The Povera Necklace is made by Trillium Artisans member Aaron Lundstrom of Grovestream.
The necklace is made from a salvaged bicycle cable housing stop and black waxed linen.
16" (40.64 cm) with 1" wide (2.54 cm) focal point. Please see our other listings for different sizes.
Arte Povera was a movement that emphasized common materials and the fundamentals of nature. The term is Italian and literally means “Poor Art,” or art that is common and lowly in contrast with the luster of predominant industry.
It held that rather than being hidden within a building or arrested behind distance, beauty is accessible between outreach and the exposure of everyday, where poor grows rich by letting riches go.
Povera Jewelry is an embrace of that reality.
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Trillium Artisans is a nonprofit community economic development organization that supports low-income crafters in the city of Portland, Oregon, USA, who create handmade items using a minimum of 50% recycled or reclaimed materials.
When Aaron Lundstrom decided to leave the urban landscape of Minnesota for a small town on the Canadian-Minnesotan border, he found himself amongst a population of zealous fishermen who didn't quite understand a person riding a bicycle during the winter. Thus began an expedition to fuse the world of the year-round bicyclist with the world of the northwoods fisherman.
The result was a fishing pole made entirely from bicycle parts and bicycle tools, which led to other items that favor interpersonal and environmental cooperation being created, including bicycle-based jewelry.
Grovestream is now in Portland, Oregon and is fit for men and women alike!
Thank you for looking at Aaron's jewelry, and please see our other listings for more gifts, accessories, and decor items made from recycled materials. Indie crafts with a green twist!
Our photos were taken by Lisa Gastelum of TQB Designs - please visit her fabulous jewelry shop: http://tqbdesigns.etsy.com.
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