Metalsmiths and Jewelry Designers
Mongolian style filigree and enamel jewelry is handcrafted by artisans using traditional Mongolian art forms, that reflects Russian and Chinese influences from the past 1000 years. This jewelry was made for the Mongolians originally, and then filtered into what is now China. During the 1700s, it was made exclusively for the Empresses and manufacture was very limited.


London Blue Topaz and Enamel Pearl Necklace
Beautiful polished necklace features a pear cut London Blue Topaz stone in a filigree setting of 24k gold plated over sterling silver with enamel details. Necklace is teal dyed Freshwater Pearls, 18" long.
$140

The Filigree work is hand-fashioned with tweezers, in which sterling silver wire is shaped into flowers, butterflies, and other subjects. The completed compositions are fired in a kiln to approximately 1700 degrees F, to be fused together with silver dust. This creates the body of the piece to which enamel and gemstones are added.


Peridot and Enamel Dragonfly Pin
Beautiful Peridot and Enamel Handcrafted Dragonfly Pin. Peridot eyes in a filigree setting of 24k gold plated over sterling silver. The pin features beautifully enameled wings. 2" by 2.5" long.
$54

The outlined designs are then filled with a very finely ground enamel powder. The colors are blended to create special effects, and the piece is once again fired the kiln. This turns the enamel powder into glass with a high gloss finish. The final step is to set the stones and to plate the pieces with 24k gold.


Abalone Shell Necklace
Beautiful Abalone Shell Handcrafted Necklace. Abalone in a filigree setting of 24k gold over sterling silver. This necklace features a magnetic clasp for ease of use. Pendant measures 2" long by 1" wide. Necklace measures 17.5".
$89

Many unusual stones such as Chrysocolla, Rhodochrosite, Chrysoprase, Water Sapphire, Black Star of India, as well as semiprecious stones like Garnet, Lapis, Amethyst, Madeira Citrine, Onyx, and Turquoise are used in these designs.

Each artist has been extensively trained in the basic techniques, and over time they become considered Master Craftsmen. Because the filigree and enameling skills are so totally different, an artist is trained in only one or the other. As a result, some items require two artists to complete one piece.

Each design of enamel and filigree work takes several days to complete, and it reflects the artisans' training and the art of their culture. The technique is similar to that used to make the original Faberge Eggs, which were made of gold, silver, and precious gemstones.

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Black Sapphire and White Topaz Bracelet
$109


Silver & Amethyst Ring
2-1/4 Carat Round Brilliant Amethyst
$31


Silver & Square Smoky Quartz Bracelet
Fold-Over Clasp
7.5" long
$116


10k White Gold Blue Topaz Pendant
$156


10k Two-Tone Gold Oval Ruby Earrings
Brushed Yellow and White Gold
6 x 4 mm Oval Red Ruby
$210


14k Yellow Gold Twist Wire Star Moissanite Pendant Necklace
1.8 mm Round Brilliant Moissanite
18 Inch Long Box Link Chain
Lobster Clasp
$300


14k Yellow Gold Sapphire Hoop Earrings
$50


Sterling Silver Vintage Peridot Cubic Zirconia Ring
$50


Sterling Silver Drop Earrings with Pink and White Pearls
Sterling silver earrings feature a round stud with 2 slender chains leading to 7.5-8mm pearls
$20


Pink Rubber & Pearl Ring
7mm Freshwater Pearl in Sterling Silver Setting
$36

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Jewelry Designer and Metalsmith
April Higashi is a Bay area jeweler and designer, who is recognized for her work in painted enamel and mixed metals with high karat gold. She earned a BFA from the University of San Francisco, and after a brief stint in the corporate fashion world, April opened her own company. The second order she received was for an amount well into six figures, and her career as an independent designer and artist was launched.


18k Gold Biwa Pearl Ring
Maximum impact with 18k gold.
Biwa coin pearl ring.
Pearl is 12-13mm.
$1570

Born and raised near Salt Lake City, Higashi has always been engaged in making things. Her grandfather, an artist, took her for walks in the mountains, where he would draw, and he was an important influence on her life. By the age of eight, she showed a strong and creatively independent spirit.


