| Barbara Young | ||
| Philosophy I love the challenge that metal represents. The very nature of this material-the power, hardness, and brilliance-evokes a rich vocabulary that is visually endless. And, as a process person, I am first and foremost a fabricator fitting diverse materials together to create a new harmonious whole. It feels much like life itself in the 21st century. Throughout time jewelry has been, among other things, a signaling device that we use to establish who we think we are. Jewelry can inform and enlighten us. Quite beyond pleasure and admiration, jewelry, at its best, can make us pause, think, and wonder anew. In it we can find a part of ourselves. This is not trivial stuff; rather it satisfies a most basic of human needs; identifying ourselves to ourselves. It doesn't get more personal. Natural materials, especially stone and mineral, are very precious to me. They are beyond the contrived value of diamonds and they remind us gently of time on many levels. With nature as my source of inspiration, my goal is to touch the lives of the like - minded people, people who want to keep in touch mentally and emotionally with the natural world. |
Education BA Design University of California, Berkely MA Design University of California, Berkely MFA Metalsmithing/Sculpture Cranbrocok Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan PhD Fine Art History University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Subject: Metalwork of the Lower Danubic Region, Classical Period Teaching/Research Founded Metalsmithing Program, Eastern Washington University Senior Fulbright Research Grant, Romania, 3 years Professor, Art History, Sheffield Polytechnic, Sheffield, UK Studio After living abroad 10 years and having satisfied my interest in historical studies, I returned to the United States. Desire to return to studio art also awakened. I established my studio, Athalie, Limited Editions, in 1985. My work is sold in galleries in seven Midwestern States. Information about the jewelry for sale 1. Large Bead Necklace Blue and green stone beads, turquoise agated, quartz, jasper, horn, ebony wood with reticulated silver and 12k gold ballheaded rivets, glass beads 2. Necklace: Green opal pendant on gold coral necklace with green jade beads, glass beads, freshwater cultured pearls, sterling 3.Necklace: Multistrand necklace of sterling tubing, some
decorated with 14k gold balls, black glass beads 13.Necklace: 3 strand Czech black glass beads with Swarovski crystal, detachable pendant of agate with drusy crystals. Set in silver. |
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