Artists use their gifts to interpret how they feel internally. It could be dream variations of melodic intervals and poetry synthesized into song formats. It could be dramatic colors splashed on canvas in oils and acrylics translating thoughts through paintings. Designer, Masani Mulraine blends her lessons of life with fresh corals and sleek metals of silver, copper and bronze to create her impeccable collection of wearable sculptures. Known as the hottest jewelery designer in Brooklyn, Masani interprets her feelings by infusing the complexity of a minimalist complex in her art. Her jewelery is a reflection of the Universe and a respect of life as an art to the earth for its natural materials.
The understanding of the universe is interpreted through Masani's pieces. Her collection is a higher understanding of life and love. It is an elevation to a state of pure consciousness. Worn by artists such as Erykah Badu and Meshell Ndegeocello, Masani explains that her line is not for everybody.
"Most of my clients are creative performing artists that have a different sort of energy," she says.
The energy that Masani is speaking of is something that is hard to describe because it is a spiritual and emotional connection to life that can not be contrived or captured by the written word. It is an energy developed from understanding the Universe as it is.
Our creator gives each of us different tasks to accomplish through attributes in which we call gifts or talents. We exist by embracing our gifts from him. In fulfilling our individual purpose we continue the rotation of the circle of life, understanding that each of us is vital to the evolvement of the universe. This is the knowledge that Masani shares.
"I am me", she says. "I am evolving and my work is a reflection of my evolution. Its my story that other people can learn from. You are you. You do what you love to do and what you came to do and you are doing it like no one can because that is your purpose. It's God given. We are given different purposes and once each person understands their own sense of purpose and embraces that then they become one with themselves and one with the universe. We can exist in tranquility because there is an agreement that all creation has equal value. We're all connected in mind body and spirit just like the stars. One star doesn't try to outshine the other in the sky because each star has its own purpose and position. This is an importance assigned by God."
It is that thinking that has allowed Masani to adopt a minimalist concept for her line and life as well. A minimalist concept could mean different things for each of us. It could be a switch from couture to jeans and a white tee. It could be an exchange of excessiveness to simplicity. Masani attributes a minimalist concept to that of an onion.
"Once you strip all the illusion of reality you get to the core. To me my collection gives birth to a concept in the tangible world. My art means that people are wearing a sculpture."
Masani's most recent collection is the Silver Collection. It is a kaleidoscope of feelings and attributes handcrafted into wearable sculptures of necklaces, bracelets,rings and earrings. The collection contains pieces that Masani named and that I further defined.
The Acceptance of happiness necklace: a beautiful flower-shaped charm with the word happy in-scripted in the center of the bulb. It is a reminder that happiness is always with us.
The Acceptance of love harmony strength: a trio of rings reminiscent of the Egyptian era that reads: love: harmony: strength. Love is the absence of intentional hurt, continuous acceptance and everlasting care. Harmony is an equilibrium of tranquility . Strength is the ability to be strong and unmoved under harsh or all circumstances; to simply be still.
The Life necklace: the universal acceptance of always choosing life.
The Universal acceptance of courage, faith and life necklace: The courage to have faith gives rejuvenation to life.
The Four corners of the universe: a rectangular shaped necklace outlining the four corners of the universe. Attached to the bottom is a circular charm that reads love. The geometric translation of that is once you have found real love you can travel to every corner of the universe and no matter where you go, what you do and what anybody else does you will always be centered by the love that only you and that person share.
The Silver Collection is an amazing example of how Masani is able to utilizes and transform metal into outstanding jewelery by giving it meaning. She credits this to her understanding of metal to its core.
"There is a language that is tied with metal. That' s why I like metal because people find metal to be so hard and so abrasive but metal can bend once you put heat to it. Its an illusion as far as it being hard. If you dig deep down inside of the core the metal is very soft. It yields depending on what you do to it. What you do to it is also dependent on who and where you are in your life. If you are hard the metal will not yield to you. Once you become one with the metal depending on your growth and evolution then the metal will be soft. Right now I'm at peace. I'm soft so the metal as my art gives because I give."
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