Fluorite is a stone of clarity, peace and order. It often forms in these beautiful octahedron shapes, which in themselves is a good representation of the divine order found in nature, or sacred geometry.
Fluorite Octahedrons
Category: ART AND JEWELRY By Rafi And Klee
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Big Sky
I wanted to capture the freedom and joy that I’ve often felt under a big open sky and bright warm sun. Whether I was on an adventure or just taking a walk or a drive (it’s all an adventure), the feeling of being surrounded by the open sky makes you feel like there’s unlimited potential and absolute possibility.
Crystalline
Rainbow moonstone are among my all time favorite stones. The most intriguing ones look like you’ve literally captured a rainbow in a piece of crystal. It’s a stone of joy, clarity, and well being.
Rocky Mountain
Montana moss agate is truly astonishing. It shows fantastic landscapes within the stone, often depicting the type of landscape it originates from. It blows my mind that a stone from the Rocky Mountain region could have a tiny mountain landscape within it. This one made a perfect backdrop for my tree of life series.
As Above, So Below
Turquoise and oxidized sterling silver tree of life necklace. What’s “under the surface” is always deeper and further reaching than what we can perceive with our eyes. Taken metaphorically or literally, in my mind it’s always true and a grand thing to realize.
Hearts Compass
Garnets are one of the earliest stones to be worn as talismans, and are a symbol of strength, fidelity, and hope. I created his tiny “heart’s compass” to look like an ancient talisman that transcends time itself. I believe if you follow your heart’s compass, you’ll always be on the right path.
Fire Fly
Bespoke Original Artwork By Rafi Perez
I believe that every home deserves a special custom-designed exhibition masterpiece. A conversation piece that will stop your guest in their tracks. A deep piece that has a fascinating story behind it that will promote an interesting evening for everyone involved. Art has that power especially if it is beautiful and interesting.
I love commission work because it pushes the envelope on what I already do. In the past commission work has taken me down paths of thought that I may not have thought of.
There are several things I consider when agreeing to do a commission.
Is it something I can emotionally get behind?
My paintings are emotional in nature so if it is a concept or design that doesn’t have some kind of emotional feeling the creative flow just wont work for me. I’ve had people approach me and ask if I’ll paint their yacht and not really have a story behind why. Just not my thing. On a different note, I don’t do pet portraits, but a woman approached me with a powerful story about her best friend who changed her life. It was her dog who had recently passed away and she wanted a reminder of him. I jumped on the opportunity to create something so beautiful and powerful.
Does the person love my work?
I have a very unique style and it is important to me that the person commissioning me to create something loves my previous work. I’ve had people who find out I’m an artist and ask me to do a commission without ever even looking at my art. I’ll usually tell them to look at my art and then get back to me. On the other hand I have people who love my pieces and will want something that already sold, I’ll usually ask what the piece meant to them and create a piece based on their response.
Is it empowering and makes me feel good in creating it?
Since I am an emotional painter, I am very aware of what I am feeling when creating a piece. Considering the amount of time I spend with each piece, I do not work on anything that is negative in nature. I had a gentleman ask me if I could create a piece of him with a gun to his head and have my splatter style coming from the other side of his head. I said no thanks. Yet I had someone ask for the four horses of the apocalypse, the concept was so cool that I jumped on it because of his empowering story of why he wanted them.
Is is super awesome?
If it meets all the criteria above and is something that I have never done before, but it excites me… I’m all over it.
How To Commission Rafi?
It’s pretty easy, just contact me and we can discuss. You can contact me via email by clicking the button at the bottom of the page or call me at 815-342-9448. It’s painless and free. Once we discuss what you want, and we both agree that it is awesome, I’ll require a deposit of %50 to get started. Shipping cost will be the responsibility of the buyer.
Rafi Perez Interviewed On The Daily Brew
As I was driving to Blabtv the morning of my interview, I spilled coffee on my white shirt and it dawned on me that I wasn’t wearing pants.
Of course this is the way I was picturing my day going, I would arrive on the set of The Daily Brew and everyone would start laughing at my wardrobe malfunction.
Luckily, none of that happened. Klee and I arrived early and we were greeted warmly and professionally. Everyone went out of their way to make me feel welcome and comfortable. The host did an amazing job asking me questions and making me sound way more interesting than I actually am.
Watch my video with behind the scenes footage
Or click here to watch the full interview http://blabtv.com/thedailybrew/interview/artist-rafi-perez/
Rainbow Love By Contemporary Artist Rafi Perez
I looked behind a silver cloud, I found a pretty rainbow there I walked out to the rainbow’s end and found a rainbow love The one that I was looking for, the dream that I was dreaming of There down at the rainbow’s end I found a rainbow love
I found my pot of gold, my rainbow love Just you and all your loving, charming rainbow love I searched, hoped someday I’d find someone to bring me peace of mind I found what I’ve been dreaming of when I found my rainbow love
I found my pot of gold, my rainbow love Just you and all your loving, charming rainbow love I searched, hoped someday I’d find someone to bring me peace of mind I found what I’ve been dreaming of when I found my rainbow love
