As a jeweler I mostly fabricate the various types of jewelry from sterling or gold sheet metal and the different shapes of wire and tubing, as a result I have learned and employed various techniques of metal manipulation including forging, hollow form, tufa casting, lost wax casting, overlay, stamping, reticulation, rolled texturing, the setting of faceted stones, and the inlay of semi-precious stones employing a flat or cobblestone technique. All metal pieces are included in the work, but the marriage of silver or gold and stone inlay is what constitutes most of the link bracelets which make up the bulk of the jewelry. In the attempt to perfect the above-mentioned techniques in the pursuit of aesthetics the goal is to create wearable art using formal and abstract designs based on the real and the mythological. It is meant to honor the past and respect the present day and move forward into the future of an ever- changing world of art and climate. To those mentors and institutions who helped me along the way I give many Thanks.
Franklin Carrillo