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MASHA ARCHER DESIGN STUDIO • SAN FRANCISCO • 415.861.8157 • WWW.MASHA.ORG • [email protected]

For immediate releaseMasha Archer Art to Wear Jewelry Designis pleased to announce a new collection to be displayed exclusively at Florida Trunk Shows

Please contact us i f you would l ike a complete media ki t , including photos, press not ices, and a CDROM copy of Masha’s websi te and a DVD of The Ri tual of the Eye, a f i lm by Gyorgy Vlasenko about Masha’s l i fe and ar t .

Meet the Artist! MASHA ARCHERwill appear at SAKS FIFTH AVENUE in:Boca Raton: March 5 - 8Palm Beach: March 12 - 15Palm Beach Gardens: March 20 - 22Bal Harbour: March 26 - 29

Masha Archer’s jewelry is unrivaled in its bold and expressive styles, combining a myriad of artistic infl uences

and exotic materials to function as wearable art. Like Florida society, Masha’s jewelry embraces brilliant colors and eclectic style. Pictured in Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Ocean Drive, Florida International, Complot, Escenario,

VEA, VIVE, and Vanidades, amongst others, Masha’s jewelry has proven a perfect complement to Florida style.

You can always visit Masha on the web at Masha.org




BIOGRAPHYInternationally acclaimed jewelry designer Masha Archer was born Maria Muchin in Kiev, Ukraine. Masha’s parents, Sophia and Mykola Muchin, were artists and teachers of painting and sculpture at the Kiev and Kharkov Art institutes. Masha spent the post-war years with her family in Europe until they immigrated to the United States in 1949. Masha studied painting and graphic design at the prestigious Pratt Institute in New York until she relocated to Mexico City to work as a restorer and exhibitor at the Museo Nacional de Mexico.

It was while living in Mexico that Masha met her husband, photographer Charles Archer. After having their fi rst child together, daughter Maya, Masha and Charles moved to Tucson. Masha was greatly inspired by the southwest, and began designing jewelry and clothing in Tucson. In 1967 Masha relocated to the city that she still calls home, San Francisco, where she and Charles later had their second daughter Larissa.

Masha’s work refl ects her philosophy that all forms of art are a fusion of cultural infl uences and life experiences. The dramatic exoticism of her jewelry demonstrates her ability to infuse her work with her own rich heritage and background. As Masha states, anything that she has seen and loved is still within her, and has subsequently infl uenced her designs. Masha’s work elegantly walks the line between art and jewelry, and her signature look has left an indelible impression on the art world. Named “Art-to-Wear Jewelry Designer, USA” by the New York Fashion Group, Masha Archer has been changing the way we see jewelry, fashion and design for nearly four decades.




THE JEWELRY

Masha Archer’s jewelry combines a myriad of artistic infl uences and exotic materials to function as wearable art. Her designs are bold and powerful, achieving a harmony of color and texture that is enriched by the movement of the body. Masha’s inspirations are too numerous to list, for they arise not only from her cultural heritage but also from her passion for all forms of artistic expression. The materials she works with are innumerable as well; beads rendered from jade, turquoise, coral, silver, and more, as well as tribal objects, antique ornaments, coins, and fetishes from all corners of the world. Masha skillfully combines all of these elements into each piece of jewelry, creating individual art objects that express her innovative and unique vision.

Masha’s jewelry has fi rmly established her as a premier fi gure in the world of Art-to-Wear jewelry. The collectors of her work are as numerous and diverse as are her inspirations and designs. Masha’s creations are praised by both the design and art communities, and her infl uence transcends artistic boundaries.




COLLECTORS• Barbara Walters • Laura Bush • Beyonce Knowles • Joan Collins • Placido Domingo • Mrs. Larry King • Susan Lucci • Elaine Wynn • HRH Princess Turki Bin Nasser • Gene Hackman • Jennifer Love Hewitt • Olga Borodina • Mrs. Norman Lear • Shawn Southwick-King and Larry King • (Raul Julia) • Gladys Knight • Iris Apfel• Samuel Ramey• Ivana Trump• Oprah Winfrey• Sex and the City: The Movie• Harrison Ford / Calista Flockhart• Rita Moreno• Sylvia Chase• Mary Wilson (The Supremes)• Erin Brockovich• Colleen Zenk Pinter• Clint Eastwood• Linda and Jerry Bruckheimer




SPRING TRUNK SHOW SCHEDULE

SAKS FIFTH AVENUEpresents jewelry des igner

MASHA ARCHERmeet the ar t i s t . . .

