As a life-long believer in “green,” practices, I think the connections between people, their creations and nature is a flow, which I am capturing. While a lot of what happens is intuitive and process based, underlying every piece is the belief that the natural markings and natural occurrences, man-made geometry and the human disposition to put things together in contexts, is a continuum, where all parts fit together no matter how disparate. What is critical in all my work is the abstracted form, containing information and ideas. Certain techniques, like piercing, constructing and collaging forms carry over. References to nature, architecture and the body are ever-present. The challenge of working on shifting scales, moving between functional and non-functional art, and tailoring content to different forms are linked concerns for me. Inspired by the work of Spanish artist Joan Mir, the aptly-named Miro ring is like a miniature painting handcrafted from an oxidized sterling silver. “My artistic practice focuses on jewelry, sculpture and functional objects because of the diverse challenges and connections between these disciplines for someone committed to working in metal. It has been featured in national magazines including Metalsmith and W. Her jewelry is in the collection of New York’s Museum of Art and Design as well as many private collections.
Miro was responsible for designing the cast-metal facade of the American Folk Art Museum in New York City and is involved with other site specific projects internationally.
Her work has been shown in numerous national and international contemporary jewelry galleries and has also received attention in the fashion world. Known as both a jeweler and sculptor, in addition to jewelry she creates residential and commercial sculptural installations. Her work continues to flourish, with many exciting collaborations on the horizon.Darcy Miro graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in Jewelry and Metalsmithing. Her sculpture has even become a staple of New York culture, as she completed a collaborative installation piece for the façade of the Museum of American Folk Art in 1999. For over a year, her quaint showroom in Manhattan’s West Village has become a forum for the public to view and admire her work. I obsess over each mark, the controlled or random details are critical.”Īfter graduating from Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Darcy has since gained over 15 years of experience in creating custom jewelry, sculpture, and architectural works.
“I observe everything in my daily life the water drips on the edge of the sink, the arrangements of leaves on the sidewalk, the relationship of a skirt’s hem to the legs within. Stiff and open bracelet taken from the painting Chiffres et constellations amoureux dune femme, by Joan Mir, 1941. 1999 Fleetwood Tioga 24, This motor home is clean has 24500 miles low hrs on generator everything works my kids are grown and dont use it anymore. “The metal material is totally altered and it is also sculpted in different abstract shapes, some recall flowers, others a topographic map and occasional geometry among other references” says Miro. Her sculptural background is evident as the artist’s jewelry takes on the role of wearable art. The materials she uses reflect the embodiment of her work: strong, bold, and organic. At Joidart, as creators of contemporary jewelry, we had always dreamt of developing a jewelry collection based on the work of one of the great artists of the 20th century: Joan Miró. The occasional diamond softens the raw nature of the pieces. Joan Mirós art turned into jewelry Stars in a cosmos of necklaces, moons orbiting earrings, open eyes stareing rings. Each of her pieces is meticulously crafted from sterling silver, 18 or 24 karat gold, or white bronze.
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