We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Mary Zayman about their original and creative Ring design work. Mary Zayman is an award-winning fashion designer, that makes our world a better place with their original ring works.
Mary Zayman ("MZ") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Moon Curve Ring. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
MZ : I aspired to design a ring that has the same integrity as any part of the natural world. All forms in nature have an inner logic and are a perfect union of form and function..
MZ : The focus, which emerged during the making of the piece, was to make it interesting from every angle, and to invite the viewer to turn it around and experience it fully. I wanted to it to enrich the wearer’s experience. . If I can give someone even a fraction of the joy to be experience in nature I feel I have succeeded.
MZ : My plan is to see where this design takes me. My short-term goal is to get it into the world to be enjoyed.
MZ : Moon Curve one in series of rings that I worked on for six months.
MZ : The concept developed during the design and making of the piece. The inspiration occurred before and during the making of the piece and is my own.
MZ : It developed organically from some forged rings I was making at the time. I was interested throughout the series in starting with a length of wire and forging it.
MZ : I am more influenced by nature but I also believe that every experience we have ever had, every color, sound, and emotion becomes part of who we are, and in this way become part of our work.
MZ : Anyone who appreciates or gets something from it.
MZ : I think the painstaking attention to each and every angle, so that the piece as a whole hole is infused with liveliness.
MZ : On one level the name is obvious in that is curved and has a moonstone as the focal point. Beyond its descriptive function I like the sounds of the two words together.
MZ : Hammers, mandrels, burs, and various other Flex Shaft attachments.
MZ : The union of opposites: strength with delicacy, and dynamic movement with balance.
MZ : Moon Curve was designed solely by myself.
MZ : The machines I use such as a Flex-shaft, and the processes of casting involve technology.
MZ : I am always studying forms in nature and their underlying principals. I am fascinated by Leonardo da Vinci's studies of plants, human anatomy, and inventions.
MZ : Cleaning up the casting that had many tiny crevices that were difficult to access. Even though it was frustrating at the time I learned a lot from it.
MZ : I am drawn to much of the European and International art including jewelry. This is a generalization but I see more jewelry that I can relate to in terms of originality and integrity.
MZ : I learned to work on a piece until it speaks to me. By staying with the process I improved my patience and concentration.
MZ : No, I think that about does it.
