Artist's Statement

Lisa Ceccorulli started making jewelry in a Connecticut high school craft class where she won her first award in 1975. After studying jewelry repair and working in the jewelry trade business she moved to Florida where the outdoor greenery inspired her "3-5-7 Japanese Garden Collection."

The shapes of Lisa Ceccorulli's jewelry take the forms of stepping stones used to make walkways through ancient Japanese gardens. The stones (as well as some of the plants) were arranged in groups of threes, fives, and sevens. Today, Buddhist temples still have gardens based on the 3-5-7 design.

To imitate the texture of those stones, Ceccorulli hammers the metal against a rock and then sandblasts it. The fused appliqués of 22K gold reflect her interpretation of the elements in a landscape. Through this collection, she tries to express the feeling of contentment and completeness that a Japanese garden can provide.