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J.Gregory Clark……..A leader in the art of contemporary jewelry design……. An artist in gold

and when I listen I find unique and unusual ways….. combinations of gemstones that work for color and cut.

They work to balance each other. The unique color and cut of the gemstones is the motivator behind the designs without which you would have the same old jewelry you see every day.

Gems are the instruments of design. And simplicity is almost always the most enduring value of a piece of jewelry.

Each gem has its own personality that evolves into something creative. My job is to take the gemstone from a totally rough rock, a raw state that has life and beauty, unearth it and forward it to a physical form, into a sparkling beautiful gem set in gold to highlight the primitive soul.

It is EXTRAORDINARY ….unparalleled craftsmanship, quality materials, simple, fluid designs…..

It is EXCLUSIVE…….unique, inspired, signed originals created only ONCE…..what sets us apart, sets you apart…

It is EXCEPTIONAL…….Masterful strokes, pure form in 18Kgold…distinctive, exciting artistic style with a European tradition of sophistication and attention to detail…

It is ENDURING…. handmade, hallmarked, precious and timeless, an investment like no other.…… choose the finest, make quality your choice……..

It is ELEGANT…. where jewelry becomes art, no machine can duplicate the art of fine jewelry…imaginative, refined and tastefully executed

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Beginning my career as an apprentice to my brother in law in the quaint Gastown district of Vancouver BC I found my hands had the touch and my heart the desire to create beautiful pieces of individual jewelry. Studying in Austria under some of the finest masters in Europe at the International School of Fine Arts I have continued refining my artistry for the past 35 years.

From a startup studio in the earliest years in Ligonier Pa I moved to Bainbridge Island Wa where I spent 20 years at the bench stocking my own gallery with individual pieces and doing commission work for local Seattle jewelry connoisseurs. After reaching a plateau with the rainy weather my wife and I moved to Maui then back to the mainland to the Outer Banks and finally settled in West Palm Beach Fl. Yes, we put a few miles under our belt but I have continued to pursue my artistry. Wanting to move one last time we have decided that a website is the retail future for us to leave me freer to practice what I love but have the freedom to semi retire.

Each custom jewelry design is handcrafted, some are cast, some are fabricated but all are made using old world techniques. FINE JEWLERY is an art form achieved by hand not by machine. Fine jewelry created by the lost wax methid begins with a piece of wax carved very carefully with small tools and a small flame of fire into a design for an individual piece, The carved wax is placed in a plaster type mold and heated to approximately 1500 degrees eliminating the wax and leaving an impression of the desired piece. The chosen karat grains of gold are then melted with a torch into liquid form and poured into the mold. If experience teaches anything a very raw formed piece of gold is now ready for finishing. By grinding, buffing and polishing for hours the finished product is finally ready for the sparkling gems to be set. With the grace of a ballet dancer and the strength of a weight lifter a precious gem is carefully mounted into the jewelry. By giving the jewelry a final polish a finished piece emerges from a week’s or more worth of work. Each design receiving the same special care and individual attention not possible by machine.

Fabricated jewelry is done with hammers striking on an anvil each stroke defining the ultimate shape and texture of a piece. In the past several years I have also studied and learned the art of lapidary and can now create a piece of jewelry from cutting the rough rock into a precious gem, casting or fabricating the gold to setting the gems, taking it all the way from beginning to the end. Very few artists can perform every step of the process of creating a piece of fine jewelry. It takes years of study, and practice and passion. It is who I am, recreating the most beautiful elements of the precious earth and my work stands for all that beauty revealed.

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