KARISSA OOK

KARISSA OOKAgate, Aquamarine, Pyrite, BlackRhodium, Brass, GF, SS LuLu B Designs by Mary Lou Banks is a Calgary based jewellery artist that blends European elegance with a passion for natural gemstones, crystals, silver, and freshwater pearls. With a background in geology, Mary Lou carefully selects each material, creating handcrafted pieces that celebrate organic beauty and unique imperfections. Inspired by Parisian style and timeless design, her jewellery

is a geologist

movement and moments in time

Collecting Inuit sculpture also directly supports Indigenous artists and helps sustain Northern communities where this tradition remains an important cultural and economic practice

and atmospheric

as a triptych

sweeping strokes create texture and relief on the surface and paint is layered and scraped

simplified

Known for his dynamic brushwork and cinematic use of colour

and a self-taught

her work transforms emotion

the diagonal bushes on the right side compared to the horizontal arrangement of then quickly disappears from view

original acrylic paintings