I don't usually buy depictions of people, but...
I have a pretty substantial collection of folk art, and at the time that I purchased these, I had only four items in my collection which arguably depicted people. I tend to much prefer animals, plants, and geometric forms. However I really like Quipac's earrings and his page is one I check almost every month to see if he has new work. When I saw these, these struck me not so much as people as representations of a culture and a costume displayed in a beautiful geometric pattern. They were also on sale at the time! I got them, and have them displayed on a jewelry tree I also got from Novica, where they are accompanied by bats from Indonesia and some other work by the same artist depicting a leaf and a flower.
I am a 4th generation jeweler. My great great grandfather was a goldsmith from Marash. I was taught by my father, and we would make different jewelry designs using gold.
"I am a 4th generation jeweler. My great great grandfather was a goldsmith from Marash. After the Armenian genocide, he was forced to move to... read more
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