Modernist Gold Necklace by Anne Forbes

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  14k yellow gold modernist design necklace designed with overlay link designs; signed; 32.1 gm. Anne Forbes. " My mother's teacher was Greta Park, an influential artist and art historian from Camel, California. She was an authority and author of books on Mexican Taxco jewelry of the 20s through 50s. From her, my mother gained an appreciation of substantial, handmade, smoothly-worked silver and gold jewelry. She passed her appreciation on me while I was young. When I was a student, I studied painting and Batik. I attended Cranbrook Art Academy, Birmingham, Michigan; Haystack School of Crafts, Dee Island, Maine; and received a B. A. in Art Education from Michigan State University. Upon moving to Taos in 1971, I was struck again by the silver and began making jewelry. I was fortunate to work with Rowena Martinez at the original Trading POst of Taoos, created by her husband Ralph Meyers in 1918. The jewelry that passed through Taos trading post in the 1970s and 80s on a daily basis was truly remarkable. There was quite a bit of variety, I saw old pawn, new work, and a lot of Taxco jewelry. She was a great inspiration to me and a direct and treasured link tto old Taos. All of my jewelry is hand-made by myself, in my studio. It is dome by fabrication, in which I construct and solder many pieces of sterling and/or gold to form the design. I use many ancient beads and counsm some yo to 4,000 years old or older. I choose the stones that I used, precious or semi-precious, for their color and uniqueness. My jewelry is made to form-fit the body and enhance the resence of the human form. View and Bid on AspireAuctions.com

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