Varda Lev - Jewlery to make you feel at home
Varda Lev is first and foremost an artist. Having been fascinated by art, crafts were her favorite subject in school and she used to saw and knit when she was only a child. Over the years, Varda had made many attempts in various fields of plastic arts, from ceramics to stained glass, and also has a degree in Art history.
A couple of years ago Varda accidentally found herself in a jewelry making course and from there – in the jewelry world – “by chance or rather not” as she defines it. The course gave her the basic skills with which she creates her own designs. “My enthusiasm from the course was so great that I no longer had any doubt that this will be my profession and my business”, says Varda.
In the jewelry Varda designs we can see many sources of inspiration but what really stands out is the use of crochet knitting which, according to her, gives us the long passed ‘homey’ feeling of a grandmother knitting. Indian art is as well one of her sources of inspiration and she even creates ‘Dream catchers’. Most of the jewelry Varda creates are knitted from gold and silver lace threads, colored brass strings and gold and silver colored Alpaca threads with different combinations of gems and crystals.
It is very interesting, in my opinion, to see Varda’s interpretation of the circles necklaces that we can see with many designers these days. Varda succeeds in giving the necklace her own special touch as you can see here below.
In the near future, Varda plans to deepen and advance her knowledge and skills as a goldsmith and there is also an exhibition of her works planned – Here is a designer worth keeping an eye for!
Varda Lev
