Vintage China & Silver Mirrors

Wall Mirror created with vintage silver & china
Wall Mirror created with vintage silver & china

Beginning with searching for the old china & silver pieces, then mixing and matching the patterns and shapes, and finally embellishing the finished mirror, the process evolves over days and sometimes weeks. Each step brings a different type of challenge and enjoyment. There is satisfaction not only in the completed mirror, but in the fact that old pieces of china and silver retrieved from the discard pile are given a new purpose. Often the intricate engravings or the delicate patterns are in themselves a treasure of timeless art to be preserved.

 
Mixed Media Art & Handmade Beaded Jewelry

Handmade Beaded Jewelry
Handmade Beaded Jewelry

Intricate designs using seed beeds are a favorite. The concentration and time needed  to stitch each tiny bead requires such concentration that one has to escape the world and its concerns. Her father's watchmaking occupation relates to Linda's love of intricate detailed patterns and tiny pieces. The extraordinary detail in some beads qualify them as miniature piece of art. A trip to the jewelry making district in the Czech Republic only deepened Linda's fascination with the beauty of the Czech glass beads, both old and new.


About Linda Elliff
 
While mirrors and jewelry are her main focus currently, Linda has worked in collage, fabric, stitchery, decorative painting, mosaics, and stained glass. She often incorporates portions of these other mediums and techniques in her work. Her mirrors and her jewelry have been selected for exhibition and sale at juried arts and crafts shows as well as galleries in the greater Washington, DC area.
 

          2012 Show Schedule

Artomatic 2012
1851 S. Bell Street
Crystal City, Arlington, VA
Find Linda on the 4th Floor, Space 126
May 18 - June 23, 2012


 

   

In addition, Linda's artworks are frequently included in the monthly exhibits at the Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301.
Call for hours 703-838-4827 or visit www.TheDelRayArtisans.org

Find Linda's Mirrors at the Shops listed below.



Portfolio Samples

Wall Mirror 125c

Wall Mirror 105b

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WallMirror 134d
Wall Mirror 91a
 

                                          Retail Establishments Which Carry Linda's Creations                                        

Sideshow at

American Visionary Art Museum

800 Key Highway

Baltimore, MD 21230

410-244-1900

St. Elmo's

2300 Mount Vernon Avenue

Alexandria, Va 22301

703-739-9268

 
Contact Information
 
E-mail: Linda@LindaLetDesigns.com
Phone: 703-360-1265
 
 
 
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