge impact on her designs.
TRIBALINKS beautiful pieces are fashioned from a variety of remarkable items, including recycled glass from Java and Ghana, Afghan jade, European glass beads and Swarovski crystals, lost wax elements, ancient Hebron beads, and hand hammered metal pieces that were recycled from old radiators! Stunning and eco-chic - our favorite combination!
Phyllis Woods' Artist's Statement: "As a jewelry designer, I am immersed in a process of the distillation of culturally meaningful symbols, which provide innovation and direction, as well as give personal expression and enhancement to the owner of the work. My design concept is about bringing together the best of historical aesthetics into a contemporary context. A common bond of the human spirit is reflected in adornment. I hope to provide a part of the vehicle for the continuity and strengthening of that bond."
You know how we love jewelry here at Bella Figura USA, and we are very pleased to offer some of TRIBALINKS' splendid, handcrafted necklaces and earrings!
Click to return to Bella Figura USA HOME
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