t r u d e s i g n m e t a l s m i t h i n g

2013

I am inspired by design, the arts, research + adventure. Jewelry design + manufacturing is my creative outlet.

I earned my B.F.A. in Sculpture, working with bronze, iron, steel, wood & stone in a large format. Slowly, this morphed into smaller and smaller pieces until making jewelry has become my foremost outlet. I learned classic metalsmithing and jewelry making techniques as an apprentice under a master craftsman and gemologist. Creating small intimate objects has now captured my creative strengths.

I am fortunate to be based in the Columbia Gorge, on the border of Washington State and Oregon. I came here via 10 years of wanderlust,and found a place that would sustain a balance of connection + solitude, spirituality + secularism, and nature + culture.

Process drives every piece made at trudesign metalsmithing. By combining time honored, old world techniques & craftsmanship with contemporary designs, each piece evolves from a design created to accentuate balance, originality and timelessness. Using techniques of piercing, forging, raising, carving, fabrication, casting + forming we aim to create a wearable piece of art that will add a bit of raw charm mixed with an elegant design and perhaps a little wanderlust into your style.

trudesign metalsmithing is committed to sustainability of our communities and natural resources. All work is handcrafted our studio in the Columbia River Gorge. We use recycled metals and stones sourced from responsible, fair trade practices. We support selected charities with jewelry donations and put parts of proceeds back in to support local organizations.

Thank you for your time and consideration in looking through my work, I hope in these pages you find something special.

jennifer trudeowner + designer : trudesign metalsmithing

earrings

opposto

3opposto rossoopposto opposto oro

4voil ier

5cascara

arcos oros 6

arcos de herraduras 7

klave 8

9campanas protéger

10coquile

ala 11

12ovalo

circulo 13

bracelets

nino de mama

nino de mama 15

16cobre i

17cobre i i

18menoette de pájaro

Argentium silver is the predominant silver alloy we work with at trudesign metalsmithing. It has some amazing characteristics which I have grown to know and love about this sterling silver alloy.

Argentium silver is the result of research by Peter Johns at the School of Art & Design, Middlesex University. In the early 1990’s a project began to research on the effects of germanium additions to silver alloys.

Presently the argentium silver alloy we use replaces some of the copper of the traditional sterling alloy with germanium, resulting in a .935-.960 silver alloy. The substitution of germanium was discovered to impart

many beneficial properties to sterling silver. There are a few that I find amazingly beneficial to our production: tarnish resistance, firescale elimination, increased ductility. However, my most favorite quality

is its simple precipitation + heat-hardening properties, which allows for stronger designs

In short, it’s a purer, more tarnish resistant, easier to work with + harder silver alloy. amazing!

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necklaces

clasp

barre 21

equil ibio 22

hermanahermana plata 23

anil l lo grande

rings

25llanopaso a pasocharcoanillo de seda

charcollanopaso a pasoanillo de seda

gira dar vueltas 26derrapó

vueltas y revueltasen punto 27

gortitas 28

barrette plus petit bouclette de cheveux

accessories

épingle à cheveux 31pince à cheveux

32buton i

33buton ii

34buton i i i

35buton iv