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hing is wasted. Swann creates paste from the silver dust that One of her favorite pieces was commissioned by the husband of a
accumulates from sanding, which she can use to coat small objects or musician who, at age 50, had just released her first album. A silver
adhere two pieces together. pendant frames imagery from the cd’s cover art and includes a poem
Though she creates the silver components at home while on break on the back; a bluebird etched in a smaller stone dangles below.
from touring, Swann often completes her pieces while on the road.
“It’s my Zen away from the music business.” “The custom pieces are part of someone’s unique story,” she says.
She and husband Roman Morykit formed Gypsy Soul over 15 years “We’re really co-creating them.”
ago and collaborate on all of their original songs. Swann began making
jewelry in part to find new expression for her lyrics, which she often The Espiritu Fine Art collection includes silver necklaces ranging from
inscribes on the silver elements. When she started offering her work at $180 to $450 and sterling or fine silver earrings from $55 to $90;
Gypsy Soul shows, fans embraced it as eagerly as her music. Swann also plans to launch a men’s line this year. Pieces are available
Though similar themes find their way into many of Swann’s pieces, locally through The Crown Jewel in Jacksonville.
each is unique and completely hand-made. She frequently uses a tiny
silver frame to “build a story,” encapsulating the narrative in a dome Espiritu Fine Arts
with jeweler’s resin.
www.pinterest.com/ciletteswann/espiritu-fine-silver-collection
cec@gypsysoul.com
SAVE THE DATE!
Gypsy Soul will produce their
annual Valentine’s Concert on
February 14, 2015 in Ashland.
42 southernoregonmagazine.com • winter 2015
accumulates from sanding, which she can use to coat small objects or musician who, at age 50, had just released her first album. A silver
adhere two pieces together. pendant frames imagery from the cd’s cover art and includes a poem
Though she creates the silver components at home while on break on the back; a bluebird etched in a smaller stone dangles below.
from touring, Swann often completes her pieces while on the road.
“It’s my Zen away from the music business.” “The custom pieces are part of someone’s unique story,” she says.
She and husband Roman Morykit formed Gypsy Soul over 15 years “We’re really co-creating them.”
ago and collaborate on all of their original songs. Swann began making
jewelry in part to find new expression for her lyrics, which she often The Espiritu Fine Art collection includes silver necklaces ranging from
inscribes on the silver elements. When she started offering her work at $180 to $450 and sterling or fine silver earrings from $55 to $90;
Gypsy Soul shows, fans embraced it as eagerly as her music. Swann also plans to launch a men’s line this year. Pieces are available
Though similar themes find their way into many of Swann’s pieces, locally through The Crown Jewel in Jacksonville.
each is unique and completely hand-made. She frequently uses a tiny
silver frame to “build a story,” encapsulating the narrative in a dome Espiritu Fine Arts
with jeweler’s resin.
www.pinterest.com/ciletteswann/espiritu-fine-silver-collection
cec@gypsysoul.com
SAVE THE DATE!
Gypsy Soul will produce their
annual Valentine’s Concert on
February 14, 2015 in Ashland.
42 southernoregonmagazine.com • winter 2015
