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Artist Statement / Materials and Technique / About the Artist / Photos
Artist Statement:
Each piece of jewelry is individually made by the artist, Jan Peyser, in the USA. Due to the nature of handcrafted jewelry, there will be subtle variations in the hand-engraving and hand-sculpting of each piece.
Materials and Technique:
Environmentally friendly,93.5-96.0% Argentium® silver is virtually tarnish-free sterling silver, purer than regular sterling, and noted for its superior durability and luminous, white-silver hue. It is produced from recycled silver, no hazardous processes, and it is nickel-free. The element germanium dioxide, which is within the Argentium® silver, is consistently self-regenerating and keeps the silver virtually tarnish-free.
Sculptural and lyrically engaging designs celebrate nature, dance, imagination, and balance. The silver is often coupled with AA quality, freshwater pearls with luminous, smooth nacre, as well as colorful, natural onyx or Murano glass beads from Italy. Some designs are draped with a whisper of 14k gold-filled wire or tiny components, or lead-free and nickel-free gunmetal chain/components. (Each order is beautifully packaged in lace and sheer gift pouches, decorative boxes, or eco-friendly, pretty pillow boxes.)
Jan is captivated and uplifted by wingéd and cascading forms and graceful movement. From her pencil drawings, a design is chosen and transferred onto a flat sheet of Argentium® silver. Each piece is refined with a jeweler's hand-held coping saw and then, entirely by hand, it is filed, textured, engraved or embossed, hammered, forged, pierced, sculpted and polished into intricately formed and detailed jewelry that conveys the natural environment and essence of movement. All edges are polished to a smooth finish for beauty and comfort, and the Argentium® silver hallmark, a flying unicorn, and the artist's name are hand-stamped on each design.
About the Artist:
Mendocino Art Center
Mendocino, California
Principles of Silversmithing
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
B.A. English & M.S. English/Sec. Ed.
(Taught H.S.English/Coached Drama
& Speech for 21 years.)
Awards:
Award of Excellence
Crocker Park Fine Art Show
Merit Award
Midwest Regional Art Exhibit
An Honor
Celestial Earrings (one-of-a-kind) are displayed in the Argentium® Silver website Gallery.
www.argentiumsilver.com
Honorary Member:
Argentium® Silver Guild in England
www.argentiumguild.com/
Featured:
Blossom Necklace was featured in Gift Shop Magazine, Spring, 2010.
It was chosen as a highlight of the season's biomorphic designs.
http://www.giftshopmag.com/2010/spring/unique_giftware/spring_forecast?page=0%2C2
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A Little More Info...& Photos at Bottom of Page
Jan and her husband, Ray, live in the Midwest with five happy, loving cats and backyard visitors of the furry and feathered variety. Jan's studio has a bird's eye view of the gorgeous array of fine, feathered friends that alight in the trees outside her window. A camera, pad and pencil are at her side always.
Ray teaches Medieval Literature at a university and Ethics at a private high school. He has authored a book about military technology, which includes numerous stories and reflections from his two years in Viet Nam. His second book, a collection of deeply moving and empathetic, short stories about the soldiers who fought in the Viet Nam war, is in progress.
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