We Love Our Artist Friends!
We are proud to
represent a large assortment of wonderfully talented
artists, many of whom are from Wisconsin or have ties to
it. These artists work in an assortment of metals, each has
a distinct style, and many are masters in their
field.
~Please
click on the artist's name for a photo gallery of their
work, and check back
often as more artists and more photos are added.
~We want to acknowledge the many hours that go into
creating these works of art; from the initial design to
carving the wax to setting stones and putting on the
finishing touches. We are happy that other artists may find
inspiration in these photos, but we have to ask that
you please
-
respect the
artist’s rights as originators of these designs, and the
copyrights they hold to their work.
~Our
artists work in a large variety of metals. Many of our
designers work with 14K or 18K yellow or white gold, or
platinum. We are happy to have a selection of designers who
work in popular "alternative" metals. These include
stainless steel, Damascus steel, and palladium. A number of
artists specialize in a certain metal, such as Fred
Fenster's pewter vessels and Julie Rauschenberger's 22K
gold granulation. The vast majority of gold currently used
in jewelry is from recycled sources, and we purchase most
of our supplies for creating our jewelry from industry
leaders in recycling.
~Please note that items pictured are not always in stock
here at Studio Jewelers, or may be one of a kind pieces.
Many of our artists are willing to work with you to design
a custom piece or work with your stones. Please
contact us if there is a
piece that you would like to know more about.
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Katherine Aberle
(click name for
photos)
Katherine's
designs reflect great respect for the art and culture of
the world. Her rings reflect designs found on tapestry
borders, art nouveau illustrations, Japanese prints, and
Impressionist paintings. Katherine's line, Studio 311, is
carried on today by husband and wife Eric and Krista
McCafferty. Today the couple continues to work
closely with Katherine in order to preserve the principles
that initially guided the creation of the business.
Krista collaborates with Katherine to create new designs
for the jewelry line, and Eric, who worked as a goldsmith
under Katherine in the 1990s, is an integral part of the
production aspect of the business.
Studio 311 website | Studio311 on Facebook
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Our Studio311 Pinterest
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Kristin Anderson
(click name for
photos)
Kristin works
with Champleve Vitreous Enamels in 18K Gold and Sterling
silver, often accompanied by gemstone accents. The
champleve technique allows for greater variation in the
width of lines or areas of metal in the surface of the
enamel. Combining areas of reflective metal with glowing
enamel colors gives effects of illusionistic depth unique
to this medium. Kristin's beautiful work is recognized
worldwide.
Kristin’s website |
Our Kristin Anderson Pinterest
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James Binnion
(click name for
photos)
James has worked
in Mokume
Gane for over 20
years developing his technique and designs.
Mokume
translates from
Japanese as "wood eye" which refers to burl wood grain
and Gane
means "metal".
Today mokume refers to any pattern made in this Japanese
lamination technique. After extensive research on mokume
and metallurgy, he developed his own method for making
mokume. Your ring will be custom made for you with its own
individual pattern. You can trust that your ring will be
designed and hand crafted by a master craftsman with close
attention to detail.
Jim’s website | Jim’s Facebook page
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Our James Binnion Pinterest
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Hanna Cook-Wallace
(click name for
photos)
Hanna
Cook-Wallace came naturally to her profession. "I was one
of those kids who hung out at the local rock shop after
school," she recalls. "I call it the 'Magpie factor'--the
color and sparkle of gems and minerals has always
fascinated me."
Hanna's interest led naturally to formal gemological
training at home and abroad. In addition to study through
the Gemological Institute of America, she is a graduate of
the Educational Gemstone Centre Hattgenstein in Germany,
with a certificate in practical and advanced gemology.
Hanna loves to work with the vast collection of gems she
has gathered over the years, making one of a kind pieces
with natural curves and bold presence.
Hanna is one
of three designer/goldsmiths available in-house here at
Studio Jewelers for all of your jewelry needs!
Our Hanna Cook-Wallace Pinterest
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Paula Crevoshay
(click name for
photos)
Paula Crevoshay
launched her first collection of one-of-a-kind art jewels
in 1981. Her awards and achievements took her, as a
jeweler, very quickly to the forefront of modern design.
Combining the disciplines of fine art, gemology and history
with jewelry making transformed Crevoshay into a fresh,
unique talent.
In recent years she has gained renown as one of the leading
designers of our time. Her work has been shown at such
museums as the Smithsonian and the Carnegie, and can be
found in many important public and private collections.
Paula’s website |
Our Paula Crevoshay Pinterest
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Jim Dailing
(click name for
photos)
Jim Dailing
began his career in metals and jewelry after watching a
friend cut an opal in college in 1977. His first “real job”
was in 1984, at Maui Divers in Hawaii as a designer. In
1985, Jim helped open a jewelry store in Central Wisconsin,
where he was the goldsmith/designer. He continued his
journey of studying the magic of metals in 1988 when he
went on for his MFA at Tyler School of Art. Jim had the
opportunity to teach as a Visiting Assistant Professor at
the University of Oregon in 1992, and his professional life
has been creating jewelry and teaching ever since.