S a r a s o t a • S o u t h g a t e M a l lFeb 19 ~ 22, Thu ~ Sun • 941-364-5300M i a m i • D a d e l a n d M a l lFeb 26 ~ Mar 1, Thu ~ Sun • 305-662-8655B o c a R a t o n • To w n C e n t e r M a l lMar 5 ~ 8, Thu ~ Sun • 561-393-9100P a l m B e a c h • E s p l a n a d e M a l lMar 12 ~ 15, Thu ~ Sun • 561-833-2551P a l m B e a c h G a r d e n s Mar 20 ~ 22, Fri ~ Sun • 561-694-9009B a l H a r b o u r • B a l H a r b o u r S h o p sMar 26 ~ 29, Thu ~ Sun • 305-865-1100A t l a n t a • P h i p p s P l a z aApr 9~12 Thu ~ Sun • 404-261-7234




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SAKS FIFTH AVENUEpresents jewelry by designer

MASHA ARCHER




AVAILABLE ATSaks Fifth Avenue • Selected Locations NationwideObject Design Wearable Art Gallery • Granville Island, Vancouver, BC • 604-683-7763 Glass Symphony • Bend, OR • 541.388.0331 Objects Gallery • Montecito, California • 805.565.3335 Facets Gallery • Pasadena, CA 91101 • 626.304.9765 Seaside Gems • Pacifi ca, California • 650.738.8247 Craft and Folk Art Museum • Los Angeles CA • 323.937.4230 Georgia Tapert Living • New York, New York • 212.334.7969 FireBird Restaurant • New York, New York • 212.586.0244 The Ukrainian Museum Gift Store • New York, New York • 212.228.0110 Keith Lipert Gallery • Washington DC • 202.965.9736 Alla Rogers Gallery • Washington DC • 202.333.8595 The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Gift Shop West Palm Beach FL • 561.651.4210 Ritz-Carlton Hotel Gallery • Naples FL • 239.598.3300 Women’s Echoes • Aiken, SC • 803.644.1093 Asian Village • Edwards, Colorado • 970.926.6188 Origins • Santa Fe, New Mexico • 505.988.2323 Jest Gallery • Whitefi sh, Montana • 406.862.5777 Jest Gallery • Mountain Lake LodgeBigfork, Montana • 406.837.3800 J D Gray’s Designer Jewelry • Coeur d’Alene, Idaho • 208.667.8189 Camellia Accessorios • Puerto Rico • Maribel Aguayo • 787-783-7715 the Desert House Collection • www.thedeserthousecollection.com ROUBI L’ROUBI • 13 norton folgate • London, E1 • +44 (0)20 7247 4311 Mariinsky Theatre Gift Shop • Teatralnaya Square, St Petersburg, 190000 Phone: +7.812.114.1211




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Saks Fifth AvenueSelected Locations Nationwide

New York City • Boston • Pittsburgh • Frontenac • Bergen County Atlanta • Chevy Chase • Charleston

Bal Harbour • Dadeland • Boca Raton • Palm Beach • Orlando Chicago Place Mall • Phoenix • Denver • Las Vegas

Dallas • San Antonio Palm Desert • Mission Viejo • San Diego

Portland

Visit http://www.masha.org for new Saks Fifth Avenue locations




ALL IN THE (ARCHER) FAMILYMasha Archer ~ The ArtistMasha Muchin Archer, daughter of sculptor Mykola Muchin and painter Sophia Muchin, born in the chaotic artistic center of the Ukraine known as Kiev... What else could her destiny be? After emigrating to Philadelphia and studying art in New York City she worked as an art restorer, clothing designer, and (yes!) belly-dance teacher and mentor, until one day all of these disciplines cascaded into the fabulous, one and only, Masha Archer Jewelry Artist we have today.

Charles Archer (1929-1993) ~ The PhotographerThe memory of Masha’s husband Charles lives on forever through his photography. Many of his portraits are adorned with a Masha necklace. He photographed a wide array of subjects, from performers in the arts to ‘regular’ people where he saw the inherent beauty awaiting the right eye through the right lens, in the slant of soft natural light he was so adept at capturing. We miss you, Charles.

Larissa Archer ~ The ModelLarissa has been modeling a Masha necklace, sitting and squirming impatiently for her dad, since the age of fi ve. A graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, her extensive repertoire working with the Actor’s Theatre in San Francisco is now all to the benefi t of New York City residents, where she currently lives and pursues her acting career. But she still fi nds time to help her mom out now and then at a Saks Fifth Avenue Trunk Show!

Maya Archer-Doyle ~ The PhotographerIt’s not how she planned it, but Maya, Masha’s oldest, grudgingly took up the mantle of family photographer--and then found out she has a great talent for it! While studying to be a librarian Maya was dragged, kicking and screaming, into the photo studio, strewn with the props and methods of “this is the way we’ve been doing it for years.” Then she started doing it her way, with her props and her equipment...and now this is the way we’ll do it for years to come.

Bill Doyle ~ The Computer GuruSomewhere along the way Maya needed some help lugging the photo equipment around, and Masha needed some help with her website, and Larissa needed some help tweaking her portfolio head shots in Photoshop. So Maya took a look around and fi nally chose Bill as the pick of the litter. They married soon thereafter and will remain so as long as he can keep Maya from buying a Macintosh computer. Life is complicated enough here at www.masha.org.




