Crackle Bracelet by John Iversen of eighteen karat gold, sterling silver.
John Iversen
CONTEMPORARY PRECIOUS
East Hampton, NY
With a fine jewelry background in metalsmithing from Europe and Canada, Iversen found his creative environment here in the United States. An intimate respect for nature and the beauty of temporality is a recurring thread in his work. Why does the crackled dirt on the floor of a dry river bed stir such emotions in us? Why do fallen autumn leaves evoke such nostalgia and awe? Their beauty lies in their finite existence, and how the processes of decay and the ebb and flow of water and the earth create such vibrant, textural detritus.
Leaf Brooch by John Iversen of oxidized sterling silver, eighteen karat gold.