Jewelry trunk show offers holiday gifts

Just in time for the holidays Vashon Allied Arts hosts a jewelry trunk show (complete with chocolate and champagne) Sunday, November 11, 1–4 pm, with Island jeweler Zuzana Korbelarova. Originally from Prague, Czech Republic, she lives in Burton, where her waterfront studio offers ample light and creative inspiration.

Zuz says this trunk show will offer sterling silver pieces set with many new stones including labradorite. Focusing on fall colors, she will also show new necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings with favorite and new designs.

She says current designs reflect her recent immersion into motherhood in a line inspired by rattle. "It’s all about the shape and spinning motion of the rattle."

Another collection offers modification on a previous design, where she hammers silver balls flat, to resemble tiny coins that refract light with movement. Zuz also introduces new stones in her favorite design, the Tickle collection.

Gallery Curator Janice Mallman says, "When you wear her jewelry, it just makes you feel fabulous."

See more designs at Zuko.com. However Zuz recommends trying pieces on at the trunk show. "It’s all about how it looks and feels. Every piece looks different on every person."