limited edition duo: bronze petal necklace by Tricia Wasney and Just the Goods soft petals face mask

After many years of friendship and admiring each other's work, Milena Lye of Just the Goods and jewellery-based artist, Tricia Wasney, have developed a collaboration wherein Milena blended a skin care product in response to one of Tricia's pieces.

This tiny bronze petal on an 18” sterling silver chain was inspired by a geranium petal seen on the sidewalk on the way to Tricia's studio. The petal was cast from a wax model carved using the lost wax method. Much of Tricia's work is influenced by the landscape, memory, and forgotten histories and all is hand-constructed in her studio in Winnipeg.

Taking geranium as the starting point, then embracing the softeness of that petal as well as the warm, earthy tones of Tricia's choice of rose-tinted bronze, Milena blended calendula, chamomile, and rose to create a nourishing, soothing, and skin softening face mask for most skin types that promotes gentle relaxation with a light and delicate floral scent. 

This preservative-free product lasts longer when exposure to the elements (i.e. air, humidity, sunlight) is kept to a minimum. Please store in a cool, dark place and keep tightly sealed between uses. 

Ingredients: 

soft petals face mask: kaolin clay, calendula officinalis (calendula) petals, chamomilla recutita (chamomile) petals, certified organic rosa damascena (rose) petals, pelargonium x asperum (geranium bourbon) essential oil

necklace: bronze pendant on a sterling silver chain

Directions:

After washing your face thoroughly, mix ½ tbsp of face mask with water to form a light paste. Apply mask to skin avoiding eyes and lips. Leave on for 5-8 minutes then rinse with warm water. Follow with an appropriate toner and/or moisturizer, as desired. Store remaining dry product in a cool, dark place

Note: this mask may instead be blended with rose water for an enhanced skin softening and aromatherapeutic experience. 

Format:

Each jar holds 26 g of face mask.

The necklace features a hand crafted bronze pendant on an 18" / 45.72 cm sterling silver chain with a o-shaped spring ring clasp. The pendant measures approximately  0.43 x 0.51" / 11 x 13 mm 

Aritst biography:

Tricia Wasney is a jewellery-based artist living in Winnipeg. She has a BA in Film Studies and a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture. Tricia developed her jewellery-making skills in Winnipeg and New York City and has participated in artist residencies in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Churchill, Manitoba. In her jewellery Tricia uses mainly sterling silver, employing various techniques to achieve form, texture and colour, often incorporating organic materials. Much of her work is informed by landscape and memory. Tricia recently received grants from the Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council to create jewellery-based work exploring family history, the landscape and implications of climate change. For Tricia, jewellery is at once the most private and the most public of art forms, revealing our relationships and affiliations, our desires and our anxieties, and our histories.

To learn more about Tricia's artwork and adornments, please visit:  https://triciawasney.ca/