Circle Shield Earrings
Oxidized silver frame earrings topped with enamel.
18k gold wires.
$365

Higashi aims to create wearable art that is both comfortable and uniquely beautiful. Her appreciation for wabi-sabi forms - an aesthetic described as beauty that is imperfect, impermanent, or incomplete - has inspired her to invent new techniques, combining Japanese influences with those of modern design and textiles.


Kombacha Earrings
Set in oxidized silver with 18k gold accents.
Black enamel with 24k embedded gold.
Kombacha is Japanese for squash.
18k gold ear wires.
$440

Higashi paints, textures, and etches her enamel surfaces to give them depth and dimension. She experiments with heat and layering to create texture and translucency, firing some pieces as many as thirty times. She accents her work with darkened silver, high-karat gold, and precious gemstones to give the pieces an earthy modern feel.

April's career continues to expand into diverse areas. She does consulting work, is employed as a buyer for a Paris-based clothing business, and is art director for the Jerry Garcia Estate.

Artist Statement

I use enamel to create rich color fields, markings, and textures. By creating layers of glass, I can create translucent paintings. In the process of heating glass in the kiln, there is always an unpredictable element at play. I am attracted to the depth, textures, translucency, and bleeding that occur during firing.

In a sense, I am marking imperfections in layers to create beauty and balance, by utilizing the unique properties of fusing glass with metal. I look to create a simple sense of beauty and leave a timeless imprint for the audience's reflection. My jewelry represents my aesthetic, which is both contemporary and ancient.

Jewelry Designer and Metalsmith
Karen Klinefelter is a Vermont artist who began working in metals as an apprentice nearly twenty years ago. After a rewarding long-term position as assistant to award-winning jewelry designer Timothy Grannis, Karen established her own studio in 1999. Her jewelry is inspired primarily by patterns and textures in nature and in manmade objects.


Flutter Earrings
Delicate earrings on ear wires, with a crosshatch pattern.
Available in sterling silver or 18k gold.
$140 / $890

About the Jewelry
"I started out creating jewelry for myself. My life is active and outdoors as much as possible. I want pieces that are easy and comfortable, yet unique. They need to go everywhere I do. I don't want to be taking them off for a yoga class or to ski. I'd like to make everyone's favorite pair of earrings!"


Wrist Wrap Silver & Leather Bracelet
Decorated sterling silver provides the perfect complement to this adjustable colored leather cuff.
Fits up to a 7.5" wrist.
$210

The Thai Jewelry Collection
"This collection began after an experience in Bangkok in 1998. I had only two days left of my journey before I had to return home. I was wandering the streets of Bangkok trying to absorb as much as possible of the incredibly rich street scene in the short time I had left.

"I came across a street vendor with interesting jewelry and fell in love with one particular ring. Typical of my usual conservative nature, I decided to sleep on it and make my decision the following day, my last day in Thailand. The next day, I walked down the street in anticipation of seeing the ring again. I rounded the corner only to find that the vendor had not returned that day.

"I returned home with the ring in my mind's eye and recreated the image. The ring and the process have given me such great pleasure that I continue to add to the collection. The designs remind me of elements of the overwhelming energy and intense visual feasts of the cities of Thailand."


Cube Earrings
Cast and hand fabricated earrings on ear wires.
Available in sterling silver or 18k gold.
$100 / $1100

Third world travel is Karen's favorite opportunity to gather inspiring visuals. Studio time often consists of creating collages of several elements, then breaking the complex designs down into their simplest strongest components revealing the final design.

"Most of my third world travel has been in Asia. Nepal is my favorite place on earth. I've also traveled in India, Thailand, Haiti and Chile. Most of the cultures I've experienced have ancient aesthetics that are rich in color and pattern. They tend to be very busy..and probably somewhat the antithesis of my minimalist designs. However, the lifestyles of the people who live in the more rural villages in these countries are very minimal by necessity. They live very modestly and sparsely. Most of them have very little and yet they have faith and value for what they do have. They inspire my 'less is more' design sense."

