Potato Pin; Copper and Sterling Silver; Made in USA by Peggy Johnson, 1993

Description: Reduced! Potato Pin; Copper and Sterling Silver; Made in USA by Peggy Johnson, 1993. Peggy made some vegetable pins in the late '80s and into the 1990s, as part of her food and drink line of jewelry. She lived the later part of her life in Maine, which is known in part for its potatoes. The top part of the pin is copper, and the base is sterling silver. The pin was hand crafted by my sister, Peggy Johnson, who passed away in August 2020. Peggy began her career as a jewelry crafts person in the early 1970s. She lived in Philadelphia at that time, until the early 1990s when she moved to Portland, Maine. (She had a Maine potato postcard, which may have amused her & played a part in the creation of her potato jewelry!) Her work was featured twice in Ornament magazine, and was also featured in several other books and publications. She sold her jewelry in various galleries and craft shows, as well as from her own website. Each piece is a uniquely different little sculpture, made in the USA by a skilled crafts person. Peggy made several lines of work, including housewearables, carpenter’s tools, garden tools, bugs, plants, food and drink, culinary interest, romantic/Valentine’s Day, pets and pests, and abstract forms, to name some. People sometimes commissioned her to make one of a kind pieces as well. Regarding her food related jewelry, Peggy wrote: "One day [a friend] came to see me and spread out this beautiful head of lettuce on my kitchen table. I was so inspired I made a LETTUCE pin. And maybe that was close to the beginning of the food-related jewelry." She also mentioned how our father grew vegetables on our NJ farm, and ..."here I am many years later still eating relatives of the vegetables I grew up amongst. And now I’m finding them fascinating objects to make likenesses into jewelry." In Peggy’s own words: "My jewelry has always been a form of playing and problem solving. Every piece challenges me to work out a puzzle, enabling me to create an object for the viewer. I work in sterling silver, karat golds, precious and semi-precious gemstones." Some people have placed Peggy’s pieces in shadow boxes or in the center of wreaths where they can be enjoyed year ‘round. She left behind several pieces that she kept as models. I will be adding more pieces for sale soon. Sadly, once these are gone, they will no longer be available. A video tribute to Peggy and her work may be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDd7gxZZkuk A display featuring Peggy’s work at the Brick Store Museum in the summer of 2021, may be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SQk61YZwkM #287 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

Price: 36 USD

Location: Titusville, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-12-20T20:53:39.000Z

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