PRIYANARMA MENDOZA IS A JEWELRY DESIGNER BASED ON THE NORTH COAST OF CALIFORNIA. HER CONTEMPORARY APPROACH TO TRADITIONAL SEED BEADING TECHNIQUES PRESENTS ADORNMENT THAT IS AT ONCE FRESH, PLAYFUL AND SOPHISTICATED, POSSESSING A VERSATILITY THAT MOVES SEAMLESSLY FROM DAY TO NIGHT. LEATHER, GEMSTONES, CLAY AND METAL FIND THEIR WAY INTO HER ENERGETIC COMBINATIONS OF COLOR AND PATTERN, A REFLECTION OF THE DESIGNER'S TRUE PASSION FOR EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF MATERIALS AND FORM.
GERMAN ON HER MOTHER'S SIDE AND CHICANA-NATIVE AMERICAN ON HER FATHER'S, PRIYANARMA WAS RAISED IN THE HINDU RELIGION AND THE VIBRANT, VISUAL INFLUENCE OF THIS DIVERSE BACKGROUND IS EVIDENT IN HER WORK. DRAWING INSPIRATION RANGING FROM THE DYNAMIC COLORS OF INDIA TO THE METICULOUSLY BEADED MOTIFS OF NAVAJO SADDLES, PRIYANARMA'S PIECES ARE UNIQUE AND INTUITIVE REFLECTIONS OF THE ARTIST HERSELF.
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