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  Rachelle Thiewes

  Heat Earrings #380

  Steel, silver, 18K white gold posts, automotive paint

  3" x 3" x 1 3/4"

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  Rachelle Thiewes

  Mirage Bracelet #366

  Steel, silver, automotive paint

  4" x 2 5/8" x 2 1/8"

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  Rachelle Thiewes

  Mirage Bracelet #366

  Steel, silver, automotive paint

  4" x 2 5/8" x 2 1/8"

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• Rachelle Thiewes

  Slipstream Earrings #433

  Steel, 18K gold, silver, automotive paint

  2 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 3/8"

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• Rachelle Thiewes

  Slipstream Earrings #433 (Under Different Light)

  Steel, 18K gold, silver, automotive paint

  2 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 3/8"

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• Rachelle Thiewes

  Slipstream Bracelet #435

  Steel, silver, automotive paint

  Outer diameter: 4 1/2" Inner diameter: 2 3/8"

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  Slipstream Bracelet #435 (Shown under different light)

  Steel, silver, automotive paint

  Outer diameter: 4 1/2" Inner diameter: 2 3/8"

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  Slipstream Bracelet #435 (Shown under different light)

  Steel, silver, automotive paint

  Outer diameter: 4 1/2" Inner diameter: 2 3/8"

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• Rachelle Thiewes

  Slipstream Brooch #439

  Steel, silver, automotive paint

  3 1/4" x 2 3/4" x 3/4"

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  Slipstream Brooch #440

  Steel, silver, automotive paint

  2 3/4" x 6 1/4" x 3/4"

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  Slipstream Brooch #441

  Steel, silver, automotive paint

  3 1/2" x 3 3/4" 1 1/4"

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“The Chihuahuan desert of west Texas, where I live, has played a pivotal role in shaping the way I approach my jewelry. The barren mountains with the desert pushed up to their edges are bold, dramatic, aggressive and seductive, providing a continual source of inspiration and study. The luminous energy of light that bathes the desert can swiftly transform from sharp and shrieking to subtle and sensual, all within a day’s time. Capturing the refraction and dispersal of light with my jewelry through the orchestration of body motion has held my fascination for decades and continues to challenge and inform my ideas of light.”

– Rachelle Thiewes

Thiewes was a professor of metal arts at the University of Texas for nearly 40 years. She creates bold, dynamic pieces with steel and specially selected automotive paint that changes color with the movement of the wearer. The jewelry’s surfaces and angles create a perceived motion not unlike a sleek car that seems to be on the go even when standing still; the shifting colors only add to the illusion.

Selected Public Collections

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Smithsonian Institute Museum of American Art, Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C.
Victoria and Albert Museum, England, UK