Episode 83: Capturing the Universe with Metal and Gemstones with Valerie Jo Coulson, Multi-Award-Winning Fine Jewelry Artist
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What you\\u2019ll learn in this episode:
- What resources Valerie used to teach herself jewelry making.
- What sacred geometry is, and how it influences Valerie\\u2019s work.
- The process behind creating \\u201cThe Gauntlet,\\u201d a bracelet featuring stunning Queensland black boulder opals.
- How jewelry is similar to architecture.
\\xa0About Valerie Jo Coulson
Valerie Jo Coulson is an American designer whose brand is strongly defined by her personality and philosophy. She has worked as a studio jewelry designer, metalsmith and lapidary for more than 35 years. Her background is in Fine and Decorative Arts with particular interests in art history, architecture and design.
All of her pieces, unique as they are, have strong emotional and literary connections and are created first and foremost for herself, but \\u201cwithin the context of communicating a collective consciousness.\\u201d Valerie\\u2018s traditional fabrication methods and the prolific and intricate use of stone inlay, as well as her choice of materials make a strong visual impact.\\xa0\\xa0
\\xa0Hey Additional resources:
\\u2018Heaven and Earth\\u2019 bracelet fabricated in 18k Gold inlaid with Australian Opal, Sugilite, Turquoise, Tiger Iron, Black Jade and Jasper.\\xa0
The \'Firenze\' Bracelet, Sterling Silver, inlaid with Tiger Iron, Purple Agate and Cady Mountain Agate. \'Best of Show\' 2017, Saul Bell Design Awards. In reverence to a nearly lifelong enchantment with the artists and architects of Florence Italy, cradle to the Renaissance.
\'The Echinacea\' Teapot and Trivit, Sterling Silver with oxidation, inlaid with Pink Rhodonite and Chrysoprase. \'Second Place\' Holloware/Art Objects, 2019 Saul Bell Design Awards. The seen and unseen order of nature and the cosmos; interrelation and interdependence.
\'The Gauntlet\' Cuff, 22k Gold, 14k Gold (inner band fabrication), Queensland Black Boulder Opals, Ruby, inlaid with Black Jade, Chrysoprase, Coober Pedy Opal and Almandite Garnet.
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