Wendy's work is Gelastic Art and she has invented a new Gelastic form of writing called W'English. The ART shown here is a body of work mostly created in the past 9 years. Jewels and rhinestones, brightly colored Swarovski Austrian crystals, small antique toys and objects, fabric, cherubs and religious artifacts, Wendy's old Jewelry, inlaid bits of Pop Culture or the playful icons of retro-Americana. Some start as oil paintings and become encrusted, as the jewelry and art Gell into something brand new.
Wendy was president and designer of Wendy Gell Jewelry, Inc., in the 70's and 80's, an international fashion and costume jewelry business based in New York City and Key West. After a long absence, her encrusted and whimsical designs are again turning up and turning heads on Wendy's website wendygell.com and galleries across the country, on the cable airways of QVC television, and coming in May at the Crown Jewels in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo and Mandaley Resorts Casino. Her visionary jeweled panels and canvases are re-creating an ancient Byzantine artform .
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Working as a song-writer, she was looking for a new creative way to make a living and invented the "Wristy" cuff bracelet in the early 1970's, and crystal cluster earrings which found quick popularity. Her designs were marketed in Asia, Europe, South America, and the US, worn by celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, the late Princess Diana, Michael Jackson, First Lady Hillary Clinton. Her jewelry adorned the cover of Vogue nine times as well as Paris vogue, Essence, Vanity Fair, and many more magazines. Her one-of-a-kind pieces were collected by Elizabeth Taylor, Cher, Liberace, Elton John, Prince, and Isabella Rossellini.
In 1985 she became a licensee for the Walt Disney company producing highly collected Disney Character jewelry and art. Her jewelry productions were scheduled with the release of such feature films as Dick Tracy and Who Framed Roger Rabbit as well as the 50th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz and the Broadway show, Phantom of the Opera.
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Wendy toured the USA in the 80's appearing in newspapers and on TV all over America, including the Oprah Winfrey show, Good Morning America, Elsa Clench "Style" and MTV.
An avid Dylan fan, Wendy has a Bob Dylan inspired gallery called wenDYLANd. The name "Gelastic" comes from an out of use word Gell found in a one hundred year old dictionary when looking up the definition of her own name.
Gelastic means "capable of producing laughter; risible; and healing by laughter." She named the extensive body of art she was creating Gelastic Art. (Gelasin is the dimple on the cheek produced by smiling.)
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