Jim’s website |
Ganoksin interview with Jim
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Our Jim Dailing Pinterest
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Tom Dailing (click name for photos)
With over 50
professional designing awards, the creations of Thomas
Dailing Designs regularly grace the pages of major jewelry
magazines. His work features high quality gemstones,
including concave faceted gems by Richard Homer. Tom's
designs are contemporary classics, delicately balanced with
dramatic artistry and a strong sense of engineering. He
continually pioneers new techniques in order to present his
unique vision to the jewelry world.
Tom’s website | Ganoksin article via MJSA
Journal | Our Tom Dailing Pinterest
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Fred Fenster (click name for photos)
Fred's work
ranges from jewelry to holloware and flatware, to
liturgical objects. He is at ease with gold but works more
often in sterling or pewter. Recently retired after 43
years of teaching at UW Madison, Fred shaped several
generations of American metalsmiths to approach their work
with professionalism and skill. Fred is very active on the
workshop circuit, usually teaching hollowware or pewter
techniques. Several examples of his pewter vessels are
featured and are for sale at Studio Jewelers.
Metalsmith Magazine
|
A Facebook group for “Fans of
Fred”
| Our Fred Fenster Pinterest
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Sharon and Jerry
Freeman (click name for photos)
Jerry and Sharon
Freeman have created hand-made jewelry since the late
1960s. Their work has evolved from the “silver and copper,
shells and beads” they once sold at craft fairs to the
current collection of hand made gold earrings they began
developing in the 1980s and now sell through designer
galleries around the country. Their son Zac joined them
more than ten years ago, making their small company truly a
family affair.
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Pamela Froman
(click name for
photos)
After graduating from Manhattan's Fashion Institute of
Technology, Pamela From an moved to Europe, where she
settled in Paris and began designing jewelry for top
couturier salons, including Courreges, Cacharel, Carita,
Guy Laroche, and Valentino. As much as she enjoyed the
challenge of creating for preeminent designers Pamela found
she needed to forge her own artistic path. She returned to
America, and with her photographer husband Jay Lawrence
Goldman, created a studio oasis - a sanctuary within the
city of Los Angeles, filled with natural light, plants and
fountains, where they are raising their most precious
creation, son Hudson Elijah.
Pamela's jewelry is as hip as it is timeless, transcending
every generation and age. Celebrities who "have a crush" on
Pamela's unique style include: Halle Berry, Diane Lane,
Debra Messing, Meredith Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, Norah
Jones, and Eva Mendes.
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Hannelore Gabriel
(click name for
photos)
Hannelore
Gabriel was born in Germany where she received her training
in jewelry fabrication and stone cutting. She currently
lives in Colorado. She works in 18 karat yellow gold, and
is famous for popularizing unmatched chandelier earrings.
She will work with clients on custom designs. Gabriel is
also a respected anthropologist who has traveled
extensively in Asia. She is author of the definitive book
The Jewelry of Nepal.
Our Hannelore Gabriel Pinterest
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Maeve
Gillies (click name for photos)
MaeVona is the ultimate vision of Scottish jeweler and
designer Maeve Gillies, a young woman who has worked,
designed, taught, and exhibited her way around the world,
winning awards, artistic and commercial acclaim along the
way. Maeve grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland and has always
demonstrated a number of artistic talents. She states her
future in jewelry began by chance at age 15, when, trying
out goldsmithing with a jeweler friend, she discovered what
would turn into an all-consuming passion.
MaeVona’s website | MaeVona’s facebook page
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Alexandra Hart
(click name for
photos*)
Alexandra Hart is known for her
sophisticated and artful couture jewelry and metal
sculpture. With both Bachelors and Masters degrees in art
and metalsmithing, she has achieved a synergy among
artistic inspiration, high design and skillful
craftsmanship. Alexandra hopes to create jewelry which
captures the delicate balance of the bold and sculptural
with the sensual and graceful. She exploits the technique
of hammer forming which allows her to "listen" to the
properties of the metal, as well as carving and fabricating
to fully utilize the metal’s three dimensional potential.
*(Photos used by permission of artist, photos credit of
Peden+Munk, Ralph Gabriner, David Harrison.)
Alexandra’s website
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Alexandra’s Facebook page
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Chris Keenan (click name for photos)
Chris has worked
in the Madison area for a number of years and has recently
launched his own gold and silver jewelry line. His
meticulously hand crafted pieces are informed by his Native
American heritage, and often feature turquoise and
pipestone that he has cut and polished himself. Chris’s
designs echo a love of the natural world, from the banding
on an owl feather to the texture of birch bark, and pay
homage to the traditional artwork of his grandparents.
Chris is one
of three designer/goldsmiths available in-house here at
Studio Jewelers for all of your jewelry needs!
