Jewelry Making

From her studio in Richmond, VA, Rebecka Boyd creates necklaces, earrings, and bracelets that are infused with a retro sense of style but often include more contemporary touches and flourishes in her work. She often uses warm reds, oranges and yellow colors in her designs, occasionally offsetting them with touches of cool pastel blues and green.

From her website:

After graduating with a B.F.A from Longwood University in Graphic Design Rebecka moved to Richmond to start her career as a graphic designer but continued to pursue her passion of designing jewelry as a hobby. “I went to local bead store and fell in love with the various colors and cuts of stones and glass beads. They looked like candy… so yummy! That’s when I started making jewelry for family and friends.” She started making designs with recycled glass beads that were made from coke bottles in Africa. Working with the crude and primitive qualities of the beads intrigued her…

After receiving numerous compliments from people at work and strangers on the street, Rebecka decided to pursue her dream of becoming a jewelry designer. She began working art and jewelry shows for an acquaintance. Soon Rebecka was asked to showcase her own designs which encouraged her to enter other shows that concentrated on quality and design as opposed to the more craft-oriented shows.

Rebecka’s work is available locally in many jewelry shops in the Virginia area and has even found homes in more than a few museums including the Virginia Museum of Fine Art and the Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art.

I picked out the “Audrey Necklace” to showcase here. This pretty necklace features a large faceted yellow jade drop and 10 smaller faceted drops of the same stone all wrapped in sterling silver. She also has accompanying pieces including the Audrey Pin, Earrings, and Bracelet.

You can visit her site at:
www.rebeckaboyd.com