This fi lm presents an intimate portrait of the artist, Masha Archer, as she explores her own artistic inspirations and origins. The viewer goes on a privileged journey through Masha’s life, meeting the people who enrich her world, learning about the history that has informed her oeuvre. As described in the fi lm by a collector of her work, “(Masha’s jewelry is) an exotic blend of old and new… arranged to respond to the movements of the body … (so that) the jewelry becomes an extension of the personality.”

Masha’s visit to the city of her birth, Kiev, is the centerpiece of this fi lm. The viewer learns of Masha’s Ukrainian origins, and how the artistic practice of her parents led her to explore her own impulses as an artist. As Masha states: “My work is really an outgrowth of what I learned from them.”

The fi lm illustrates how Masha’s artistic passions extend beyond jewelry making to a multitude of artistic expressions, including painting, fashion design, and belly dancing. The viewer learns that for Masha there is a harmony amongst all of her artistic interests, which ultimately arise out of a desire to decorate the body with living, wearable art. Masha’s passion for music and the opera is a clear source of inspiration for her as well. Masha discusses how she works to achieve a harmony and rhythm in the arrangement of color in her pieces. Lofti Mansouri, San Francisco Opera Artistic Director, describes Masha’s jewelry as “very operatic” because of its grandeur and bold use of color.

In the fi lm, Masha visits many of the important fi gures in the arts who have supported

THE RITUAL OF THE EYE: THE JEWELRY OF MASHA ARCHERA fi lm by Gyorgy Vlasenko

her endeavors, including Margaret Lesher, sculptors Anatole Bilokur and Pyotr Kapshuchenko, art histo-rian Irina Blumina, collector Olenna Fesczaizk, and actress Raissa Nedashkivs-ka. Theater director Roman Viktiuk eloquently sums up Masha’s achievements as an artist: “only a person who so fi nely feels the harmony of the earth and heavens can so wonderfully create these amaz-ing theatrical compositions.”




IN THE NEWS PUBLICATION ARTICLE / LINK

OCEAN DRIVE MAGAZINE“LA Story”

Photos by Tony Duran

web link: OCEAN DRIVE MAGAZINE Online

VOGUE ITALIA MAGAZINE“Beauty”

Photos by Greg Lotus

web link: VOGUE ITALIA Online

COMPLOT MAGAZINE ~ Edicion 50

“la Casa de los Espiritus” Photos: Mateo Garcia

Styling: Giuseppi Pizzuto and Danny Santiago Model: Andrea D

web link: COMPLOT MAGAZINE Online

OCEAN DRIVE MAGAZINE “Ines Sastre ~ UNA NUEVA DIOSA EN LA PANTALLA”

Model: Ines Sastre Photo: NAVID


COMPLOT MAGAZINE

“Out of Africa” Photo: Billy Coleman

Styling: Giuseppi Pizzuto Model: Dillon Arango





OCEAN DRIVE MAGAZINE“Miami Heat”


COMPLOT MAGAZINE “lenguaje corporal”


RED CARTER SOUTHBEACH SWIMWEAR SHOWMIAMI, 2005

web link: RED CARTER Online

SELECTA MAGAZINESAKS FIFTH AVENUE PALM BEACH

OSCAR DE LARENTA

web link: SAKS FIFTH AVENUE Online web link: OSCAR DE LA RENTA Online

ELLE MAGAZINE

web link: ELLE MAGAZINE Online

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE

web link: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE Online




WASHINGTONIAN Magazine”Where Did You GET That?”

web link: WASHINGTONIAN Magazine Online

ES Escenario“Una fi esta de accessorios”

VEA Magazine“Fiesta lujosa”

VIVE MAGAZINE”SUMMER BREEZE”

Photography by Enrico Sacchettiweb link: VIVE MAGAZINE Online

New York Daily News”Her Art Wears Well”

web link: New York Daily News Online

SAN FRANCISCO FOCUS MAGAZINE”LOST ART”




MEGA MAGAZINE”BIG BEADS”

Model: Vina Morales

ESCENARIO”Experiencia tribal”

VANIDADES MAGAZINE”Miami”

web link: VANIDADES MAGAZINE Home Page

San Antonio Express-News”Designer’s jewelry has exotic air”

web link: My San Antonio Home Page

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE”SPIRIT - Jewels from the Earth and Sea”

Photography by Victor Skrebneskiweb link: FLORIDA International Magazine Home Page

HOUSTON CHRONICLE”The Venerable Bead”

web link: Houston Chronicle Home Page

Las Vegas Magazine”How to Rock Her World”

web link: Las Vegas Magazine Home Page




Harper’s BAZAAR”Moscow” and “Accessories”

web link: Harper’s BAZAAR Home Page

Southwest Profi le”Masha Archer’s Art To Wear”

Feature ArticleAdobe Acrobat PDF File




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