Lisa Disciascio creates fresh, modern jewelry using reclaimed wood from fallen limbs. Each piece from her shop is more than a fashion statement – she uses felled branches from storm-damaged trees and transforms them into rings, pendants, and earrings. Her work has gotten a good deal of press lately, including a feature in the latest Real Simple magazine. Lisa is giving away a $25 gift certificate to her Starlight Woods shop (giveaway deets are below), and she was also kind enough to answer a few questions about what she does and why she does it. Crafting a Green World: How did you get started making jewelry? Lisa DiSciascio: I started making jewelry last year, after the summer of 2011 after a summer of crazy storms, there were SO many downed trees and branches that I was determined to find a use for.
CAGW: Why fallen branches? LD: I have always loved working with wood- particularly reclaimed wood- I love to take something that seems like a throw away and make it into something wonderful. With so many downed tree branches this seemed like the best choice at the time to recreate into something wonderful! CAGW: Who is your crafty hero? LD: My crafty hero, I have a couple, my mother of course, she has always been so innovative and is such an artist although she will never admit that herself. Also, my stepfather, I watched him my whole life take old worn out objects and turn them into wonderful useful items. When I had an idea about something to make- he would always help me figure out how to make it happen. Because of those to people, I see everything in life as an interesting challenge of innovation. CAGW: Why is using reclaimed and eco-friendly materials important to you? LD: I feel using eco-friendly materials should be important to everyone, I like to feel that I am doing my part where I can and still being as creative as possible. Re-claiming old pieces is a passion, I have always seen the beauty in old worn out pieces and love to bring them back to life.
Giveaway Details
Lisa is offering up a $25 store credit to her shop to one lucky Crafting a Green World reader. It’s easy as pie to enter, and you can get your name in the hat a few different ways. Just make sure to leave a separate comment below for each thing you do, so that we can count all of our entries! Here’s how you can enter:
- Head over to the Starlight Woods Etsy shop and tell us your favorite piece in the comments.
- Like Starlight Woods on Facebook or follow her on Twitter, and let us know with a comment here.
- Like CAGW on Facebook or follow us on Twitter, and let us know with a comment here. That’s it! We will announce the winner on August 15, so stay tuned!
