George Sawyer Jewelry

In my work I try to achieve a harmony between form, surface pattern and color. The explorations of the graphic and painterly qualities of color-patterned metal, and the technical challenges of producing sculptural objects from this material, continues to fascinate me. My first years in jewelry were spent as a custom jewelry designer. I spent most of my time designing and building one-of-a-kind pieces for individuals, but my personal interest was in Japanese art metalwork, especially the art of the sword. The ancient Japanese metalworking technique of producing "wood-grain metal" was unknown in the United States at that time and I began to develop my own methods of producing it. Today, while I use conventional metalworking techniques to produce many objects, patterned metalwork still holds my interest. I enjoy using color and pattern in a more abstract , painterly way to create a form of art jewelry that rewards the observer with new discoveries and more pleasure the longer and closer they look.