Features
Somers' Pursuit of Form
The Intricate, Irrevocable Nature of his Sculpture
Somers is a sculptor turned jewelry designer. He creates man-sized scultpures and palm-sized works of art to be worn as adornment. His sculpture and his jewelry are elegant and rugged as well as delicate and enduring.
Zaffiro: Elizabeth and Jack Gualtieri
Granulation, Geometry & Process
Zaffiro's founders, Jack and Elizabeth Gualtieri, create exquisite jewelry featuring the ancient technique of granulation in their Portland, Oregon studio.
Rebecca Overmann Interviewed by Vicente Agor
Modern, Textural and Organic
CJDG member Vicente Agor speaks with fellow designer Rebecca Overmann about her graphic design background, hand carved rings and the new collection, Edges.
Art + Therapy
Patricia Tschetter's Granulation Fascination
How does a Marriage & Family Therapist with an MBA become a jewelry designer? Well, if you are Patricia Tschetter, the award winning designer of Tschetter Studio, you start by making paper jewelry for yourself.
Diving for Inspiration
Alexis Barbeau's Ocean Explorations
Certified Scuba instructor and jewelry designer Alexis Barbeau on her longstanding love of the ocean, from her early travels in Greece to her current fight to preserve a habitat in peril.
Beneath the Surface
Vicente Agor's Antarctica
My collections are inspired by my travels, whether real or imaginary. Personally I have two more continents to travel to in order to make it to all seven. One of them is Antarctica and the other is Australia. So in the case of my Antarctica Collection, the travel inspiration is achieved vicariously through photographs.