Creative Creatures
Transforming whimsical materials into wearable art
By Shawna Kulpa
Every year when we send out the boxes for our annual Mystery Box Challenge, we never know what kind of creative magic will come back to us. The premise is simple enough: Jewelry designers receive a box filled with an…eclectic mix of materials and have four weeks to transform these elements into a piece of wearable art. We’ve been doing this challenge for 13 years now, and no matter the materials, the ingenuity and skill of each participant always produce astonishing results.