WEBVTT KEENE CREATESSOMETHING NEW AND PRETTY WITHCAMERAS.SO PRETTY, IN FACT, YOU WILLWANT TO TAKE A PICTURE.♪>> KRISTA IS A JEWELER.WHAT SHE USES TO MAKE HER PIECESMIGHT SURPRISE YOU.>> THEY SAY THAT I MAKE VINTAGEJEWELRY OUT OF CAMERA PARTS, ANDUSUALLY, THEY ARE SHOCKED.I LIKE TO KEEP IT REALLY SIMPLEAND CLASSIC, BUT STILL HAVE THATINDUSTRIAL FIELD WITHOUT MOVINGTOO FAR INTO STEAM PUNK.I WANT IT TO BE OBVIOUS THATTHEY ARE CAMERA PARTS.ERIN: FOCAL JEWELRY STARTED WITHWHAT KRISTA CALLS ASERENDIPITOUS FALL.KRISTA: I GOT TIRED, AND I WASCARRYING MY CAMERA.I FELT DIRECTLY ON MY CAMERALENS.JUST COMPLETELY DESTROYED THELENS.I DECIDED AT THAT POINT TO TAKEIT APART.ONCE I DID, THE PIECES LENTTHEMSELVES REALLY WELL TOJEWELRY.ERIN: SMALL PROBLEM, THOUGH.KRISTA HAD NO IDEA HOW TO MAKEJEWELRY.KRISTA: I LEARNED ON YOUTUBE,JUST LITTLE CLASSES ONLINE.SO IT WAS MOSTLY WIRE WRAPPING,IN Y KNOW, MY FIRST ITERATIONOF THE JEWELRY WAS NOT QUITEWHAT I WAS GOING TO SELL.ERIN: BUT AFTER A CLASS AT THESHARON ARTS CENTER, KRISTA WASIN BUSINESS -- LITERALLY.KRISTA: IT WAS A SLOW START.I WANTED TO TAKE MY TIME.BUT IT HAS BEEN NEXT FINANCIALSINCE I STARTED SELLING.-- IT HAS BEEN EXPONENTIAL SINCEI STARTED SELLING.I WILL GO TO ANTIQUE STORES ORTHRIFT SHOPS -- SOMHING THATIS BUILT INTO MY LIFE, ANYWAY.I LIKE TO FIND MY VERSION OFTREASURE.ERIN NOT JUST ANY CAMERA WILLDO.KRISTA HAS DISSECTED ENOUGH ATTHIS POINT TO KNOW WHAT SHELIKES.KRIS: GENERALLY, IF THE CASINGIS METAL THERE IS A GOOD STARTRATE THEIR.RE.YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THERE IS ABIRD SHAPE RIGHT HERE.ERIN THE CAMERA CONNOISSEURSAYS ANYTHING BEFORE 1960 IS TOOPRETTY TO TAKE APART.ANYTHING AFTER 1980 GETS A BITTO PLASTICY.KRISTA: THEY HAVE TO BE BROKEN.THAT KIND OF SHOWS THAT THEREARE A LOT OF METAL PIECES RIGHTTHERE.I THINK EVEN PHOTOGRAPHERSNEVER REALIZE HOW MANY PARTS AREINSIDE, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'TFALL ON THEIR CAMERAS LIKE IDID.[LAUGHTER]KRISTA: THIS TIME YEAR, ITAKE HIS MANY OF THEM APART AS ICAN.ONCE THEY ARE TAKEN APART, ISORT THEM.♪KRISTA: THIS IS A GOOD JANUARYPROJECT.WHEN I HAMMER THESE OUT, ITDRIES MY BOYFRIEND AND NEIGHBORSCRAZY.ERIN WORKING WITH SUCH SMALLPARTS TAKES A LOT OF FOCUS --PUN INTENDED.BUT EACH PRODUCT IS SO ELEGANT,THEY LOOK ALMOST EFFORTLESS.KRISTA: EACH PIECE IS UNIQUE.EVEN IF SOME ARE SIMILAR, THEREARE SOME IN THE DIFFERENT PIECESIN THEIR, YOU WON'T GET THE SAMETHING TWICE.I HAVE A PAIR OF EARRINGS WHEREI USED THIS PARTICULAR PIECE.I WILL ADD HAMMERED METAL TO IT,JUST TO GIVE IT SOME COLOR.THE BLACK AND THE GOLD LOOK SOPRETTY TOGETHER.AN ART NOUVEAU SORT OF THING.THEY ARE SO PLAYFUL AND FUN TOMAKE.THERE IS ALSO THIS BRASS RINGWITH A LOT OF DETAIL TO IT.SOMETHING WITH A STRING AROUNDIT.THESE BEAUTIFUL PIECES.ON DAY, I JUST THOUGHT, IF ICOULD DRILL THROUGH IT ANDSUSPEND LITTLE PIECES INSIDE, ITWOULD SPIN.THAT COMES OUT OF A MINOLTA,ERIN: KRISTA'S FAVORITE PART OFTHE CREATIVE PROCESS?KRISTA: WHI DISASSEMBLI THEJEWELRY, IT IS SO FUN ANDADDICTIVE.SHUTTERS COME IN ALL DIFFERENTSHAPES AND SIZES.IT'S INCREDIBL, EVEN FROM MODELTO MODEL WITH THE SAME COMPANY,HOW DIFFERENT THEY ARE.ERIN: EACH CAMERA COMES WITH ITSOWN STORY.EACH NEW PIECE OF JEWELRY THATMAKES CARRIES IT ON.KRISTA: I HAVE LEARNED TO LOVEEVERY PROCESS.I LEARNED TO LOVE IT BECAUSE ITIS PART OF THE PROCESS.IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT, YOUKNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO COME OUTRIGHT.♪