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Kristin Mitsu Shiga Shag Shaggy Chug P.O. Box 83191 Portland, OR 97283 tel: 503.329.2352 fax: 503.286.8679 Write to us 
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© Copyright 2001 Kristin Mitsu Shiga All Rights Reserved |
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The work on this page has been produced since 2001, with the most recent work at the top of the page.
For information about purchasing or showing any of the work you see on this site, please contact me at the information listed at left.
"When There is Nothing Left to Burn (You Have to Set Yourself on Fire)" - Neckpiece
22" Long
Central Element: 3"L x 2 1/4"W x 1/4"D
Sterling, "Strike Anywhere" Matches, Polyester
Photo: Dan Kvitka
"Catch & Release" - Brooch
2 1/2"L x 3"W x 1/2"D
Sterling, River Rock, 18K Gold, Scrimshaw on Cassein Piano Key
Photo: Dan Kvitka
"Revolverse (Sp.)" - Brooch
4 1/2"L x 3"W x 5/8"D
Antler, Electroformed Copper, 24K Gold, Sterling, Peridot, Pearl, Nickel, Polyester
Photo: Dan Kvitka
"Timeline" - Brooch
3 1/2"L x 3/4"W x 3/8"D
Sterling, Raku Enamel on Copper
Photo: Dan Kvitka
"Lunar Calendar" Neckpiece
18" Long
Central Element: 3 1/2"L x 2"W x 1/4"D
Sterling, 18K, Piano Key Ivory, Diamonds, Pearls
Photo: Courtney Frisse
Limited Production Commitment Bands ("Impressions" and "Cycles" Series)
18K Yellow and Royal Yellow Gold, 14K Palladium White Gold, White, Blue and Coffee Diamonds
3-8mm wide x Ring Size
Photo: Courtney Frisse
"Mark I" Brooch
2 1/2"L x 2 1/2"W x 3/8"D
Sterling, Ebony, 18K, Diamond
Photo: Courtney Frisse
"Random Orbit" Brooch
4"L x 7/8"W x 1/4"D
Sterling, 18K, Piano Key Ivory
Photo: Courtney Frisse
"Modernismus IV" Ring
1"L x 1"W x 3'4"D
Sterling, 18K, Fossilized Ivory, Diamond
Photo: Courtney Frisse
"Minimal" Ring
1"L x 3/4"W x 7/8"D
Sterling, 18K, Diamond
Photo: Courtney Frisse
“Totem” – Brooch
7 1/4”L x 4”W x 1/2”D
Sterling Silver, Ebony, Piano Key Ivory Scrimshaw, Nickel
Photo: Courtney Frisse
“Hako (Box)” – Ring Series
¼” – 7/8” wide x ring size
Fine and Sterling Silver, Nickel, 22K Gold
Photo: Courtney Frisse
"Modernismus I" & "Increments" Rings
1"L x 7/8"W x 7/8"D each
Sterling, Ebony, Piano Key Ivory Scrimshaw, Vintage Slide Rule, 18K, Diamond (.04 ct. twt.)
Photo: Hap Sakwa
“Happy Trails” – Ring
1 ½”L x 1”W x 1”D
Sterling, Steel, Brass, 22K, Lenticular
Photo: Courtney Frisse
Collection of Brad Winter
“Syncopation” – Neckpiece
18”L x 3 3/4”W x 3/8”D
Sterling Silver, 18K gold, Diamonds (.15 ct. twt.), Ebony, Piano Key Ivory
Photo: Courtney Frisse
“I-29” – Brooch/Pendant
2 3/8”L x 1 1/2”W x 1/2”D
Sterling Silver, 18K Gold, Piano Key Ivory, Vintage Bingo Piece, Carnelian
Photo: Hap Sakwa
“Carry” - Brooch Series (in display)
16”L x 24”W x 5”D
Brooches: Sterling Silver, Steel, Zinc, Enamel, Ivory
Display: Maple, Chalkboard, Glass
Photo: Courtney Frisse
“Migrations”, Brooch Series (in display)
Dimensions: Each panel: 9”L x 18”W x 7/8”D
Brooches: Fine Silver, Vitreous Enamel, Nickel
Display: Chalkboard
Photo: Courtney Frisse
"Retrospective" Brooch (for Tom Mann)
5"L x 3"W x 1/2"D
Sterling, Copper, Acrylic, Steel, Tin Types, Brass
Photo: Dan Kvitka
“Evolve” – Sculpture
10”L x 2 3/4”W x 2 1/2”D
Electroformed Copper, Vitreous Enamel, Sterling, Pearls, Lens, Feathers, Steel, Worm
Photo: Courtney Frisse
"Evolve" - open detail
"No Blood for Oil" - Medal
5 7/8"L x 2"W x 1"D
Copper, Steel, Enamel, Silk, Nickel, Oil
Photo: Dan Kvitka
"No Blood for Oil" Medal - back detail
“Nebula” Brooch
2 1/8”L x 2 1/2”W x 3/4”D
Sterling, Vitreous Enamel, Hydraulically Formed Copper, Hair
Photo: Courtney Frisse
Collection of Pamela Gibson
“Turf” - Teapot
10”L x 12”W x 6”D
Sterling, Maple, Hair
Photo: Courtney Frisse
Statement
My work looks very different to me now that it did just a year ago. So much has changed. There has been a revolution. A younger, less rational movement has taken hold.
The work comes more easily from me. It’s no longer a difficult birth. I don’t fight it. I don’t judge it once it’s born.
I stopped thinking so much. I started sketching more, with broader strokes that I don’t allow myself to refine.
The place where I make things is the one place I allow myself to feel everything. I impose no rules here. Truly, I have little choice. But it seems safe, somehow, to operate within the rules that the material provides. So I feel here.
That’s what you see.
You see my intuition and emotion and naked aesthetic.
You see my (r)evolution.