Art with Personal Meaning
"Believe" by Pete Tillack
Commissioning artwork really began to take root during the Renaissance period, when visual arts flourished. At that time, it was typically reserved only for those with power, stature and ample financial resources. Luckily, that is no longer the case. In fact, commissioned artwork has become more accessible to art lovers on a range of budgets. Today’s commissions come in all shapes, sizes and forms––representing people, places, significant moments and memories. They’re paintings, sculptures and even wearable art, and each is as unique as the individual collecting the piece. Commissions truly come in all flavors and for artists who do commission work,
their goal is to create something memorable, communicate a story, or bring life and joy to a particular space in their home. Several artists shared why they love commissions and the process they go through to ensure they create something their collectors will love. Isabelle Posillico: I do quite a bit of commissions for people who have a lot of different gemstones or jewelry that they have inherited or been gifted that maybe is not their style but they like some of my pieces. I can work with their gemstones and put them into other pieces. I can work with their gemstones and put them into other pieces. I recently did a series for a client with her stones and some of mine to create a very personal piece. I’ve taken cocktail rings apart and put them into rings like my “Three Flavors” rings or my “Dance Partner” earrings. Sometimes people will have a pendant that maybe they received as a child and they love it because there’s a story with it but they’d never wear it now. I can put that into another piece of jewelry that they’ll wear.
Kirk Randle: I just finished a large commission of this young couple that got married in Lake Como in Italy. The piece was of that location and it now hangs in their dining room. We worked together very closely on it to get it right––everything from the framing to the size so they knew exactly what they were getting. Pete Tillack: People come to me because of the stories that I involve in my pieces. And everybody, and every family, has a story. So I include many things such as virtues of the family, important dates, businesses, and family members, but all hidden throughout the piece. It’s almost like a “Where’s Waldo?” sometimes. them and be something special." ~ kirk randle "Usually, I'm creating the focal point of the house. So it has to mean something to
"Her Secret" by Ted Nuttall
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Issue 3 | Winter 2023
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