Robert Doe, creator of hand-forged sterling silver jewelry available under his Art & Soul label, is far from a solo operation. While he may be the only physical producer of his work, his heart, soul, body, resources, and mystical stories join him at his creative table. If you watched his process, you’d see there’s much to touch upon before he finally bonds silver and stone.
Out of 500 stones, Robert might select only 20 for a few treasured pieces. He engages in conversation with that final handful of talismans. Decision-making is as much feeling as it is thinking.
Sketching the images in their settings helps finalize evolutions. The stones’ images might speak of desert night magic or a setting sun on a placid sea. Another stone might emanate an inexplicable pulsation that demands to be wearable sculpture.
Each image is wrapped in a unique aesthetic. One that’s sturdy. And knowing the artist, one that’s reliably exquisite.
Robert Doe
Deserts, oceans, mountains, and more call to Robert, but it’s that exceptional stone that vibrates an essence right down to his marrow and finds its place in the score of stones at his table.
In Robert’s words: “For me my jewelry is an expression of a spiritual condition. I look at the stones for days. I don’t pick a stone that doesn’t move me. My spiritual connections are wide and varied.
Sometimes I choose a plain stone with no matrix. Other times intricate stones pull me in. When I do see something that moves me, I instantly know what I am going to do with it. It may go through several transitions, but it’s a satisfying journey – I with that captivating stone.”
It’s as though Robert and stone develop friendships that are bound forever, no matter whose arm or neckline becomes their lucky home.
His current love is a spiny oyster shell with variant purples/whites and oranges/whites in a lovely textured shell. He says, “It moves me, and then I have to move it.”
Robert frequently exhibits his pieces in craft fairs and private galleries. See his celebrated silver jewelry at both Jeanie Edwards Fine Art in Highlands and Objet d’Art Gallery in Cashiers.
To explore the soulful alchemy of Robert’s work, visit his Instagram page at @robertdoe_artandsoul, where each piece is an expression of silver, spirit, and story.
For inquiries, call (828) 399-0262 — and let the conversation between silver and stone continue.
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