Atlanta - January 22, 2007

Bird on a Wire

Allysons Designs Jewelry

You’re a nature lover and a houseplant killer. A cynic and a hopeless romantic. And (weirder still) a corporate climber who sings “I Will Survive” at office-party karaoke.

Even more oxymoronic? Abstract jewelry whiz Allyson Ross.

She rejects jewels as tokens of male possession but embraces adornments as symbols of personal freedom — a complicated design philosophy that makes for infuriatingly interesting stuff.

Femme-friendly silver pieces look as darling over a party dress as they would at a political fundraiser. Ross also makes twig charms (for the ostensibly nymphish/strong-willed), vintage buttons (for postmodernists/militants with a soft spot), and bird pins that would put even the most conflicted personality at ease.

Thus freeing you up for more whimsical displays of self-incrimination.

Or at least another turn at the mic.

Available at ShopSCAD, 3096 Roswell Road, Buckhead (404-816-0247 or shopscadonline.com); online at allysons-designs.com.

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