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<p><span class="ds6">What do you do with a gorgeous but damaged vintage kimono, an intricate, hand- embroidered Indian sari border scored at a flea market, or a well-loved Mexican blouse brought back from a long ago vacation? TEXTILE GEMS™ brings creative responses </span><span class="ds6">to this question by preserving and reincarnating these and other special textiles into unique and dramatic jewelry and frame-able vintage textile art.</span></p>
<p><b><span class="ds6">THE JEWELRY</span></b></p>
<p><span class="ds6">The ever-changing <b><u><a href="jewelry.html">TEXTILE GEMS™ JEWELRY</a></u></b> collections are hand-fabricated with enchantingly-detailed pre-1970 ethnic textiles. Since the launch of TEXTILE GEMS™ in late 2002, the jewelry has enjoyed a strong presence in over 40 top museum </span><span class="ds6">shops and select galleries nationwide.</span></p>
<p><span class="ds6">Conceived jointly by jewelry designer, Andrew Pastorino with business partner and textile collector, Fran Seigel, TEXTILE GEMS™ is the result of a steep learning curve in </span><span class="ds6">textile sourcing and identification along with fabrication methods for the jewelry. “Each textile presents a new challenge, and each one requires unique experimentation </span><span class="ds6">to clearly showcase its original artistry,” says Andrew who has been designing other lines </span><span class="ds6">of jewelry since the late 1980's. </span></p>
<p><span class="ds6">After the selected textile crop is cut, it is combined with brass or sterling silver, delicately embellished and encased under 6-10 layers of a custom-mixed, clear resin enamel (with baking and sanding between layers). Cuff bracelets in 4 shapes and sizes are completely adjustable. Earrings have solid 14K gold posts, and pin-pendants have vermeil (gold over silver) clasps. The jewelry is highly durable, virtually impervious to scratching and will live on happily with little or no care. </span></p>
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<p><span class="ds6">Locating the glorious textiles is a labor of love as well as a virtual time-travel adventure to past decades and far-away places. Research is a major focus of TEXTILE GEMS™ endeavors. Fran is the scout, researcher and purchaser of the textiles—most often attempting to “rescue” high-quality imperfect textiles, from which she can cut small, charming pieces for the jewelry and save a larger good-condition section for the </span><span class="ds6">collection.</span></p>
<p><b><span class="ds6">THE FRAME-ABLES</span></b></p>
<p><span class="ds6">Recently, upon significant expansion of the many large good sections collected , <b><u><a href="frameables.html">TEXTILE GEMS™ FRAME-ABLES</a></u></b> products were introduced. The Frame-ables are lovingly collected and matted vintage textiles, generally ca. 1930- 1970, although some are much older. All are carefully cropped to showcase their beauty, charm and resonance to time and place of their origins. Frame-ables are presented in archival folios, and </span><span class="ds6">are offered in 3 sizes, all suitable for standard-size frames.</span></p>
<p><span class="ds6"><b><u>MINI-FRAMEABLES</u></b> (5 x 7 TEXTILE GEMS™ GIFT CARDS), and <b><u>WALL-HANGINGS</u></b> (featuring gorgeous Japanese obi panels and other textiles presented in a sew-and-mount fashion) are new products currently being developed.</span></p>
<p><span class="ds6"><b><u>THE GALLERY </u></b>is just for your viewing pleasure! These are some of the many textiles we love and live with in our work and home environments, some with their </span><span class="ds6">“stories” attached. Many were originally located with a plan in mind to cut them, </span><span class="ds6">but later became “uncuttables.” Others fall into the “love at first sight” (gotta-have-it) category and have come to us from a variety of sources and experiences.</span></p>
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<p><span class="ds6">Andrew Pastorino studied jewelry design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and is also a musician, who enjoys refinishing vintage drum sets in his “spare time.” His previous lines of jewelry (in precious metals, stones and resin enamels) have been featured in select New York City galleries and shops, including the shop of the Museum of Arts and Design. Andy looks forward to creating more unique custom-designed Textile Gems™. Fran Seigel, an artist rep for many years, is a long-time admirer and collector of ethnic textiles--–especially those gorgeous “humble treasures” created by hand and for domestic use. Andy and Fran collaborate on Textile Gems™ products and Fran is also an enthusiastic researcher of ethnographic motifs and the decorative arts. </span></p>
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