Jewerly
Claudia Abderhalden
New to ENCORE 2024!
About The Artist
Born and raised in Switzerland, I have been living in Santa Barbara, California since 1997 where I completed an interior design program in 2003. After attending jewelry classes at the Santa Barbara Continuing Education Program, I found my passion for working with precious metals and, applying my design background, I have been designing and crafting jewelry ever since. Since 2006 I am working as a full time designing jeweler in Santa Barbara, CA and show my work at art festivals across the US.
New For Encore 2024
My jewelry designs are inspired by architecture, geometry, and unusual material combinations I hand-fabricate each piece using cutting, forming, forging, soldering, fusing, folding, weaving, and oxidizing with patinas to create contemporary designs. While primarily working in sterling silver, I often incorporate rubber, stainless steel and other accenting metals into my designs.
Some of my newer designs are folded using fine silver sheet, others are cut sterling tubes that I weave with stainless steel cord, creating 3 dimensional shapes without the use of solder.
A newer collection My is inspired by the ocean, using genuine sea-glass and the occasional shells in modern sterling silver designs.
My goal is to create minimal, timeless pieces that can be worn every day and for special occasions alike.
