Lavinia Bracelet

This bracelet design is named for the Italian woman artist, Lavinia Fontana.  Lavinia Fontana  (1552-1614).  Like most female artists in late-16th-century Italy, Lavinia Fontana was born and raised in a major art center (Bologna) and was related to a successful male artist (her father, Prospero Fontana). However, she was unusual in that she was commissioned to make not only portraits, which were the typical subject matter for women painters, but also religious and mythological themes, which sometimes included female nudes. Fontana also made great strides in the field of portraiture, for which she was justly famous, both within and beyond Italy. In fact, Fontana is regarded as the first woman in Western Europe to develop a professional career as an artist, working within the same sphere as her male counterparts, outside a court or convent. 

In the workshop, participants will learn to bezel large semi-precious beads – both square shape and circular.  They will also learn to make components with a pattern that are joined together and to the stone to make this elegant bracelet.

One-Day Workshop
Intermediate:  Students must be proficient in peyote and familiar with brick stitch