Sarah Mann Jewelry

Jewelry Designer and Metalsmith
Sarah Mann is fascinated by the creative and technical challenges of transforming sterling silver into objects of adornment. She is proud to carry on a family tradition in the crafts, and pleased that this enables her to exercise her talent no matter where she lives. She creates clean straightforward designs that often incorporate kinetics.


'Astral' Sterling Silver Ring
A dreamy band of brushed sterling silver punctuated with otherworldly designs.
$130

Sarah was introduced to metalsmithing at the University of Wisconsin in her hometown of Milwaukee. She furthered her interest under the expert guidance of Heikki Seppa at Washington University in St. Louis, and the craftspeople at Fuji Studio in Florence.


Collapsible Ring
Brushed sterling silver ring with unique design. Movement and flexibility makes for a comfortable fit. Narrow ring has one bar instead of two.
$150

Sarah then lived in New Orleans, where she worked amid its thriving community of metalsmiths and honed her skills in preparation for a transition to New York City. The dynamic nature of the city inspired the strong form and kinetic design of her pieces.


Jester Cuff Links
Sterling silver cuff links with a patina enhanced surface texture.
$105

Sarah Mann has recently returned to her roots in the Midwest and continues her silversmithing there, creating bold yet elegant jewelry with unique surface treatments. The jewelry that she designs and handcrafts skillfully merges geometric and organic elements to create a style that is recognizably her own.

Mann realizes fully the broad potential of sterling silver. She crafts her jewelry with torch and tools - saws, files, pliers, nippers, drills, hammers, dapping blocks, and a rolling mill - then gives it with a range of hues through delicately controlled oxidation. The combined effect of patina on texture is a signature characteristic of all Sarah Mann jewelry.

Sarah introduces a new jewelry collection - earrings, necklaces, pins, bracelets, and rings - about every ten months. She carefully crafts each piece, and presents it as one of a limited edition. "Raw sterling silver cries out to me, begs me to convert it into bold jewelry with subtle finishes. Of course, I must obey."See full article.

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Christy Klug Jewelry

Jewelry Designer and Metalsmith
Inspired by the stained glass artists in Germany, Christy Klug has created a line of large-scale sculptural metal jewelry. After studying stained glass design at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston, Christy created huge, wall-sized stained glass pieces, but having kids changed all that.


Christy Klug Navel Choker
18k Gold and oxidized Sterling Silver choker.
Dotted with five flush-set diamonds that range from 1.3mm to 2.0mm.
$936

Jewelry design afforded her the opportunity to work on a smaller scale, and creating wearable art personalized the artistic process for her in a way that stained glass had not. She found that she could achieve the dramatic aesthetic effect of the lead lines by hand cutting them into the metal, leaving negative space where the glass would have been.


Christy Klug Sterling Silver Box Set Pendant
Pendant has contrasting oxidized Sterling Silver interior.
Comes on a sleek cable.
$290

In 1997, Christy Klug moved to her current location of Austin, Texas, where she took a class and fell in love with metalsmithing. Her line of large-scale, sculptural metal jewelry is cut by hand using a jeweler's saw. Christy strives to create jewelry that has a sense of balance, simplicity, and elegance. Each piece is crafted by hand, so her touch becomes part of the work.


Christy Klug Blake Ring
Oxidized sterling silver ring with 22k Gold overlay.
$490

Artist Statement

In metal, I have found a medium that I can sculpt, mark, and mold into beautifully organic and dramatic forms. I draw inspiration my background in drawing, etching, glasswork, and painting to create wearable art that is both sensual and theatrical.

I was drawn to the stained glass artists in post-World War II Germany, who revolutionized the medium by elevating the structural function of the lead lines into an artistic element. I'm inspired by the shapes and lines I find in the art of Jean Arp, Gerhard Richter, Egon Schiele, Johannes Schreiter, Frank Gehry, and Ludwig Schaffrath.

Growing up in Germany, England, Canada, and the United States exposed me to a rich variety of cultures, art, and architecture. As the perpetual new kid in class, I let go of trying to fit in and instead developed my own style. My jewelry reflects that same spirit of individuality.

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Sydney Lynch Jewelry

Jewelry Designer and Metalsmith
Sydney Lynch is an accomplished metalsmith and designer whose jewelry includes both one-of-a-kind creations and multiples, each piece made by hand in her studio. Most of the collection is executed in bimetal, 22k or 18k gold and sterling silver fabricated into one piece, that allows the artist to contrast yellow gold surfaces with oxidized sterling silver surfaces to create the dramatic designs for which Lynch is known.


