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Featured Artist of
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April 2007
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What do you love about Art Clay??
The challenge of transforming it
into whatever my mind imagines.
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What are your favorite Art Clay
projects/creations?
My favorite projects are working
with Photo Polymer Plates. It
was my biggest challenge being
able to get the finest print I
could possible get onto a piece
of ACS. And it had to be
legible. After much trial and
error, I have gotten the hang
of it.
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What other media do you work
and/or teach in?
I love to fabricate with
Sterling Silver. I also teach
wire working, enamelling, Pearl
Knotting and various Bead
Stringing Techniques.
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Biography:
Tamara Farion is a native
Philadelphian. She graduated
from Philadelphia College of
Textile with a Bachelor’s Degree
in Textile Design. She held a
management position with Klein’s
Company for 20 years. In 2001
Tamara traveled to Asia, and
lived in Singapore for two
years. While living and
traveling in Asia, Tamara
studied the art of jewelry
design and observed old world
craftsmanship from some of the
finest gemologists and
designers. While in Singapore,
Tamara became a Certified Senior
Instructor for Art Clay Silver,
and established her first
business, Tamara Farion
Designs. Already an established
master of beadwork, this newly
acquired skill enabled Tamara to
take her jewelry designs to a
new level. Each piece is one of
a kind and hand crafted from
precious metals and
semi-precious gems. Her pieces
are carried by Langman’s
Gallery in Willow Grove,
Artisans 3 in Flourtown, Green&
Green in Lambertville, NJ and
Alchemy in Frenchtown, NJ just
to name a few.
In 2003 Tamara partnered
with Maita Shinefiled and
started a business called Emunah
Designs. Tamara and Maita
combined their artistic talents
and their experience in the
retail fashion industry to
develop a unique line of
jewelry. They create jewelry
with a special message. Each
piece is hand crafted from fine
silver and 22KT gold and adorned
with top quality precious and
semi-precious gems. They can be
seen at
www.EmunahDesigns.com. They
are found in many galleries in
the US.
Tamara’s studio is located
a few miles outside of
Philadelphia, in Gwynedd Valley,
where she resides with her
husband, daughter and Lhasa
Apso, Shirko.
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Philosophy:
Color and texture have
always fascinated me.
It attracts my eye and plays
with my imagination. The
various colors of green on
a leaf, the crystal clear
dew drops it gathers in the
morning. The color of
blooming morning glories in
the sun. My mother's
blueberry pie, and the blue
stains it left on my teeth.
The deep red color of fresh
tomatoes from a summer
garden. The various swirls
of colors on a snail shell
gently deposited by the
ocean on white sand.
As a
child, I used to grab for my
mothers necklaces. Long
beaded strings of sparkling
crystal, red coral, amber,
pearls and lapis. I wanted
to touch them, to feel them.
Invariably I ended breaking
most of them. But I knew I
could put them back
together! My mother gave me
a spool of thread and a thin
sewing needle and a salt
water taffy box full
of beads from the broken
strings. And put them
together I did. I still have
the box that kept me so
busy that wonderful summer.
My passion was fired up anew
when my family and I move to
Singapore. We traveled to
many Asian countries. It was
total sensory overload.
Colors and texture, patterns
and designs I had never
experience before were all
before my eyes. Red cloves
growing on green trees, the
multi colored clothing of
the Hill Tribe people, the
light blue ocean water
around Bali, the colorful
flower's that young
Hindu girls carried to the
temple, the rich colors and
textures of fruits and
vegetables at the food
markets. I spent most of my
time looking for unique
beads, silver and gold.
I broadened my knowledge
base by becoming certified
as an Art Clay Senior
Instructor in addition
to working with silver and
gold. My husband and
daughter thought I had gone
over the deep end....but, my
memories combined with my
newly found treasures and
skills brought back the time
of that one glorious summer
where I sat under a tree
with the breeze ruffling my
hair, a silver needle,
white thread and my blue
salt water taffy box full of
beads.
I started to design and I
haven't stopped. |
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