At a time when our culture is focused on the trendy and disposable, Lisa Crowder makes art jewelry intended to be worn for years instead of months. She wants the wearer to think of her jewelry as more than a pair of earrings, but as a small work of art. She hopes to create a relationship between her work and the wearer through clean lines and pleasing forms.The artist's current work is very much about the metal itself; its color, malleability, and form. Often, she goes straight to the metal…