Primavera Pin
Sterling Silver, 22k Gold, Tourmaline
2.5 inches diameter

Sydney Lynch Jewelry combines sculptural contemporary design with the highest quality craftsmanship to create a unique collection of wearable art. From her studio in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sydney Lynch creates both her Designer Line and one-of-a-kind pieces that include a variety of gemstones. A nationally recognized designer for 25 years, Sydney's work has been exhibited at leading juried shows and is sold at fine craft galleries and jewelry stores across the country.


Black & Gold Inca Bracelet
Oxidized Sterling Silver
18k and 22k Gold
Two 10pt. Diamonds.
6 7/8 inch length shown

Colorful cabochon gems including Peridot, Aquamarine, Iolite, Tourmaline, Moonstone, and pearls are a signature in her work. The gemstones are set in 22k gold bezels. No parts are plated, so the gold surfaces won't wear through. Her jewelry is hand-fabricated, but some of the silver components are cast using the lost wax process.


Forest Pendant with Citrine
Oxidized Sterling Silver
18k and 22k Gold
On sterling cable.

Sydney's jewelry combines bold, simple sculptural shapes in a sensual blend that results in an organic geometry. Many of the patterned textures are created by roller-printing the metal with photo-etched stainless steel templates. Other textures are created by grinding or hammering the metal against cement.

Her personal interests are reflected in her work: the natural forms of rocks and seashells that she has collected since childhood, the intriguing shapes she finds in weathered urban areas. She's also interested in tribal and ancient jewelry, and that too is reflected in her work. She explores different ways of changing the appearance of metal through roller printing, and hammering the metal against textured surfaces.

The combination of gems and earthier stones with 22k gold and silver provides the context for an interplay of color, shape, and texture. Wearability is always an important factor for Lynch. She wants her jewelry to be comfortable and graceful, as well as strong and sculptural. Her jewelry reflects classical and primitive traditions while remaining distinctly contemporary.

ARTIST STATEMENT

When I was young I loved rummaging through my grandmother's bureau drawers, enchanted by her treasure trove of costume jewelry, which she kept in a jumble of tiny boxes, each with its own story. Growing up in rural Connecticut, my passions were creating and curating my collections of objects found and acquired, and, as my mother used to say, "working with my hands." I progressed from hand-loomed pot holders to making bowls out of natural clay from a local streambed, to oil painting.

While working on the Navajo Reservation midway through college, I fell in love with the wide-open landscape and moved West permanently. Soon I met my first silversmiths who made me want to get my hands on some silver and start making jewelry.

I finished my BFA at the University of Colorado, and after ten years of making jewelry in Boulder, I settled in Nebraska, first on a farm and then in Lincoln. I now work with three assistants and my husband, Craig Roper, who manages the business end of the studio.

Recently I have been working on a series of designs inspired by the subtle, repetitive forms of the flora and wild grasses of the prairie. In miniaturizing a vast open landscape by creating these pieces, I am able to focus on the details of my surroundings which might otherwise be easily overlooked.

Working with the materials is the most exciting part of the process for me. Simply put, I like making things. In my one-of-a kind pieces, I exercise my love of color by incorporating a wide range of colored stones in endless combinations. My other body of work focuses on oxidized sterling combined with 18k and 22k gold. It's important that my work be both sculptural and wearable. Many of my designs are abstract, leaving the wearer open to create a personal, intuitive relationship with the piece.

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Why I Love Turquoise! Turkoosi, Turquesa, Turkooizen

