Nashville Gems: Debe Dohrer Design
3mm brass ball chains, Roman coin and key, and signature clasps
Reconstructing Chic
Debe Dohrer didn’t plan her jewelry design career; she began by working as an image consultant, dealing primarily with men in...
Mclaine Richardson: The New Look at Margaret Ellis Jewelry
Mclaine Richardson and Master Metalsmith Anjy Smith
by Karen Parr-Moody | Photography by Brett Warren
Benvenuto Cellini, the patron saint of goldsmithing, is represented by a bronze bust—his face stern, his ...
Appraise It: Jewelry Part II
All prices given represent retail replacement costs.Bakelite Bracelets, carved, incised, flat, and tube forms: $40 to $150 each. Bakelite “Butterscotch” Dress Clip: $40. Painted and Carved Wooden Horse Head Br...
Appraise It
Inside the Jewelry Box: A Collection of Histories
Since ancient times, there have been jewelry boxes, a personal space in which to keep treasured items. The wealthy nobles of Ancient Egypt’s Dynastic Period ...
Silver and Stone
Inspired by Nature: Jewelry by Alizah Greenberg
by Stephanie Stewart-Howard | Photography by Jerry Atnip
I love jewelry,” says Alizah Greenberg. “Before I started making my own, I used to buy a lot, and...
In Wunder-land
Doug Wunder’s exceptional jewelry wins Nashville Arts Best of Show at TACA
By Stephanie Stewart-Howard
Photography by Lawrence Sanders
Photograph: Aura Hogan
This year’s Nashville Arts Magazine’s Be...
Jennie Okon’s Wooden Creations
Photograph: Jerry Atnip
by Joe Pagetta
Inspiration can sit dormant sometimes for years. For artist and wood-jewelry designer Jennie Okon, born on the Farm in Summertown and raised outside Nashville, it t...
The Organic Style of Vincent Peach
Vincent Peach with a handful of sensational Tahitian pearls
by Karen Parr-Moody
To be female is to seek adornment. Yet women have arrived at a time when they no longer simply inherit baroque diamond sets...