The Jewelry of Patsy Croft
As an enamel jewelry designer, I strive for exceptional craftsmanship as I create custom jewelry that is wearable works of art. Much of my jewelry reflects my love of nature. The beauty of the Earth is awe-inspiring and timeless. I seek to implement these characteristics in my jewelry of my own creations.
Patsy Croft Carnival Earrings Double Sided Enamel Jewels
View my jewels http://www.cloisonneenameljewelry.com Contact me patsy@patsycroft.com
The Birth of a Cloisonné Artist and Teacher
Patsy Croft an enameling artist is the one behind Alohi Lani. Her passion for life and beauty shines through in her meticulous craftsmanship of Cloisonne Enamel Jewelry and Fine One of a Kind Jewelry.
A Fine Arts major from Florida State, she has a varied art background ranging from photography, drawing, fabrics, and clay, to her passion art jewelry. She has traveled the world gathering inspiration from all of her adventures and now works to create her own wearable interpretations of the natural beauty she has encountered. Patsy is passionate about the ocean and the planet and donates a portion of all profits to various environmental preservation groups. She creates from the finest quality silver, gold, enamels and gemstones.
Stylish, intense, yet entirely down-to-earth, Patsy Croft lives life outside the lines, refusing convention and championing individuality. Ironic, considering the cloisonne artist spends her days working carefully inside lines crafted in gold. But creativity will never be easily lost with Patsy.
Stacey Clark
Bird of Paradise in Plique a Jour Enamels
Athena Cloisonne Enamels SNAG Best in Show Award
With a body of work inspired by my travels and love of nature, I have earned a national reputation for my jewelry line, Alohi Lani Designs. My work is timeless and has sold in a number of high-end locations, including Nordstrom in Hawaii, Abaco Gold in Key West, Gold Chest in Grand Caymans, Makers Mark Sydney, Australia and Master’s Touch in Wakawau Hawaii. To include a commission from Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, and Finland and across the US and Canada.
After returning to the Continental US it was a pleasure to be recognized by the American Craft Council and the Society of National American Goldsmiths. Best in Show Athena Cloisonne Enamels Earring. 18k Gold
Athena Cloisonne Enamels SNAG Best in Show Award
45TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS (2002)
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Hey Ya!
I was contacted and asked to designed and create a piece for Andre Benjamin of the popular hip hop group Outkast, for his Grammy album after he spotted my work in an Atlanta jewelry gallery. After many conversations and designs with Andre.
The Mandrill was created.
.In 2016 I was commissioned to make the “Dragon” designed by Elisa Melegari for Whoopi Goldberg, a bracelet-ring combo of 18k of gold, diamonds, opals and fine enamels.
Check out the journey here https://alohilanidesigns.com/dragon-whoopi-goldbergs-jewels/
Mendocino Poppy Project by Tom Herman and Patsy Croft
Tom Herman and I met on our path as jewelers early in 2000. In our journey of studying the masters of the past, we fell in love with the Ada brooch, realized that magnificent jewels in their time were not created by one artist.
With our passion for this jewel strong at heart, we were invited to teach a Master Jeweler’s Program at the Mendocino Art Center. The idea was to teach jointly, Tom chasing and saw piercing, and I plique a jour enameling in our first week, afterward, we’d have open studio time for students while we worked together to create a jewel.
For all of these reasons, the Matilija Poppy proved to be the perfect muse for a budding project conceived in 2015, The collaborating on a jewel, would be auctioned to benefit the Mendocino Art Center.
Check out our journey https://alohilanidesigns.com/matilija-poppy-brooch/
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