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(Left) "Melanie and Margaux," a portrait sculpture of Chapman's granddaughters, created in cut-out steel. (Right) "Jill's House," an oil painting by
Chapman, one of her more recent creations. She began formal art training at age 7 at the Kansas City Art Institute.
an aluminum matrix. The resulting pieces adorn earrings, rings, necklaces,
aluminum to which the leather strands are glued. Once donned, SUKI jew-
cufflinks and bracelets. Totally unique, the jewelry has been a big hit with
elry is there to stay until the user decides to remove it. Designs are avail-
museum gift shops around the country, including the DeYoung Museum in
able in a dizzying array of colors and combinations. For a higher-end look,
San Francisco, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, Boston's
metal parts are available in sterling silver.
Museum of Fine Art, the Houston Contemporary Arts Museum and the
Another trait shared by Peninsulans is the desire to give back to the
Museum of Arts and Design in
community. Slautterback and
New York.
Chapman are no exceptions in
Building on that success, the
that
regard
either. They've
couple launched a second line of
recently launched their "20/20
jewelry. SUKI is the result of
Nonprofit
more Slautterback innovation.
Program," offering local charities
This
line
is
comprised
Passive
Giving
of
a no-hassle, no-investment way
bracelets and necklaces of braid-
to raise funds. It's a win-win-win
ed- and single-strand leather or
for all involved: "When a non-
nylon cord, held in place by a
profit places a link to either of
proprietary clasp invented by
our sites, those who are directed
Slautterback. "After much trial
there get a 20 percent discount,"
and error, we came up with a
Slautterback says. "We donate
design that worked," he says. The
20 percent of those sales back
inventor experimented with
many different metals and mag-
to the nonprofit."
Chapman and Slautterback in Chapman's studio with Suki.
For more information on the
net types before settling on a rare-earth metal known as Neodymium, an
20/20 program, or to learn more about the artists and to order jewelry, visit
incredibly lightweight material that results in the strongest permanent
www.SUKI-USA.com or www.carolfred.com. Carol Chapman's art can be
magnets currently available. Magnets are affixed into two small cylinders of
viewed at www.carolchapmancollection.com.
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