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'Summer Sky'
 'Antarctic Ice'
'Earth's Green Treasures'
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Updated: May 19, 2013
Welcome to Simply Living Jewelry's / Carmel & Michael's home page.
We Celebrate the Colors of Life!
This year, 2013
we are celebrating our 14th year of creating wearable art, allowing the
wearer to share mother earth's wonderful creations with everyone!
Our 2013 Shows are on the 'Show Schedule.'
More show and information will be listed as soon as we know details.
The Art of Stone Jewelry
We create wearable art using hand cut & polished natural stones, shells, pearls, fossils; we specialize in unique cuts and unusual materials; cutting & polishing many stones in our studio. All artistically melded into a hand forged/fabricated fine sterling silver setting created by us in our studios.
We always have new stones & designs that we are currently working on.
Artist’s Statement
As Husband and wife artists, our world travels influence our
designs. From Antarctica's numerous shades of white and blue, the shapes of the
Egyptian pyramids, the bold colors worn by the Maasai tribes in Africa, the
fossil fields of Morocco. Our original designs combine the rich colors, patterns,
and textures of natural stones, echoing our experiences. Stones lead
our designs from start to finish.
Engaging patrons in a dialogue about sources, value, and body adornment is
necessary to harmonize the jewelry to the individual, artistically, and
personally. Each wearable piece of art embraces the wearer's personality.
Every step, from design, fabrication, and finishing is done
by us. Using sterling, fine silver, tarnish-resistant sterling such as
Argentium™ sterling: the sheet and wire which we forge, bend, or hammer into
shapes which are silver-soldered to complete the finished pieces. We enjoy the
challenge of traditional hand fabrication metalsmithing techniques to form each
piece. Our textured surfaces are
achieved by traditional and contemporary methods.
As part of our travels, a portion of the stone and fossil
materials in our work is self collected.
Stones are cut to reflect the optimum shape, color, texture, and scenes
by traditional lapidary methods.
Please Note-This Is Not A Selling Website.
Most of the pieces shown have been sold.
Although most of our work is One-Of-A-Kind, we re-create similar pieces using similar stones.
Please 'Click' on the 'Show Schedule' button to see our show list.
We hope to see you at a show!
Thank You For Visiting! Carmel & Michael
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