Our Chris Keenan Pinterest
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Audrius Krulis
(click name for
photos)
Born in
Lithuania in 1963, Audrius graduated with a master’s degree
in fine arts from the Vilnius Art Academy. He has been
working as a foreman at Alex Sepkus since 1993. His own
words describe his work:
"Sculptures on a microscopic scale, my jewelry incorporates
an array of different elements and textures throughout the
work of art. Inspiration comes from the world around me; I
observe the effect of time, captured in the perpetual
phenomenon of our ever-changing lives, and I am enthralled
by magnitude of simplistic elements converging to form a
magnificent scene. I try to recreate that vision – a brief
moment of time in our lives and the world around us; like
pebbles on the bottom of a gushing mountain brook or warm
rays of light from a sunset, playing on the layers of
shattered ice along a shoreline".
Audrius’ Website |
Audrius’ Facebook Page
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Conni Mainne
(click name for
photos)
Brought up in a verdant neighborhood near Seattle,
Washington, Conni has nature in her blood. Having begun her
jewelry training at age 15, Conni continued these studies
when she moved to California, where she now resides.
Drawing from universal themes, she connects us to the
natural world. It's easy to trace the inspiration of her
decidedly feminine forms. Conni's vast experience as a
designer/goldsmith stems from 31 years of honing her
skills, owning a gallery, to designing and producing her
current 18 karat gold, diamond and fine colored gem
collections.
Conni’s website | Our Conni Mainne Pinterest
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Eleanor Moty (click name for photos)
For nearly
thirty years, Eleanor taught jewelry and metalsmithing at
the University of Wisconsin, Madison. When she retired in
2001, she relocated to Tucson, Arizona where she maintains
a studio and continues to teach via workshops. The use of
unique stones with natural inclusions and graphic imagery
combined with metal result in one-of-a-kind brooches,
earrings, and pendants.
American Craft Magazine article about
Eleanor |
Our Eleanor Moty Pinterest
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Patrick Murphy
(click name for
photos)
The rocks, gems,
and minerals Patrick works with are a logical extensions of
his lifelong interest in the natural world. JCK magazine
recognized Murphy Design’s pioneering use of long tapered
cabochons in contemporary jewelry when it called him the
“bullet king” in May 1989. Patrick has studied design and
gemology through the University of Minnesota, the
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the Gemological
Institute of America, and the Revere Academy of Jewelry
Arts.
Patrick’s Website |
Patrick’s Facebook page
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Dmitriy Pavlov
(click name for
photos)
Dmitriy's
professional journey began in 1981 in Russkiye Samotsvety
(Russian Gems) Corporation, where he grew from engraver to
leading engraving artist and designer. Dmitriy uses a form
of hand piercing and engraving, which he developed, to
create his works of art . Highly detailed, with timeless
beauty, his work is sure to catch your eye.
Our Dmitriy Pavlov Pinterest
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Julie
Rauschenberger (click name for photos)
Clearly playing
both sides against the middle, Julie consciously faces the
challenge of bridging old and new. We see 22k gold –
generally associated with ancient jewelry – carved into
contemporary abstract shapes. Perfect patterns of
granulation and an eclectic mix of unique stones and
antiquities make her pieces one of a kind.
Our Julie Rauschenberger Pinterest
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Whitney Robinson
(click name for
photos)
Whitney Robinson
received her art metals degree from the UW-Madison, where
she studied under Fred Fenster and Eleanor Moty. The
graceful whiplash curves of Art Nouveau that inform her
work are immediately recognizable and have made her one of
the most popular custom designers at Studio Jewelers.
*Whitney is
one of three designer/goldsmiths available in-house here at
Studio Jewelers for all of your jewelry needs!
Our Whitney Robinson Pinterest
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Alex Sepkus (click name for photos)
Visit the Studio
Jewelers Sepkus Salon
to shop the
largest selection of Alex’s jewelry in the
midwest!
Alex Sepkus rings are miniature works of art that can only
be fully appreciated when examined in person. Minute
details abound, down to the micro-textured hammer marks
that make each piece glow. Each ring is a rich, complex
design with an organic element that blends the angles,
curves, and features together in a smooth communion that
hints at the playful, mischievous side of the designer. “I
try to make people recall their memories of beautiful
things, some real, like that old crumbling stone pavement
or a field of grass, but mostly imagined or read about in a
book of fairy tales,” Sepkus says. He attributes to his
most loyal customers a shared enjoyment of poetry and sense
of humor, as these are things he likes to convey in what he
calls the “beautiful and slightly mysterious little things”
he creates.
Sepkus website |
Sepkus Facebook page
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Our Alex Sepkus Pinterest
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Aron Suley (click name for photos)
Describing
Aron Suley’s work is not easy. Like Alex
Sepkus, he is playful and inventive, bringing a wide range
of skills to bear on imaginative and challenging designs.
In addition to mastering the technique of a Fabergé, he is
a gifted computer programmer and is just as comfortable
working with CAM/CAD as he is sitting at the bench with a
graver in his hand.
Aron’s website |
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Stephen Vincent
(click name for
photos)
Drawing on over
25 years of experience in the field, Stephen creates
one-of-a-kind designs that are refined and minimal. His
line features Stainless Steel and Damascus Steel, true
tension-set diamonds and gemstones, and a signature accents
of gold.
Stephen’s website |
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