{"title":"Karolis_Avizienis","description":"\u003cp\u003eJewelry and Artistic Craftsman\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"amber-pendant-a","title":"Amber Pendant (A)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeautiful vintage Amber pendant, modernist style, set in Sterling Silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 2.25\" X 1.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor: Honey Amber\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the designer of this one of a kind piece:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/4302\/5905\/files\/Karolis_Avizienis_-2.jpg?v=1794362638\" alt=\"\" width=\"118\" height=\"159\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKAROLIS AVIŽIENIS (1939-2023) was born in Raseiniai, Lithuania, to a veterinarian father and a pharmacist mother. He dreamed of studying art, but after his family was deported to Siberia in 1941, simply surviving became the priority. At 13, he took a job as a blacksmith’s assistant, working ten hours a day, because he could bring home more food by working than a child’s allotment provided. By the time he was allowed to return to Lithuania in 1956, he was married and had a son. The family lived in Šilutė until 1960, when they emigrated to Munich, West Germany, and then moved on to Chicago, where he hoped to join a more vibrant Lithuanian émigré community. He immediately joined Lithuanian organizations and sang tenor in the Chicago Lithuanian Opera Men’s Chorus. In the evenings, he painted, made jewelry, learned traditional Lithuanian wood carving, and created metal sculptures from scrap copper at the University of Chicago Department of Chemistry’s Machine Shop, where he worked for more than 30 years. Entirely self-taught, he excelled at every art he attempted. He devoted his last two decades to oil painting. The jewelry in this collection was made in the 1980s and 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChain in photo not included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePendant is available on-line or can also be seen in person at one of our two locations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jura Avizienis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67491172647153,"sku":"C0001","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/4302\/5905\/files\/C001_V2.jpg?v=1794362285"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/4302\/5905\/collections\/Karolis_Avizienis_-2.jpg?v=1794362825","url":"https:\/\/balzekasmuseum.myshopify.com\/lt\/collections\/karolis_avizienis.oembed","provider":"Balzekas Museum Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}