{"id":7252,"date":"2015-02-06T11:35:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T18:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=7252"},"modified":"2015-02-06T11:50:20","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T18:50:20","slug":"elynn-gayol-jewelry-designer-and-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/elynn-gayol-jewelry-designer-and-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"ELYNN GAYOL – JEWELRY DESIGNER AND MAKER"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>

Elynn Gayol is an artist who thrives on perfection. Raised in an environment of artistic women, she has developed the critical eye required for the exacting work of jewelry design and execution. She incorporates her knowledge of historic jewelry designs into her creations. One of her favorite periods is Mid-Century Modern. She enjoys the organic shapes that are associated with furniture, architecture and decorative arts of 1950s America.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another essential part of her design ethic is her drive to make most of the jewelry by hand, from the findings to the braided cord, to hand-casting polymer resin elements. She creates as they\u00a0say, \u201cfrom scratch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t outsource. Everything is hand-made by me. I put my entire heart into it,\u201d said Elynn.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elynn, a resident of South Miami, is an artist but she is also a high school teacher and a fitness instructor. As with many successful people in our society today, Elynn earns her income from more than one source, teaching English at the Braddock School and\u00a0teaching aerobics at LA Fitness.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have to make time for my jewelry,\u201d said Elynn.<\/span><\/p>\n

In between all of that she creates affordable and unique pieces of jewelry. She sells her work at art festivals and on Etsy. However, much of her jewelry sells when someone asks her, \u201cWhere did you get that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI sell the most jewelry right off my arm,\u201d said Elynn.<\/span><\/p>\n

For her line, M.O.D.esign Jewelry the artist employs the ancient Japanese form of braiding using multiple strands of cord, called \u201ckumihimo.\u201d\u00a0The technique, which dates back to about 645 ACE, uses disks\u00a0or plates to create cording for everything from belts to jewelry.\u00a0From Elynn\u2019s necklaces of rounded braid hang stones or hand-cast polymer resin pieces in her signature organically-inspired designs. She makes leather cuff bracelets adorned with semi-precious stones; and she combines the delicacy of fire-treated Czech\u00a0glass beads with the strength and durability of leather cording
\nto make a wrap bracelet.<\/span><\/p>\n

In what she describes as the \u201ctriumvirate\u201d of design aesthetic, Elynn divides her work into three groups: wire-wrapping \/hand-weaving (kumihimo); avant-garde\/Mid-Century Modern using unconventional materials like insulated wiring and plumber\u2019s tubing; and textiles with organic pieces and semi-precious stones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elynn is a graduate of the University of Miami. She is a Psychology major-turned-English teacher and truly enjoys working with young people. The patience required of teaching and artistry seems to be embedded in the family DNA. Her mother was an art teacher for\u00a040 years; Elynn\u2019s grandmother taught her the joys of sewing\u00a0and other needle-based arts. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am an eternal learner. I will most likely be studying for my Master\u2019s degree soon,\u201d said Elynn.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Etsy online shopping site (www.etsy.com) is one place to see Elynn\u2019s work and to get an idea about her meticulous attention\u00a0to detail (look for M.O.D.esign Jewelry). She can also be\u00a0contacted at 305-726-8727.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elynn Gayol is an artist who thrives on perfection. Raised in an environment of artistic women, she has developed the critical eye required for the exacting work of jewelry design and execution. She incorporates her knowledge of historic jewelry designs into her creations. One of her favorite periods is Mid-Century Modern. She enjoys the organic<\/p>\n

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