Jean’s Gallery of Jewelry
While Jean is not a dedicated outdoorsy sort of person, and is definitely a city girl, her work can clearly be defined as organic. In many instances it is taken directly from nature, and when not, still retains a natural flow that is unmistakable.
Just as distinctive is the fact Jean's work is nearly all one-of-a-kind. She rarely makes a series of any one concept, creating a truly unique body of work.
Some of her pieces carry explicit names, others a simple inventory designation, or perhaps none at all. While there is no particular reason for how any one piece has been designated, or not, it will certainly provide plenty for future art historians to think about.
These are presented here as a sharing of some of the fun that Jean has exploring the variety of things that can be done in metal, glass, and stone.
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Cast Gold Pendant
A pair of gracefully dropping arms, reminiscent of a wishbone, lead to a solidified golden pool. Cast in 14-karat gold.
Man's White Gold Ring
6 clear and colored stones accent a field of pebbles,reminiscent of a stream bed. Cast in 14-carat white gold.
Waterfall Necklace
The forged Sterling surrounding the hint of a waterfall in the Jasp-Agate continues into the necklace itself.
Corrugated Enameled Flower Pin
A flower pin of enameled, corrugated copper.
Edges in Opposition
A pin of corrugated copper left in its natural state.
An abalone shell, molded from life in fine Silver PMC, enhanced with blue enamel.
Pendant - Golden Eye
A rare case of exploring the same form in a different way, Golden Eye is Fine Silver PMC combined with 14-karat and 18-karat gold PMC. PMC, a new way to work with precious metals, permits new design techniques that were not previously possible.
A pendant of Fine Silver PMC enameled in the style of cloisonné and plique-á-jour.
A star burst pin with 24-karat Kum-Boo gold foil. The Kum-Boo process is an ancient Korean process that marries two metals using heat and pressure.
 
Here Gold wire is used to create a pendent with an open feeling while holding the stone firmly in place. (Front, back)
Two hollow, sterling rings in a modified Deco style, fabricated entirely of sheet material, providing dynamic shape and light weight.
A Sterling Silver snail approximately life size, cast from a one of a kind wax master. It sits there, quietly, contemplating the possibility of its next move, an object of quiet delight.
One of Jean's favorite approaches, this piece carries the basic patterns of the stone beyond its edges, creating a piece that is more than its parts. Rhodoquartsite on fabricated Sterling Silver.
Fine Silver and Gold Kum-Boo Pendant
A flat Fine Silver pendant with 24-karat gold foil Kum-Boo that gives the feel of almost being a giant crystal of something formed deep in the early days of the planet, carrying the lines of the turquoise out beyond the stone.
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