Jaclyn Davidson Jewelry

Hand forging is an ancient art

that Jaclyn Davidson uses to

create her jewelry.

The image of a metalsmith who uses

extreme heat to hammer and shape

metal leads to the image of this artist who

takes that energy and effort to

create pieces that evoke an impression

of delicacy and softness.

By directly manipulating the metal with pliers,

hammer and heat, the artist bends, stretches and

shapes the metal to do her bidding.

Her botanically-themed

jewelry resembles the soft tendrils and

delicate curves found in nature. Her work seems

to have life imbued into each piece.

Hand forging is time consuming. Working with

gold, sterling silver or steel, each piece must be

created and completed before moving on to

the next piece.  And so each has to be

different in some way from all the others; even

repetitively making the same thing over and over

one can't help but make them all unique. 

Let's look at some of her charming pieces.

This is exquisite. 

So delicate and strong at the same time.

Here we have more sweet tendrils. 

  

 These gingko leaves seem so fragile.

  Lots of detail work can be seen in this piece. 

 

Much of the charm and warmth of handwrought

jewelry come from the subtle variations in form,

shape and feel that hand crafting offers.

The true beauty of hand-forged jewelry is that

you can see the hand of the metalsmith in each piece.

That's what we love about handcrafted work -

it's obvious when an artist loves what they do.  

 

Enjoy!