Opulent Oddities

Jordan is the talented designer behind Opulent Oddities. She spends her weekends scouring the local flea markets and antique stores with her family and little chihuahua Harvey. She must have some better flea markets in her neighbourhood than mine does, because she has some really cool things in her shop! I love how she breathes new life into found objects and transforms them into something fantastic and wearable. You would not go unnoticed wearing one of these bad boys!
She loves to paint as well, but has been focusing her energy on creating her successful jewellery business. As a jeweller myself, I know how hard it can be to switch gears from one endeavour to the next... I’m always trying to fit in time for other art!
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LethaColleen

This Seattle based artist makes one-of-a-kind pieces of art using paper, metals and found objects. I can relate to her work because I've always loved scrounging for rusted bits of metal in old industrial area's. There is a ghost town /abandoned gold mine in Bralorne, British Columbia called Pioneer Mines where we used to go when I was a teenager. I always had my eyes on the ground looking for some treasure or another... never found any gold though!
I like what she says in her profile about finding bits of un-claimed history while shifting through the dearth of human castoffs at flea markets and the like.
I love that idea of reclaiming history and breathing new life into it, thus saving it from the landfill.
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Maxine Dear

This is the most clever use of old library books that I've ever seen! Maxine, Dear has a knack for using reclaimed materials in such innovative new ways. I have a certain fondness for all things repurposed and reclaimed, so this company just rocks when it comes to that.
They have a shop in Columbus, Ohio called Tigertree where they carry their own line as well as a selection of men and women's clothing and home accessories.
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