Handcrafted Designer Jewelry
Jamie Cassavoy's influences vary from Art Deco to African tribal to nature. She incorporates her love for the flora and fauna that surrounded her as a youth in Vermont into the jewelry she creates. Clean lines, negative space, bold design, and the use of texture with accents of color are the fundamental aesthetic concerns at the root of all her work. All of Jamie's jewelry is entirely hand-fabricated. Each piece begins as either metal sheet or wire. She then employs techniques such as sawing, texturing, soldering, chasing, and repousse to complete the construction. She hopes that her gratefulness for being able to make art for a living is conveyed in every piece she makes.
Minimal Branch Cuff
A delicate pattern of incized leaves and 18K circles grace this elegant textured silver cuff. Dimensions: 0.75in W x 6.5in L.
$365
Bird and Branch Earring No. 1
An earring made of sterling silver, 18k bimetal, and coral accents. The earring is hung from the ear with a leverback ear finding. Parts are cast, laser cut, soldered and finished. Earring is signed on the back of the bird. Dimensions: 1.25in L.
$235
Flower Pendant No. 12
The flowers in this pendant are laser-cut from sterling silver, with an 18k yellow gold punctuation at the center of each, and featuring a solitary 1pt diamond in the center of the pendant. Magnetic clasp is used and the there is a signed quality tag by the clasp. Dimensions: 2.0in H x 16.75in L.
$255
Jamie Cassavoy de Gonzalez received a BA in Communications from Boston College in 1991. After making and selling Fimo jewelry for two years, she went back to school to obtain more formal jewelry training. In 1996, she received an MFA in metalsmithing and design from RIT School for American Craft. Jamie then worked in Providence, Rhode Island, for two years as a model maker for a large manufacturer of precious metal jewelry. Needing a life change, she moved to Alabama and founded Cassavoy and Company in December 1998. Jamie produces all of Cassavoy & Company's Sterling Silver and 18k Gold jewelry in her studio in Atlanta, Georgia.
