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About the Artist
I
now design and construct jewelry and other metalwo
Adornments are personal and special things. They are tactile objects that appeal to the senses and can be infused with emotions and memories. I hope you enjoy my work as I have enjoyed creating it for you.
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Since
I was a child I have been fascinated with all things small and have enjoyed
making objects in various media. In college at the University of Tennessee,
while studying other forms of art, I was introduced to metalsmithing. I was
hooked and later began studying with greater focus at The Appalachian Center
for Arts and Crafts. There I was exposed to techniques including casting,
blacksmithing, holloware and jewelry fabrication. Jewelry making became my
passion. My education continues today as I further study stone setting techniques,
gemology, art history and appraisal practices. In 2006, I completed the
Graduate Gemologist diploma program with the Gemological Institute of America.
I received
extensive training in gemstone identification and quality grading of diamonds
and colored gems. I am in love with
learning and each new subject contributes to the jewelry I create.
rks in a charming studio
space, often working one on one with my clients who wish to have a piece
custom made. Bringing my clients’ id
My
designs are constructed from silver, gold, bimetal and palladium (soon in
platinum too!). Fine, colorful gemstones and minerals are becoming a featured
element
in my work as I have learned more about the microscopic world they each contain.
My work is fabricated using a jewelers' saw, hammers, punches, a torch and
other basic tools. I draw on the creative history of my family and am influenced
by the many strong women in my family who have been painters, dancers, vocalists
and photographers. My greatest support and comedy relief is found daily in
my husband, an illustrator and animator. 
Carrie A. Nunes, Metalsmith