NEW TECHNIQUES IN CREATING BOTANICAL JEWELLERY WITH NICOLE RINGGOLD (podcast episode) — Jewellers Academy
My work is impressed by every little thing I discover in my pure environment, a plant, an insect, a fowl’s nest, pure river rocks, a sound, a glimpse, a scent.
I stay in Winthrop, Washington, located within the North Cascade mountains in Washington state. I’m an outside fanatic, gardener, spouse and mom, farmer, and world wanderer.
My wearable artwork is hand fabricated. Many individuals assume that it’s solid, dipped or electroformed. I begin with silver sheets and wire, noticed, solder, file, texture, type, oxidize and polish each piece. My intention is to not replicate the inspiration, however to recreate it with valuable metallic with as a lot element as potential. My purpose with each piece is to make the metallic seem alive.
All year long I train grasp silversmithing workshops in my studio and across the globe.
My e-book The New Silversmith is scheduled for launch April 2024.
When not in my studio, you will discover me within the mountains, with my household and chocolate lab, tilling soil in my backyard, or dreaming up our subsequent international tour.
