about the jewellery
Designed by: CHRISTINA JARMOLINSKI The statement “ART IS MY LIFE” can be found on Christina
Jarmolinski’s website, and it’s no exaggeration. The co-owner of SyZyGy Gallery in downtown Fort Myers has been making an impact on the local art scene since her relocation to Southwest Florida over three years ago. “It is my ambition to creatively experiment and delve into the depths of the diverse techniques. I’m endlessly attempting to create new expressions, and am constantly exploring and experiencing the many facets of art,” she says. Jarmolinski graduated from New Britain High School in
Connecticut before leaving for Germany to study painting at the highly acclaimed Oskar Kokoschka’s “School of Seeing” in Salzburg, Austria. She took classes in abstract painting at the University of Trier and was nominated for the Bavarian Ceramics Award, a grant from the German region of Swabia, in 1978. During these formative years, the young artist worked under the
well-known German sculptor, Erich Schmidt-Unterseher, remaining under his tutelage for the next decade. In addition, she was a stage painter at the municipal theater in Augsburg, and an art instructor at several colleges and institutes in Germany. While abroad, Jarmolinski had the opportunity to travel
extensively throughout Italy, Holland and India, studying the various local cultures. She found herself most attracted to the intense, vibrant colors of Indian daily life which became a continuous source of inspiration. “After living in India my palette found more colorful hues, abandoning the dark tones of my earlier work,” she explains. Jarmolinski discovered her love for semi-precious stones while
living in India and studying at the Punke Institute for Gemology, learning about their spiritual qualities from an Indian guru. There she created jewelry in the traditional Indian/Tibetan manner. Most recently, she has been combining semi-precious stones with antique and contemporary elements; the majority of stones found in her pieces today come from India or Tibet, such as turquoise, amber, coral and lapis lazuli. Christina Jarmolinski’s works range from the jewelry featured in
the fashion pages of this issue of Pulse Magazine SWFL to paintings and sculptures that are on display at SyZyGy Gallery, located at 2224 First Street in downtown Fort Myers. Jarmolinski, along with Dutch photographer, website designer and author, Rob de Koter, are the owners and curators of this unique gallery. The word “syzygy” describes a type of unity, especially through
coordination or alignment, and is most commonly used in the astronomical or astrological sense. The two artists fell in love with the building and worked hard to convert the former ice cream parlor into a palace of creativity. “We scraped chocolate syrup off the walls and tiles and converted this space into an art experience!” says Jarmolinski. They have, and you don’t want to miss it!
SyZyGy Gallery -- 2224 First Street, Fort Myers 239-337-5100 --
www.syzygygallery.com
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