Handcrafted Designer Jewelry
The Nancy Bernardine jewelry collection consists of gorgeous and unique designs. The thing I love most about her pieces are the natural gemstones she uses. She takes freeform cabochons – the ones with rough edges, irregular shapes, and earthy colors, and creates a setting around the stone, not the other way around. She handcrafts each piece in Sterling Silver, 14k, 18k, or 22k Gold and gemstones, such as Boulder Opal, Lapis Lazuli, Sugilite, Drusy, Chrysocolla, Agate, Spectrolite, Turquoise, and Onyx.
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Sterling Silver and Gold Pocket Earrings
Textured sterling silver with tiny 18K gold balls securely nestled inside gold lined pockets.
Total Length with Wires 1 1/4" x 3/4"
$395
Black Onyx Earrings
Pear shaped onyx cabochons set in silver dangle
from hammered concave silver circles.
1" x 2 3/8"
$205
Sterling Silver & Lapis Earrings
Lapis stones and textured sterling silver
1" diameter
$85
Artist Statement
As a jewelry artist, my passion is design, and my outlet to satisfy this consuming interest (obsession is what some of my friend's call it) is to saw, cut, hammer, form, sand, grind, solder, forge and polish precious metals and gemstones into miniature works of wearable art.
My design style is a mix of contemporary, classic, and eclectic. It incorporates clean lines, soft curves, and geometric shapes Most of my jewelry includes one or more precious or semiprecious gemstones, which is why color is often the important first step in a design. Finding the right color combination for the gems can make or break the design. I make dramatic and bold jewelry, but even if the piece is to be small scale with subdued colors, it still needs to "speak" to me.
