MEMBER PURSUITS // Ellen Rose's Bold & Elegant Jewelry

Ellen Rose is not a timid jewelry maker. She uses everything from vintage silk ties to plastic vending machine toys to create bold and vibrant pieces. Her work is neither delicate or gaudy. It's sophisticated in a grandiose way—you might even say royal.

We checked in with Rose, a 3rd Ward member since January, and were excited to hear that one of her pieces, "Baltusrol Necklace," will be featured in an upcoming issue of BUST Magazine! The necklace is a typical Rose creation—a bright, flowing piece that grabs your attention with a beauty that is uninhibited but still subtle and thoughtfully composed.

Right now Rose is continuing to build her portfolio, which also includes her drawings—"detailed, pattern-based black ink pieces that are at once whimsical and macabre." She says that 3rd Ward has been a great home base for her work. "Apart from the facilities themselves, the atmosphere of serious, creative pursuit incites me to approach my work in the same way," she explains.

Roses' work is available from Anthropologie in Chelsea Market at Ninth Avenue and 15th Street in Manhattan and online from her Etsy shop. Check it out and pick up one of her excellent pieces! We're particularly enamoured of her "Night Lagoon" necklace.

Take a look at a couple of Ellen Rose creations below.

Ellen Rose's "Walrus Formal"

Ellen Rose's "Baltusrol Abridged II"

-- John Ruscher