
Paula Purpura

Recently retired from a successful career as an engineer, Paula is devoting her full time to art. Over the years she has excelled making jewelry, wirework, beadwork, leatherwork, and fiber arts; always pushing to find new techniques and design possibilities.
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Paula follows the advice ‘go to your studio and make stuff’. The ‘stuff’ is more complex now, drawing upon all of these arts and blending them into mixed media works. She believes that ‘stuff’ should be created on purpose – with an end in view. Paula’s work seldom ends up looking like her first vision however, developing subtleties and greater depth from embracing new inspirations and challenges along the way.
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Residing in Anaheim, California, Paula is eagerly exploring this new world!

Custom made leather dog collars with mixed media. Meant for the well dressed dog.

mixed media of acrylic painting and leather.

Strips of various leathers, accented by silver wire, and textured acrylic on board

acrylic and wire on board

Strips of various leathers, silver wire, acrylic

Textured Acrylic On Board

Tourmaline And 14/20 Rose Gold Filled Wire

Art Glass And 14/20 gold filled wire

Leather And Sterling Silver (Argentium) Wire

Campelite cabochon set in 14/20 gold-filled wire

Acrylic and various leathers On Board

Dichroic Glass Cabochon set in14/20 GF wire

Art Glass Cabochon set in Sterling Silver (Argentium) wire

Dichroic Art Glass Cabochon set in Sterling Silver (argentium) wire

Leather shapes and acrylic on board






