ABOUT HERE AND HERE

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Here and Here jewelry is a joyful expression of color, pattern, and texture. ​All of Here and Here jewelry designs are made as one-offs meaning only one of each design is made with no intention of reproducing it. Amy paints the glazes intuitively and builds a finished piece as she works through the process: clay building, first firing, glazing, second firing, composition of elements, integrating with other materials, and finalizing the piece.

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Here and Here jewelry is handmade in the Here and Here studio in downtown Toronto. A concerted effort is made to make it a sustainable process. All bead, ribbon, and cord supplies are purchased in small quantities and there is little to no waste. All unfired, dried clay is reused. 

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The name Here and Here is a nod to the energy Amy gets from and the connection she still feels to the international cities she has lived in. Here and Here and Here...

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ABOUT AMY ROGERS

 

Amy Rogers makes art about people and their lives and designs accessories for people and their spaces. Intuitively mixing and matching media, she is comfortable exploring unknown combinations of materials and techniques to suit her needs. Amy's focus alternates between a conceptually-driven fine art practice and self-imposed design projects.

 

Through her fine art practice, she addresses universal themes including the cycle of life and the roles we inhabit within that life. This work is expressed in drawings, photography, collage, and embroidery, and combinations of these.

 

Amy's jewelry design satisfies her inherent curiosity and sense of play with spontaneous color and texture explorations. She uses unique, non-traditional approaches to photograph her jewelry which she considers artistic expressions in their own right. Amy's past design projects include a range of accessories for the home and body (handbags, lamps, mobiles, wallets, and fashion accessories) all handmade with great attention to detail, functionality, and craftsmanship. 

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