Jerry was the first one of us to start creating our unique jewelry. This was in the late 1980's. After a couple of years of watching, assisting, and working beside my husband, I, Fran, ventured to try out my own design ideas and techniques of fabrication. This was in the early 1990's. Today we work both independently and jointly in the creation of our unique, one-of-a-kind, wearable metal art jewelry.
Our artistic skills in hand-fabrication represent many years of research, training, experimentation, and of course, hands-on practice. Both of us are basically self-taught and are always learning, creating and developing new practices and designs. We use time honored fabrication methods such as: forging, dapping, tooling, soldering, texturing, and many others.
I do most of the color coordination and design of our work. Often the free-form cabochons will "talk" to us, giving us added inspiration for our asymmetrical designs. I also work with our clients in the creation of their own personal piece of 'wearable metal art jewelry.'
Over the years of our journey we have been selected as artists to participate in some of the most prestigious Fine Art events held in the San Francisco Bay Areas of California. Some of these are: Capitola Art and Wine, Capitola; Art in the Redwoods, Gualala; Mendocino Summer Arts, Mendocino; Menlo Park, Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Palo Alto; Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival; Burlingame Art on the Ave, and many more Fine Art shows in Ca., Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Louisiana.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
