Designer Spotlight: Renee Troy
A brief story of what you do and why you do it.
As a professional calligrapher for 35+ years, it led me on many creative paths due to my passion for the arts. I love creating, learning new techniques in different areas of art and then creating my own style from what I've experienced. My life's passion and who I am is a life long student of art.
How did you get into jewelry design?
I took a class about 5 years ago because I was interested in all the new and different elements mixed media artists were using to create jewelry and I got hooked. I've been taking classes and creating jewelry ever since.
What makes your collection unique?
Variety makes my collection unique. I can go simple to complex, inexpensive to expensive and add custom elements to any piece.
What are your inspirations?
My inspirations are varied. Sometimes it's a quote, an element on a piece of jewelry I admire, a technique, or, just a found object that needs to be the focal on a creative piece. So many things have move me to create.
How are you making a difference in your life?
By following my bliss, never giving up and working towards creating a life where I can do what I love best.
What's something unusual about you that makes you “you”?
Being a mixed media and jewelry artist/ designer who is a professional calligrapher sets me apart from most. Not only do I see with different eyes, I comes from a verbal direction. My art has words in it 99% of the time.
What's the biggest struggle in running your jewelry business like a business?
My biggest obstacle is that calligraphy is my full time job as I have to earn a living. There's not enough time to create and do the business end. Although, I just recently have help with the “other than creating” part. It's made a big difference in getting items photographed, listed and I'm in the process of getting a proper website built.
About Renee
I'm originally from N.Y. now residing in L.A. I'm a professional calligrapher and mixed media/jewelry artist and am in a cooperative women's artist gallery in Santa Monica, CA.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/renee.troy?ref=tn_tnmn
Twitter: https://twitter.com/reenietroy
Website: https://www.reneetroyartonline.co/
Other: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ReneeTroy?ref=si_shop
Other: https://reneetroylettering.blogspot.com/
