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Passiko has been creating jewelry for the past
30 years. Her work is sold in galleries across the U.S. and
occasionally at juried art shows in Washington.
Mainly self taught, she has added to her skills by taking classes
at the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle. Inspired by Eastern
thought and tradition, her work has an Asian flair.
By combining pearls and sterling silver, her new Girlie Pearlie
collection is fun to wear. The East Meets West collection uses
sterling silver, bent sterling tubing and hand blown furnace
beads in a whimsical manner.
Passiko lives in Indianola Washington where the quiet and beauty
of nature nourishes her creativity. She has been on the boards
of the Seattle Metals Guild and the Best of the Northwest.
Passiko uses many techniques to produce this jewelry shown.
The surfaces are printed using a rolling mill similar to the
old ringer washers. Steel plates she designed and had made are
incorporated between the sterling silver and the rollers to
produce many of the surfaces.
This keeps the work unique. At times, she embellishes the surfaces
by hand using tools and a steel block. Components of the piece
are then cut out and a precise slice of silver tubing is placed
in between the parts.
Pure silver rivets are then used to keep the piece together
without soldering, referred to as a cold connection. Everything
must be perfect to achieve a beautiful piece of jewelry.
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water street, port townsend, washington 98368 | telephone (360) 385-3630