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About the Artist, Heidi Brueggeman
Who: Heidi Brueggeman
Where: Newport, Rhode Island
Hometown: Austinburg, Ohio
What: The handmade jewelry lines Sugar since 2003 and Sharkaraa since 2006.
Why: Sugar - Color, color, color with a dash of texture and a hint of flash.
Sharakaraa – (Sanskrit, origin of the word “sugar”) – healing gemstone jewelry
Philosophy: To create interesting and sometimes simple adornments while maintaining personal design integrity.
Reference Point: water, wind, the anatomy and whims of fashion, music and sound, architecture, juxtaposition of color and texture, Calder’s sense of humor, the gemstones, vintage jewelry, candy colors and packaging, friends and their latest inspirations…
Playlist: Electronic, Lounge, Classical, College Rock (90s) while working, bad R&B and Hip Hop when not
Previous Jobs: Bait Girl in Longboat Key, Personal Shopper, Event Planner and Promoter
Addictions: chocolate, itunes, fresh squeezed orange juice, magazines, iced tea
Goal: To maintain these jewelry lines at an “artisan” level in order to keep creating very small batch designs, one of a kind pieces, and a personal relationship with wholesale and retail clients; hopefully extending the jewelry’s influence beyond this continent to justify international travel adventures.
Studied: The Andrews School – Willoughby, Ohio (Studio Arts)
Elon College – Elon, North Carolina (Chemistry)
Ringling College of Art & Design – Sarasota, Florida
The Arts Center of St. Petersburg – St. Petersburg, Florida
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