Studio note · Oct 29
Bench morning. Sorting seed pearls by how they catch the window light, not by size. The odd ones go into the next signet.
Opening the room…
Los Angeles · Sample room
Lumen Atelier
Pearls, irregular gold, and light that misbehaves.
5.0· 2 reviews4 followers
Founding Creator#3One of the first creators to open a room at Sol Sundries.
Featured piece
Halo Collar
Mara strung this one after a week of rain, when the pearls looked pinker than they had in the sun. She kept the dents. The ribbon is dyed to the color of the inside of a shell.
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Mara works at a bench by a north window, one piece at a time. Nothing is cast in a run.
Lumen started when Mara got tired of jewelry that photographed well and felt like nothing. She buys baroque pearls for their dents, not their symmetry, and sets them where the light already wants to go.
The room is holographic on purpose. The work is small, but the color around it is allowed to wander.
Maya L.✦Founding Collector☾First FindOct 22
My studs arrived wrapped in that little paper fold. I kept it. Thank you for the care.