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Interview with Jewelry Artist and Designer, Molly Magdalain - Focus on the Designer’s Favorites
Guest Author - Susan Dorling

Jewelry Artist and Designer, Molly Magdalain, tells us about some of her favorite pieces of jewelry from her StarStrings Collection, and how to purchase her jewelry.

SD: Describe for us one of your favorite pieces of jewelry.

Venus Guitar String Necklace - Photo Courtesy of StarStrings.comMolly Magdalain: My favorite piece within my collection right now is the Venus Guitar String Necklace—this is one of the most unique designs. Instead of having a clasp, the necklace fits over your head and can hang in both the front and back or it can be draped in the front. It’s a beautiful design because it’s so natural and you get so many stones on your body. I love the idea of having stones hanging down your back—this is really beautiful and also feels good. I sold a silver Venus to Alanis Morissette—she was hanging out in the shop looking at all of the stuff and I put it on and said, "This should be onstage." so keep an eye out—you might see her in it.

I also really like the tribal bone and horn pieces like the Trinity Bone Guitar String Bracelet. This design is so funky and yet simple—it’s really fun to wear.

My favorite earrings right now are the Funky Guitar String Earrings. They’re made from the ends of the guitar string that are curled around the tuning pegs so they have this natural, random curl to them that I really love. We can put all kinds of different stones on them and they’re priced very reasonably between $39 to $59.


SD: Your Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary) Turquoise Bracelet is fantastic. What was the inspiration to choose turquoise for his piece?


Peter Yarrow Turquoise Bracelet-Photo Courtesy of StarStrings.com Molly Magdalain: When I see people—whether they’re famous or not—I often see them as colors or animals or moods… In my opinion, Peter Yarrow has kind of an earthy—greenish—brownish vibe. The strings that he gave me are copper and it all fits together to make a very warm combination.

SD: Do you do custom work?

Molly Magdalain: One of my favorite things to do is to use someone’s guitar strings to make a piece for their friends or family. We treat them like any other artist and it is a really cool gift. As far as other custom work, sometimes I’ll re-string a necklace for someone or recover a piece of jewelry that is important to them. I don’t do a whole lot of this. I normally have to see the piece and give an estimate on what I can do.

SD: Upon placing an order, how long before delivery?

Molly Magdalain: If the item is in stock we should be able to ship it within one to three days. We normally ship regular mail unless the customer pays for overnight mail. If the item is out of stock we’ll give an estimate on the delivery time.

I tell all of my clients that they should bring the piece back to me or contact me if they have any problems with it. For the most part, people love it and wear it all of the time, but if someone has a problem with it, I’m always interested in figuring out how to make the products better.

SD: Where can people see your jewelry?

Molly Magdalain: You can view a partial version of the StarStrings Collection online at

www.starstrings.com

or visit the store in Soho/Nolita at 279 Mott Street—Telephone 212.334.6990

Our story about Molly Magdaglain includes an Introduction and a three-part Interview. Please click on the links below to read the Introduction and the rest of our Interview.



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