Stace & Amanda Pshyk

Amanda Pshyk | Artist's Statement

Passion … Expression … Adventure …

My life is a sensory environment. From a young age, I have immersed myself in the new, with exotic music, vibrant color, passionate movement, and expressive poetry.
The inspiration for my artwork is channeled from the intense way I experience my life. A sight, sound, fragrance, texture, or flavor, impacts my mind and thought process: I cannot help but create from these emotions and experiences. Of all the world around me, my favorites surely are light, water, foreign dance, electronic music, exotic teas and spices, and Indian fabrics. These elements are essential for my creative well being. I need to have a place to which I can retreat, somewhere I can disconnect from the world.
As a photographer, I desire to express my enjoyment of the subject, often a very biased perspective. I strive to change the way one will see things, after viewing my photographic-art, and encourage one to let the imagination free the senses. There are many facets to our world that our natural eye cannot see, and that is what I capture with my digital eye.
My jewellery satisfies a need to create with, and wear color. I create from my feeling and the energy of my mood. I want to give the bejeweled a sense of travelling to another place, channeling an emotion, and wearing the elements. I employ a free-form sculpting technique in fashioning my jewellery, and cannot live without Swarovski Crystal, Gemstones, Flame-work and Czech Fire-polish Glass, or silver and enameled wire.
The human body is capable of extraordinary expression, and is simply worthy of adornment.