Handmade Cloisonné and Champlevé Enamel Jewelry
Robin Phillips has a passion for designing and creating handmade enamel jewelry, as well as gold and silver jewelry. One of Robin's specialties is Cloisonné enamel and silver jewelry. Cloisonné is an enameling technique, in which the colored areas are separated by thin wires of either pure gold or fine silver. The wires also create a design within the piece of jewelry.


'Lily' Cloisonné & Champlevé Enamel Brooch/Pendant
This piece shimmers with depth of color. It comes with a handmade finding that slips over the pin so the piece can be worn as either a brooch or a pendant.
$950 AUD

Cloisonné and Champlevé Enamel
The term Cloisonné is derived from the French cloison, meaning partitioned cell. Champlevé refers to a technique where a recess is made in the silver either by incising, etching, or making a framework that is soldered onto a fine silver plate. In this process, thin metal wires of either fine silver or gold are first laid down to separate the enamels from one another. Wet enamels (finely ground glass and lead) are painted onto the plate of fine silver using the cloisons as dividers.

After the first layer of color is applied, the piece is ready to be kiln-fired at somewhere between 760 - 850 degrees Celsius. The enamels continue to be built up and fired repeatedly until the colors become vibrant, and there is a feeling of depth to the piece (each piece may be fired over twenty times).

Using a series of diamond files, the piece is then gently filed (from coarse to very fine) to remove any excess enamel and to reveal the cloisons. Then a series of diamond papers, up to 12,000 grit, is used. The piece is then cleaned with a glass brush, allowed to dry and placed near the kiln to warm up for its final firing.


'Tulip' Cloisonné Enamel Brooch/Pendant
The colors in this piece are vibrant! This piece is hand-engraved and set in Sterling Silver with 18k Gold 'bubbles'. It comes with a handmade finding that slips over the pin so the piece can be worn as either a brooch or a pendant.
$1100 AUD

Robin's handcrafted Cloisonné jewelry, and particularly her pendants, are vibrant with color and imagery. Much of her inspiration comes from natural imagery such as landscapes, light, movement, organic shapes, and often a specific theme or a certain gemstone. Her fine enamel gold and silver jewelry is available at high quality craft and jewelry stores, and select craft shows.


'Splash' Cloisonné & Champlevé Enamel Brooch
This little brooch was inspired by the ocean at dusk.
Materials: Fine silver and vitreous enamels.
$695 AUD

Robin Phillips received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, majoring in pottery, in America in 1973. She then worked for a number of years making pottery, and as a pottery teacher. Moving to Sydney influenced Robin's decision to study the art of jewelry design and jewelry making under a master jeweler. Her desire was to design and create original enamel gold and silver jewelry using her own individual style and skills.

Robin's fine handmade jewelry is created predominately from gold and silver, and consists of a collection of one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces. Her clients have commented that the pieces they own will become family heirlooms, handed down from generation to generation.

Women have been wearing fine jewelry for personal adornment for centuries. Robin believes that women who love jewelry want it to be well designed and finely made, whether it is gold or silver jewelry, diamonds or pearls, emeralds, opals, or Cloisonné.

Artist Statement

I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the USA in 1973 majoring in pottery, and worked as a production potter and pottery teacher in the US for some years. After moving to Sydney, I studied under a master jeweler and made the transition to jewelry design and making.

Color, texture and three-dimensional form were what initially drew me to work with clay and it is these same qualities that translate so well to metal. Although these mediums have inherent differences, both lend themselves to fluidity of form.

Both can be colored, either by glazing for pottery, or enameling or introducing heat to color precious metals. Both are very tactile materials lending themselves to a variety of finishes such as texturing, burnishing, high gloss, or a subtle satin.

Natural imagery such as landscapes, light, movement, organic shapes and simplicity of form continually inspire my work. I enjoy designing and creating my jewelry around a specific theme or stone, and often the stone dictates the direction the piece will take.

Using a combination of gold and silver adds depth and dimension, enhancing style, and simplicity. Living in Australia allows me access to exquisite opals and pearls which I love using in my jewelry.

Many of the pieces I make are one of a kind, and I am always changing my designs. I become bored making the same thing over and over, and I am always happy to take on commission work. I hope you enjoy looking at my work as much as I've enjoyed making it.