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Cynthia Gales Geo Jewelry

Filed in archive Jewelry Designers by tammy on March 24, 2007

Cynthia Gales Geo Jewelry
I saw some ultra cool jewelry of Cynthia Gales' in the latest issue of Modern Jeweler, so I had to go surf for her site and found it, Geo Art, along with a great interview of her posted at Ladies Who Launch:

Drawn to Indonesia

"One of my modeling stints took me to do fashion shows in Jakarta. I stepped off the plane and knew immediately that this would be one of those places where I wanted to spend more time... the smells, the sounds, the sights, the crafts.

"In 1991, I got the opportunity to return to Bali, Indonesia to learn about the Jewelry business through my fabulous West Coast brother-in-law who owned a small sterling silver business in Northern California.

"In New York I had been working for an Indonesianlinks designer named Rita Mildred and when she found out I was traveling to Bali, she said, 'I have a friend. You have to meet him.' I learned he came from a family of 19 brothers and sisters and they were the owners of the key sterling silver factories in Bali at the time. We became friends and I really became close to his family. This up close and personal introduction to the world of Indonesian handicrafts allowed me to move quickly to establish solid supplier relationships, a key component of any import business."

Top Success Secret

"I always try to really listen and absorb what clients' needs are, what people are looking for, what women want. Women want jewelry that has meaning. My gal wants something today that she can feel fabulous about... and she can also pull it out in five years and wear it again... something reminiscent of a story or a place and time."

Words of Advice - Start Something

"You can plan and plan and plan but if you don't take the steps, you're not going anywhere. I see a lot of people doing that. You have to move... just move. When you're in the garden, you have to cut off the dead bloom for the new one to grow. Get out there and do one thing and three or four other things will grow out of that. Cut that first bloom and move. Once you start moving, you'll wonder why you didn't do it earlier."


This is just a little of the article, definitely worth reading the whole thing.

Now for more jewelry. I love her use of Bali influences and techniques and the oxidation of metals mixed with gemstones. She describes this collection as follows: GeoArt is a collection of accessories inspired by both New York urban life and the Far East. Each piece is designed by Cynthia in New York and handcrafted by skilled silversmiths in Indonesia.
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