169 E. Broadway, Eugene, Oregon 97401
Cascadia Bioregion * USA
(541) 343-2298 * 800-507-GOLD (4653)
Office Hrs: 10-6 M-F, 10-4 Sat, Closed Sunday
Email: Quality@GoldworksArt.com
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Design is everywhere. Inspiration may come from a variety of places. Color, texture, heft, feel, the smooth cure of beach worn granite ... a moment, an era, a lifetime. The thing that draws me to expression in precious metals is adaptability to most any design consideration. From moonlit, tropical beach scenes to Hopi wedding shawls and ancient Chinese pottery designs, we may even depict the way a wave breaks around a point. From subtle suggestion to bold representationalism, precious metals can do it. Anything is possible. If you know that you want a personal piece of jewelry, but don’t yet have a specific idea of what it is you want, I can suggest a way of looking at it that you may find useful. It may help to consider the initial design process one of elimination. (Sometimes it is easier to know for sure what you don’t want than what you do want.) Then, you can ask yourself a series of simple, bipolar questions. For example, do you like bulky or more delicate things? Do you like swoops and curves or do you favor lines and angles? Middle ground is an acceptable answer. You can see how in five or six questions we may not know exactly how the piece will look, but we know enough to get a direction for my carving. Then, when you view the wax model we can continue to refine the piece as necessary. I think most people end up feeling the design process is enjoyable and rewarding. |
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