sam shaw

Artist's Statement

My intention is to make beauty embraced by concept. I am a scavanger of nature. My central theme is one of interpreting the natural world around me. Literally or metaphorically I use and reuse natures forms to build my visions and intentions. One recurring theme is that of utilizing common objects and exalting them to precious status. The primary vehicle is jewelry where I blend/combine/meld beach-stones and twigs in high karat gold. The simply ordinary is elevated due to association with nature’s most coveted material.


Chronology by Decades

1970s
Shaw was inspired by the dramatic and sensual landforms in the American West which prompted him to declare a geology major in college. During these studies, a consistent interest in Art propelled him to the sculpture studio where he received a second degree in Art. Visiting the Alexander Calder retrospective at the Whitney Museum in 1976, convinced him that a life of Art was his calling.

Sam’s Architectural Experiments
jewelry jewelry
jewelry jewelry
jewelry jewelry
jewelry jewelry
jewelry jewelry
jewelry jewelry
jewelry jewelry
jewelry jewelry
jewelry jewelry
jewelry jewelry
jewelry jewelry
jewelry jewelry