Tidal Bracelet No. 1: Oyster Shell

Kate Mess

The Good Supply in Pemaquid Maine Enamel Artist Kate Mess Barnacle Tidal Bracelet Oyster Shell in Enamel Handmade in USA
  • The Good Supply in Pemaquid Maine Enamel Artist Kate Mess Barnacle Tidal Bracelet Oyster Shell in Enamel Handmade in USA
  • The Good Supply in Pemaquid Maine Enamel Artist Kate Mess Barnacle Tidal Bracelet Oyster Shell in Enamel Handmade in USA
  • $325.00

This elegant bracelet features the artist's signature silhouette inspired by the organic shapes of barnacle, oyster, and mussel shells. Friends can see this one-of-a-kind piece shimmer in a shimmery and gold-toned greed titled tidal, while you notice the underside hides a fun surprise in turquoise.  

The process of making this piece involves fusing colored glass to copper in a hot kiln or with a torch. The result is a vitreous enamel, a material of near-permanence and durability. The handmade chain of bent and hammered silver is just as important as the beautiful enamel focal point.

- Measures 7.5" to 8.5” adjustable length
- Measures 1.1" x 2.25" enamel feature 
- Vitreous enamel, copper, and oxidized Argentium silver

Kate Mess is an award-winning contemporary jeweler, artist, and designer. She muses with enamel, metal, pattern, and ornamentation while taking inspiration from her home: rugged and gorgeous midcoast Maine.

Making jewelry that pushes boundaries and offers new definitions of adornment, Mess is intrigued by experimentation, clever design, color, pattern, and silhouette.

At The Good Supply, we believe there is infinite value in the idea of slow living; slow enough for barnacles to grow, reclaiming space and intention. That’s why we love Kate Mess.

Kate’s work and artistic processes illustrate the value of taking time. Whether hand sawing designs into metal, melting down repurposed materials, or carefully collecting the ash by-product of kiln fired enamel for the next piece of jewelry, she lets the process guide and inspire her along the way.

We are proud to work with both Kate and her husband Jonathan Mess, award-winning ceramic artist. Their studio endeavors have been closely linked since they met in graduate school in 2006. Renowned in their respective disciplines for innovation in pushing material boundaries, both Kate and Jonathan credit Maine’s rugged coastline and nature as their primary inspiration.

A recent Good Supply art exhibition entitled Symbiosis explored the similarities and differences in Kate and Jonathan’s work. The way their practices intertwine opens a dialogue of the benefit of cross-medium influence and experimentation. The couple work out of studio spaces in their home, a renovated gambrel barn in Jefferson, Maine.

From the Artist: 

I enjoy imagining my creative inquiries as they leave my studio and go off into the world to live a life completed with you, emerging from my two hands in my studio in the Maine woods to come alive adorning your life or home.

 

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