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Alexander was born in the city of Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1977, he grew up between the Cantera area in Barrio Obrero and the town of Río Grande. Alex began to show interest in the arts at an early age and found his inspiration in comics of the time. Drawing and graffiti were his means […]
I have been a jeweler for 40+ years. This media called me when I was a teenager. Jewelry and metalwork is what I studied in college where we explored all sorts of techniques. I learned to refine and ‘fine tune’ my skills working at a custom jewelry store for 6 years. My work tends to […]
I am a metalsmith, a studio jewelry instructor & an artist. I’ve assisted in making wedding bands from ancestral gold, helped in redesigning jewelry in the “Great Marriage Meltdown” where rings are turned into better memories, and turned old jewelry into contemporary pieces. I create Celtic Goddesses, in honor of my heritage, Shamanistic ritual jewelry, […]
I began leatherwork while in Lubbock, Texas during the mid-1980s as a hobby. When I retired from the Federal Government in 2006, I returned to it and it has since become my passion. I primarily make functional items with tooled or stamped themes taken from nature. Examples include purses, wallets, padfolios, briefcases, holsters, sheathes, key […]
Drawing a line with ink is simple. Drawing a line with electricity is alive. This line moves on its own accord, leaving a creative trail in its path, and burns charred channels in the wood. High-voltage woodburning is a new method of passing electricity over the surface of wood to create branching patterns called Lichtenberg […]
Couillard Cloisonne’ is my metalsmithing art studio where I create sculptural jewelry frequently inspired by nature, wild life and other rural themes in North Carolina. These inspirations are often combined with numerous artistic styles from various cultures to produce unique wearable art that is vibrant and distinct. Metalsmithing enables me to create shape and texture […]
