About Le Modern Trinket
Christina Sanchez, owner and energy behind Le Modern Trinket,
started her company in December of 2009. Inspired by art, vintage items
and photography she decided to self teach incorporating things in which
she loves.
Heavily influenced by the 18th century – 19th century era, Art Deco,
the Dada and Bauhaus art movements and by artists including Kurt
Schwitters, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauschenberg and Hannah Hoch,
Christina began to up-cycle found objects into unique wearable pieces of
art. Making jewelry as a hobby soon changed when the owners of Gallery 212
saw some of her pieces and soon she had her first handmade show that
she organized at Gallery 212 in March 2010 called “The Modern
Tchotchkes”.
Outgrowing her space and needing a studio, Christina
converted her garage into a work space. She has since shown at various
handmade shows like Patchwork Indie Arts & Crafts Festival, Handmade Brigade of Orange County, Roots Roadhouse at the Echoplex, many gallery openings, art events and organized handmade fairs like the first A.C.E Art Crawl Experience
handmade show. She also does commission pieces in which many of her
clients will give her their family mementos in which she calls “Memento
Art”.
Not every piece is derived from jewelry. Christina Sanchez utilizes
things like vintage photographs, tintype photos, radio resistors, vacuum
tubes, capacitors, photo flash cubes, watch parts, door henge’s,
cabinet locks, rosaries, Bakelite Mahjong tiles and matryoshka dolls.
What first began as making earrings evolved to making necklaces,
pendants, rings, brooches, hair accessories, customizing necklaces,
bracelets and most recent cuff links. She’s also started to dabble in
housewares with making magnets.
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