[Jewelry making - Article 00351] - [Orchid] [New Gallery] Lee Epperson

[Hanuman]

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Artist: Lee Epperson
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    Lee Epperson is one of the major contemporary silversmiths in North
    America working in the Southwestern style. His sterling silver
    jewelry and pottery are unique in design and fabrication,
    demonstrating a deep three-dimensional look with great detail,
    sharpness, and clarity. As a native Cherokee American from Arizona,
    Epperson draws his inspiration from the cultural and artistic
    heritage of the Southwest, a heritage which is celebrated and
    honored in his silver jewelry and other silver objects. 

    Originally trained and educated as a mechanical engineer, Epperson's
    artistic career began with painting and watercolor before
    experimenting with sculpture, and the captivating effect of
    sculpting in metal was the motivating factor in his taking the next
    step to making jewelry in 1973 and later other silver products such
    as his sterling miniature art pottery 

    His exquisite art pottery, boxes, and containers will always
    surprise collectors and connoisseurs by revealing inlaid designs of
    semiprecious stones adorning the inside, the bottom, or underneath
    the lid, in formations of signs and symbols which not only
    communicate with you, but also put you in touch and in communication
    with the distant past and the creative ancestors of the culture he
    celebrates. 

    Epperson's jewelry reflects his skills as a silversmith and a
    lapidarist in innovative designs and artistic interpretations which
    skillfully and creatively integrate the metal with semiprecious
    stones and materials such as turquoise, coral, lapis, and sugalite.
    He produces a broad range of jewelry and accessories, including
    earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pins and pendants, belts and belt
    buckles, tie tacks and bolos. 

    His work is collected internationally, and he has been a recipient
    of numerous awards and featured in several publications such as the
    Lapidary Journal and the book "Collectible Sterling Jewelry
    Identification and Value Guide" by Fred Rezazadeh. He was also
    featured in several articles in Rock & Gem Magazine, which credited
    him with discovering the "revolutionary technique of completely
    eliminating" fire scale, a reddish or black scale formed on the
    surface when sterling silver is heated and cooled. 

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Hanuman





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