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This Is the third
incarnation of this site. The first two were more like web shops.
Now I know this is not about sales.
Making the same things over
and over again, just because I said I have them on stock, is not
what I like to do.
I prefer to explore and try
new things. It's much more exciting and rewarding to watch your
ideas take shape, then to repeat the routine.
Besides, it was hard to
explain each time that I don't have the exact item in stock -
because they're all unique - and that I may have a variation instead of
what was on the picture, not an identical piece... too much to explain
each time. So this will be an
exhibition from now on.
This is the first exhibition
of the kind in the world. Why? Simply because cotton jewelry
didn't exist before I invented it :). |
Questions (click each for answer)
What's wrong with e-shops?
They look like chain stores, not boutiques. They are completely turned
into a retail outlet. First off, you get a feeling that they expect you
to buy something, pay and get lost, and they don't show much of
anything else. And they don't even show much about their merchandise.
There's the tiny image, price and a few terse words about the item. All
too often you get to know less than you would know after just two
seconds of looking at it in a real shop. And the pictures are usually
too small, you can't really see what you are buying. To counterweight
that, they load their pages with tons of other things you might
want to buy, supposedly from the same category. Except that you start
doubting your taste, when you see what else is in that "same category".
I prefer galleries and bookstores, where you can take the
exhibit in your hands, turn it around and have a good look, take your
time and maybe have a coffee while you're at it. Where you can have
good time.
I know I can't offer you a coffee on the Web, but at least I can try to make my guests feel good. So, this is not a shop?
No, this is a gallery. And galleries
sometimes sell, don't they? But that's not their primary goal. They are exhibitions first.
But, what if I still want to buy something?
Anywhere
in the exhibition area, there is an email link above each exhibit's
image. Click it and you will get your email started - add whatever
questions or suggestions you may have. "How much" is also a question
like any other. I will try to answer ASAP.
So, what is cotton jewelry?
It is easy to wear. Feels
like skin. You may forget you are wearing it, but you will notice
you have been noticed. That will be enough to remind you.
It has a distinct antique
look. I have heard descriptions like "so very Gothic",
"so Ancient Greek", "nonsense, it's pure Roman",
"something Viking's ladies would have worn", "really
not stolen from the court of the Russian Czar?". That's
exaggerated, of course.
It is just extremely nice.
And fits many different styles for many different reasons.
If you were looking for
something like that (but didn't know it's called "cotton
jewelry"), this is the place!
There's a common misconception on some websites who are selling common jewelry,
that "cotton jewelry" is any jewelry made to resemble a cotton flower. Our jewelry
is made of cotton - look up the entry on Web L3xicon.
How is it made?
By hand. Entirely.
The process of
manufacturing is, actually, a top-notch composition of an ancient
art and XXI century materials - had the antique world had this
technology at hand, they would probably have been wearing
something like this.
Can I make some of these myself?
Not
yet. The tricks of the art are still my little secret, but not for
long. A book, called "From Cotton Thread to Jewelry" is in the works,
and my (optimistic) expectations are to see it in print before the end
of 2003. It will describe the whole process, what you need, how is it
done, plus some forty projects. Watch this space for a sample project -
coming soon.
Can I subscribe to this book?
Yes
and no. Yes, you can email me now and you will be notified as soon as
it is ready to print. And no, I will not accept any advance payment
before that.
Who are you?
Elizabeta with two long and hard-to-pronounce last names, so everybody calls me Beta.
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