Sandra Dennis - Metalsmith Artisan

My journey began with a childhood fascination for transferring interesting textures from the surfaces of old coins and other objects onto the bright, shiny surfaces of gold, silver, and other colored foil papers. Using this repoussé-textured paper I would then create my own beautiful, unique rings and bangles.  As an adult, my interest in jewelry making was rekindled when I helped my then young daughters with their craft projects. Realizing my passion for jewelry making, I took an intensive silversmith course, which solidified my desire to create elegant, unique jewelry pieces. A series of courses on traditional goldsmithing techniques in high carat gold quickly followed the silversmithing ones.

As an artisan, I handcraft most elements of my jewelry. Textures, elegant lines, and shapes along with the natural beauty of this planet influence the aesthetics of my jewelry, and my designs often reflect this myriad.