| about this jewelry |
welcome to my jewelry web site. here you will find more information than you probably
want or need to know, but i thought i'd share it with you nevertheless.
for many years my father collected gems and precious stones as a hobby. toward the end
of his life (which neither of us knew would come so suddenly), he gave me a portion of his
collection, but i did little more than look at it now and again with detached, confused, and
uninformed interest.
when my father died unexpectedly, my mother gave me his entire collection and said that
he had wanted me to have it. soon thereafter i went to my first gem show -- just to see
what it was all about. the experience was overwhelming, an epiphany, an enlightenment,
and the collecting bug bit me as well. eventually, not satisfied with collecting alone and
probably in an attempt to bring order to the creative chaos in my mind, i started to dream
gems and stones in various combinations and colors. moving from dream to reality, the
artist in me began to assemble what i had acquired at the gem and bead shows i visited
and now regularly haunt. you can see a few of the results on the attached pages. while
my father's collection is today safely stored in a bank vault, i visit it for inspiration every
so often and am grateful to him for his belated gift.
some of the pieces on this web site have been spoken for and are no longer available, but
newer work will occasionally be shown and will be sold to anyone who expresses interest in
buying it. the jewelry archive documents some of my jewelry designs and pieces that i
have completed and sold.
much like my friend, the pottery artist thomas feyrer, i usually do not accept commissions
but rather create what i see and feel in my mind. i continue to dream combinations of
stones, metals, and colors and often wake up in the middle of the night to sketch and to
make notes.
i hope you enjoy these pages. stay tuned, and check back regularly to see more.....
christian gollub
christian gollub