Turquoise is a wonderful material for jewelry and has been used for thousands and thousands of years. I love to use it for several reasons, not only because the colour turquoise is one of my favorites.
First, I love working with materials that have a sense of history. Not only does one have the sensual appreciation that we who work with gemstones and metals get to experience, but there is the intellectual and emotional appreciation of being linked to those past workers, some in sophisticated workshops, some simply women with a supply of beads and stringing material who made necklaces and bracelets as they watched their children play. We know that turquoise was used as early as 5500 B.C.; bracelets found on the Egyptian Queen Zar tell us this. The Egyptians made turquoise beads. In addition to lapis, turquoise was one of the materials used most often by the Sumerians who inlaid it with gold and precious stones as well. As far as we know, the first mines were in the Sinai region of Egypt.Turquoise probably got its name from "Turkey" although the best turquoise actually came from Persia (Iran), and calling turquoise "Persian turquoise" is still an indicator of high quality. Turquoise was also mined in China and in America and was traditionally set with gold and sometimes other gemstones. In Victorian times it was common to see turquoise set in gold with diamonds; it is recently, probably in the very late 1890's, and in the American Southwest, that turquoise became associated with sterling silver.
I also love the way that turquoise comes in such a variety of shapes and sizes - and that turquoise with and without matrix is considered equally valuable often. Many people value the "spiderweb" appearance of dark veins, while others prefer a clear blue unmarred surface. It also comes in such a range of prices that real turquoise is affordable for almost everyone. Of course, the colour of turquoise can range also from that wonderful "Sleeping Beauty" blue to a dark teal of which I'm fond as well.
Turquoise plays well with others - I love mixing it with lampwork glass, of course - the opaque turquoise and the transparent glass are a magical combination. And we now consider sterling and turquoise to be a classic combination. The second turquoise bracelet is one of my newest creations: a mix of turquoise, sterling, and Swarovski crystals in the new Sand Opal colour. I still like to mix turquoise with gold although most of my customers seem to prefer sterling silver with theirs.All the turquoise bracelets shown here today can be found on the Cluny Grey Jewelry website. Please give me some time to get the prices on them!

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Jewelry Bargains at Shop NBC

Shop NBC is a multi-media retailer that sells jewelry and other products through their home shopping television network, the Internet, and direct mail. They are one of the nation's leading home shopping channels. Shop NBC broadcasts live, every day of the year, into approximately 60 million households. In addition, ShopNBC.com offers the opportunity to purchase everything shown on their television network, plus a host of additional items available exclusively online.

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14k White / Yellow Gold with Green or Pink Amethyst Dangle Earrings
$250


18k Rose or Yellow Gold Royal Ring
$500


Sterling Silver & Jasper, Agate, Black Shell, Tiger Eye & Onyx Pendant
$80


Sterling Silver Amethyst, Peridot & Iolite Earrings
$60


Sterling Silver 7.5" Drusy, Iolite, Topaz & Moonstone Cuff Bracelet
$400


14k Gold "Live, Laugh & Love" Collection Artform Three Ring Set
$300


14k White or Yellow Gold 36" Multi-Gemstone Necklace
$695


14k Gold 18" "Flowing Gold Lava" Collection Artform Pendant
$500


14k White, Rose or Yellow Gold 18" Dazzling Triple Rolo Necklace
$300


14k Royal Gates Collection Artform Hoop Earrings
$236

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Nuovegioie Jewelry

Fashion Jewelry with an Italian Flair
Nuovegioie (or Nuove Gioie) is an Italian fashion company that managed in a little over 15 years of activity to set new standards in silver craftsmanship, changing the aesthetic perception of silver by focusing on the flair of innovative work. The unique style of the Nuovegioie jewelry collection is inspired by the latest fashion trends, sometimes anticipating them, sometimes interpreting them with a personal and versatile design.


Lavender Multi-gemstone Sterling Silver Fashion Ring
Exquisitely cut baubles of lavender sparkle in a twisting branch-like design, expertly paired with a beautiful wide sterling silver band by Nuovegioie. It provides the perfect bling for drinks out with the girls or dinner with your man. Made in Italy.
$292

The lines of this exclusive silver jewelry are feminine, delicate and bold, seductive and unique. The pleasure of a piece that is totally out of the ordinary but perfectly in tune. Nuovegioie jewelry provides an element of pleasure and distinction to wear in any situation. Experience and originality, but especially passion and dedication, are the elements making Nuovegioie one of the most interesting collections in the world of silver jewelry.


Black Square Stone Sterling Silver Fashion Ring
A flash of polished and knotted silver encircling a bold jet black center stone makes this right hand ring the center of attention at your next cocktail party. Made in Italy.
$192

Nuovegioie was brought to life by the will and determination of two young entrepreneurs from Camisano Vicentino in the eighties, and is now a very important company in the silver jewelry industry. Lifestyle Nuovegioie comes from a balanced mix of trends, fashion, flexibility and flair, together with innovative design.


Pink Flower Sterling Silver Fashion Ring
A delicate flower with a pink round natural stone at the center is presented on a sleek and elegant sterling silver setting with a 5 mm band for a sweet and refined detail. Made in Italy.
$169

Collections range from light and informal jewels, to wear with jeans, to important pieces for important situations. The excellent quality to price ratio is the winning factor with Nuovegioie. Its jewels are accessible dreams, not to remain abstract fantasies but to become true as splendid and versatile creations.See full article.

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